Signify launches new smart pole with IoT apps, connectivity
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Dutch lighting company Signify, formerly Philips Lighting, has launched a new smart pole dubbed BrightSites, the firm said in a release. The new BrightSites smart pole accommodates a wide variety …
ABB and HPE join on industrial IoT networking for connected maintenance
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailABB and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) have struck a deal on wireless connectivity for large industrial customers, where ABB sensors attached to industrial equipment are connected to the cloud via …
LoRa shoots for 75% of IoT market, versus 25% for 5G; aims for stars with satellite constellation
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThree quarters of the IoT market will be given over to low-power wide-area (LPWA) network solutions, compared with just one quarter for high-bandwidth low-latency 5G applications. So says the LoRa …
Vodafone and PTC combine to simplify IoT and AR for industry and developers
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailVodafone has signed a deal with industrial IoT and AR specialist PTC to help developers and enterprises deploy digital-change applications. The deal is an extension of an existing three-year arrangement, …
New French model for public-private 5G networks will prevail, says Orange
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailOrange told 5G World in London yesterday (July 12) that private networks are too expensive, and that hiving off spectrum for the industrial sector to run private networks will throttle …
AT&T and Uber partner on 5G drones for ridesharing, deliveries and industrial IoT
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailUber is working with AT&T to develop always-on connectivity using 4G and 5G networks for passenger and cargo drones, with the groundwork informing AT&T’s work in the industrial IoT space …
Cellular IoT to outgun 5G, says Ericsson, offering early snapshot of industrial 5G, private networks
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe number of cellular IoT connections, mostly to machines, will continue to outrun the number of 5G connections, mostly to people, for at least five years. Ericsson predicts cellular IoT …
One third of industrial companies, half of large firms, will apply for 5G licenses
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailOne third of industrial companies, and almost one half of large industrial organisations, will apply for their own 5G licenses. The interest from enterprises in spectrum licenses, as well as …
The $17tn 5G opportunity will explode in cities first – but industrial 5G revenues will drag for a decade
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNew 5G technologies will generate $17 trillion in economic growth in the period to 2035, with the initial stimulus coming from smart-city applications piggybacking on urban 5G rollouts. But operators’ …
Cisco to buy industrial IoT cyber-security firm Sentryo
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailCisco is set to acquire French cyber-security firm Sentryo, with which it has worked to author digital change solutions in the industrial IoT sector. Headquartered in Lyon, France, Sentryo provides …
