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Projections support fleet management as key IoT use case
 According to Berg Insight, the number of active fleet management systems in the region had reached 6.7 million at end-2016
The number of active fleet management systems deployed in commercial vehicle fleets in North America was 6.7 million at the end of the 2016, according...
Rogers Communications launches connected car offering
 The Canadian telco’s connected car offering is built by Chinese vendor ZTE
Canadian communications firm Rogers Communications has launched a connected car product in the local market. Built by Chinese vendor ZTE and powered by Mojio's open platform for connected cars, the Rogers Smart Drive...
Samsung inks agreement with America Movil to develop IoT, 4.5G
The new agreement will cover initiatives in Mexico as well as other Latin American markets
Korean company Samsung Electronics and Latin American mobile telephony giant America Movil have signed a letter of intent to develop a series of projects across Latin America including initiatives in...
Huawei partners to expand NB-IoT testing to Brazil
The initial NB-IoT testing kicked off earlier this year with focus on smart metering and tracking applications
Swiss firm u‑blox, which specializes in wireless and positioning modules and chips, has announced a partnering with Chinese vendor Huawei, Brazilian mobile operator Vivo, and other firms including...
WISekey wins connected car contract with European manufacturer
The Swiss company will integrate its products in the manufacturer’s connected car solutions
Swiss cybersecurity and internet of things (IoT) company WISeKey announced a contract with an unnamed European car manufacturer for development of connected car technology.
The agreement includes the integration of the WISeKey IoT...
China Telecom launches IoT open platform in partnership with Ericsson
The companies say the new IoT platform will allow enterprises to launch IoT through partnerships
China Telecom and Ericsson have launched the China Telecom IoT Open Platform, a global connection management platform to enable companies to accelerate the deployment of internet of things solutions and...
Vodacom opens NB-IoT lab in South Africa
Through the NB-IoT lab, the telco aims to launch M2M, IoT systems in the African country
South African telecommunications operator Vodacom, owned by U.K.-based telco Vodafone, has opened a NB-IoT laboratory at its Vodaworld campus to incubate and commercialize machine-to-machine (M2M) and internet of things...
Nokia and Xiaomi partnering on IoT and AI
 The collaboration between the two firms also includes a multi-year patent agreement apart from IoT cooperation
Finnish vendor Nokia and Chinese company Xiaomi have signed a business collaboration agreement and a multi-year patent agreement, including a cross license to each company's cellular standard essential patents,...
Vodafone bringing NB-IoT network to New Zealand next year
 Vodafone expects to carry out a NB-IoT pilot later this year with select enterprise customers
U.K.-based operator Vodafone announced plans to deploy a narrowband-internet of things (NB-IoT) network in early 2018 in New Zealand.
“There are many IoT networks available now but we think NB-IoT is...
China Mobile, Huawei demo technologies driving 5G
Huawei said the 5G demo lays the foundation for future development of connected vehicles
China Mobile, the world’s largest telecommunications company, together with Chinese companies SAIC Motor and Huawei Technologies have completed a demonstration of what it claims to be the world's first 5G remote...
China Mobile in IoT deal with Cubic Telecom, Valid
The new partnership will allow Chinese customers to have access to eSIM technology
Global connectivity solutions provider Cubic Telecom, China Mobile and eSIM solution provider Valid have announced a partnership to deliver LTE connectivity enablement to global internet of things (IoT) customers in China.
Under this...
China set to become largest 5G market by 2025
A GSMA study forecast the nation will reach 428 million 5G subscribers by that time
China is expected to represent 39% of global 5G connections by 2025, according to a new study by GSMA Intelligence and the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)....
Orange expands enterprise IoT partnership with China Telecom
The new deal will allow the two companies to serve enterprise IoT customers in Asia, Europe and Africa
SHANGHAI--China Telecom and Orange Business Services announced they have expanded their strategic partnership in the enterprise IoT space. Under the terms of the new cooperation agreement, which...
Secure Linux Development with Embedded Solutions
While Linux is becoming the preferred platform for embedded solutions, a key challenge for developers is to balance the pressures of shorter development sprints without compromising security. Â Learn how SUSE is positioned to provide the flexibility, tools, Linux expertise and support necessary to help...
Deutsche Telekom launches NB-IoT network in Germany
The telco said it will deploy NB-IoT networks in other European markets soon
Deutsche Telekom has launched its first narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) service packages in Germany.
The German telco said that its new NB-IoT service packages consist of two options: NB-IoT Access, an NB-IoT device connectivity...
Actility using platform for precision agriculture project
Australia’s Connected Country Network will use Actility’s ThingPark platform for precision agriculture functions like remote monitoring of soil conditions
French firm Actility, which specializes in low-power, wide-area (LPWA) networks for the internet of things (IoT), announced that its ThingPark platform is powering the roll out...
T-Mobile asks FCC to change CBRS plan
New proposal could limit enterprise choices for LTE networks
Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) is seen as a key enabler of private LTE networks to support the internet of things. To some extent, those private networks will depend on the way users license the 3550...
LPWA deployments starting to gain traction, GSMA says
Operators deploying LPWA technology include AT&T, Verizon, Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom and Chinese telcos
The deployment of LPWA solutions is starting to gain traction with the recent developments by some leading operators including AT&T, China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom, Deutsche Telekom (DT), Verizon and Vodafone,...
Vodafone uses the IoT for mobile diabetes management
 With the deal, Vodafone’s customers will have access to Smart Meter’s iGlucose platform
U.K. telecom group Vodafone is working with Smart Meter LLC., a mobile health services provider for diabetes management, to bring accessibility to its customers around the world.
With this cooperation agreement, Vodafone’s customers...
Smart cities target of Panasonic, TransitScreen IoT offering
Under the new partnership, both firms will bring advanced IoT solutions to smart cities in the country
Panasonic Corporation of North America and TransitScreen have signed a strategic alliance to bring advanced IoT applications to smart cities around the U.S. Under this new partnership, both companies...
Telefonica targets U.S, European IoT markets with NetComm
Under the deal, the NetComm will supply a range of 3G/4G M2M/IoT devices to Telefonica
Australian company NetComm Wireless and Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica have signed an IoT device supply agreement. The deal will allow NetComm to further strengthen its presence in the U.S. and...
GE Aviation, AT&T enable aircraft monitoring with IoT system
AT&T’s IoT solutions connect the Aircraft Health and Trend Monitoring System (AHTMS)
GE Aviation and AT&T's internet of things (IoT) solutions group are connecting the onboard and off-board portions of the Aircraft Health and Trend Monitoring System (AHTMS) on the Gulfstream G500, G600, G650 and...
From sheep to ships, Telia Company is pushing IoT connectivity
In Norway, the telco will connect 1,000 sheep with NB-IoT while it will also deploy IoT solutions for luxury yachts in Finland
The Norwegian subsidiary of Swedish mobile telephony operator Telia Company has launched a pilot project where 1,000 sheep will be equipped with Narrowband...
Orange targets international roaming for LoRa network
The French telco currently provides LoRa technology in nearly 4,000 towns across the country
French telecommunications group Orange confirmed that it aims to test the interconnection of its LoRa network with that of another European operator by December in the framework of the LoRa Alliance...