Itron to install 280,000 smart water meters in Kentucky
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailLiberty Lake based IoT provider Itron has signed a contract with Louisville Water Company, in Louisville, Kentucky, to replace around 280,000 water meters. Itron will install smart meters in their …
Five steps on the road to industrial 5G – technology / standards (#1)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail5G will only gets its wings in 2023, or thereabouts, when its full functionality is revealed in a standalone version of the new radio (NR) standard. That is when it …
Senet partners with IoT firm Zenseio to target the agriculture sector
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail U.S. IoT company Senet has inked a partnership with Zenseio, an IoT system integrator specializing in embedded technology, sensors and telemetry devices for the agriculture and industrial markets, the former …
Why the 5G revolution is over-hyped nonsense – in every respect except one
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFirstly, that headline: too much? Perhaps, but let us make the case – and draw breath, for this may take some time. Industrial 5G is the only version of 5G …
Fingrid appoints Nokia to build IP/MPLS network for smart grid management
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFingrid, Finland’s national transmission system operator, has appointed Nokia to build an IP/MPLS network to support the digital transformation of its national electrical grid. Fingrid will use the network to …
Vodafone quickest off mark with AWS at 5G network edge; Verizon, SK, KDDI to follow
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailVodafone is embedding AWS compute and storage services at the edge of its 5G network in Europe, starting in the UK and Germany and rolling out to other European territories. …
‘This company will be very different in 2025’ – B2B AI props up Orange revamp for 5G era
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFrance-based Orange has followed Spanish telecoms operator Telefónica to announce a major strategic overhaul that places analytics and automation, to underpin both internal efficiencies and external services, at the heart …
Softbank strikes IoT deal with Lippo Group to connect malls, roads and hospitals
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailJapan’s Softbank will plough artificial intelligence (AI) and internet-of-things (IoT) technologies into a burgeoning smart city project in Indonesia, after striking a deal with Jakarta-based conglomerate Lippo Group. The deal, …
‘The pricing is highly attractive’ – Siemens applies for private 5G spectrum licences
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSiemens has followed country-mate Bosch to apply for spectrum licences in the 3.7-3.8 GHz band in Germany. The firm will seek to manage its own LTE and 5G networks in …
TIM ‘teleports’ doc to major 5G op – in front of 30,000 consultants
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailA doctor in Rome has performed “major surgery” on a patient in an operating theatre in the city of Terni, 100 kilometres away, using virtual reality glasses and a 5G …
