Private LTE works for public-safety drones, says Nokia after tsunami trial
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrivate LTE works as a control and communications technology for drones, said Nokia, after concluding a test flight of a drone on a private LTE installation in Japan. The Finnish …
Subaru, SoftBank launch joint research on use cases applying 5G, C-V2X
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Japanese car maker Subaru and compatriot telecommunications group SoftBank have started joint research on use cases that apply 5G mobile communication systems and cellular V2X (C-V2X) communication systems to help …
UPS and CVS make first home deliveries of medical prescriptions by drone
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPostal company UPS has achieved another ‘first’ for drone deliveries by making a commercial delivery of a medical prescription from a pharmacy to a residential property. The firm’s drone subsidiary …
O2 to provide 5G for autonomous car testbed in London
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail UK telco O2 has signed an agreement to provide 5G connectivity for the testing of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) in the Smart Mobility Living Lab (SMLL) in London, …
Hyundai intros ride-sharing with autonomous SUVs in California
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSouth Korean car brand Hyundai has partnered with Silicon Valley AI firm Pony and New York City based ride-sharing company Via to launch a shared, on-demand, autonomous vehicle service on …
Rotterdam recruits Traxens to handle IoT data for Container 42 smart-port project
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFrench IoT firm Traxens has joined the Port of Rotterdam’s new smart container project, Container 42. It will provide the sensors in the container, to measure various physical and environmental …
Qualcomm shows C-V2X ‘readiness’ in China trials with Ford et al, ahead of 2020 launch
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailQualcomm is working with over 30 Chinese automotive companies, including the China-based joint ventures with European and US car makers, to showcase the commercial viability of cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology …
Surveillance cams to take 70% of 5G IoT in 2020; C-V2X to take 94% by 2028 – Gartner
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailOutdoor surveillance cameras will be the largest market for 5G internet-of-things (IoT) solutions over the next three years, according to analyst house Gartner. They will represent 70 per cent of …
ABB to enable autonomous tug operations at the Port of Singapore
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail ABB has inked a contract with Singaporean shipyard Keppel Offshore & Marine to enable autonomous tug operation in 2020, the company said in a release. Under the terms of …
Partnerships, services and data are shaping the car industry’s future (Reader Forum)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFrom monitoring patients in hospitals to manufacturing plants, many industries are transforming with IoT. By 2020, Ericsson predicts that there will be around 29 billion connected devices worldwide, of which …
