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IoT Vertical Markets: Connected Vessels

Globecomm & The Maritime Industry; Connected Vessels Paul Scardino, SVP, Globecomm https://youtu.be/R8BlFyJaRLs The Internet of Things may be newer-used terminology but it is truly an evolution of a term that was coined in the 1970s, SCADA (Supervisory control and data acquisition) systems. These are systems that provide...

Vodafone provides IoT connectivity for Mobike’s operation in Singapore

Vodafone to support the Chinese bike-sharing service already operating in 33 cities. Vodafone announced it is providing all the managed internet of things connectivity for Chinese bike-sharing company Mobike’s operations in Singapore, which is the firms first business outside of China. Under terms of the...

LTE-M updates: Sequans, Qualcomm, Altair

With both AT&T and Verizon Wireless expected to roll out LTE-M internet of things networks in the U.S. this year, makers of low-power connectivity chipsets are busy forging partnerships and launching trials. Sequans Communications and STMicroelectronics announced the most recent partnership. The companies said they...

Soracom launches IoT platform and services in European markets

The Japanese IoT firm currently has nearly 5,000 customers globally Japanese company Soracom, a provider of cloud-based communication platforms for the internet of things (IoT), has recently launched its IoT platform and global connectivity services in Europe. “Soracom aims to use its platform to contribute to...

Gemalto provides connectivity solution for IoT operator Com4

The Dutch firm’s solution offers support for consumer and industrial IoT devices Dutch digital security specialist Gemalto is supplying Com4, a dedicated M2M / IoT operator, with an On-Demand Connectivity solution that will support secure remote SIM provisioning in the Internet​ of Things (IoT) market....

Satellite-based LPWAN newest IoT connectivity option

Inmarsat and Actility laud LoRa-based IoT network as first global LPWAN option. As large enterprises continue to adopt internet of things solutions for a variety of use cases, global connectivity is a major selling point. Consider asset tracking: without global connectivity, visibility and...

SK Telecom inks deal with Thai state-run telco CAT to deploy IoT networks

Thai government looks to develop IoT initiatives including a smart city project in Phuket. SK Telecom signed a contract with Thai state-run telecommunication operator CAT Telecom for the deployment of internet of things networks and technology consulting. Under terms of the deal SK...

LPWA connections to reach 1.4 billion globally by 2022

GSMA says LPWA technologies are backed by 67 global operators. The GSMA predicts low power wide area technology connections are set to exceed 2G, 3G and 4G, becoming the leading technology for internet of things connectivity with 1.4 billion connections by 2022,...

Understanding the importance of IoT network optimization

Aeris revealed the main benefits network optimization offers in the IoT field IoT network optimization is increasingly gaining relevance due to the expected huge increase in internet of things-related traffic in the coming years as billions of IoT devices are connected to global networks. In this scenario,...

DOT proposes V2V communications mandate

The 90-day public comment period is ongoing for a proposed U.S. Department of Transportation mandate that would require automakers to include vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications in all models by 2020. According to policymakers, the proposed rule is intended to harness technology to advance crash avoidance systems...

Nokia adds LoRa and NB-IoT connectivity to its IoT platform

In support of the various "internet of things" LPWAN connectivity schemes in the field, Nokia has updated its IoT platform to support narrowband-IoT and LoRa protocols, as well as included integrated applications focused on the smart city and automotive verticals. The Finnish network equipment vendor's...

Vodafone IoT platform helps AntTail to enhance medication monitoring services

AntTail, a Dutch monitoring services provider focused on the pharmaceutical industry, has selected U.K telecommunications firm Vodafone’s Managed IoT Connectivity Platform to provide support to its monitoring solution. Pharmaceutical supply chains are typically long and fragmented, making medication vulnerable to temperature variation. Current temperature monitoring...

Orange Business Services wins global IoT roaming contract with Viasat

French firm to offer IoT connectivity and management services. Orange Business Services won a three-year contract with Viasat Group for a global internet of things roaming service for up to 350,000 SIM cards. Under terms of the deal, the French company will provide its IoT connectivity platform...

IoT case study: Vodafone provides platform to support Kingspan Sensor global expansion

Learn how a sensor provider is leveraging Vodafone's IoT platform. Kingspan Sensor, a provider of monitoring solutions for the fuel storage sector, has implemented Vodafone’s Managed IoT connectivity platform to offer a global monitoring service. The company supplies measuring and monitoring solutions...

Orange wins three-year IoT contract with Hertz

The French telecom operator is set to provide IoT connectivity for the car rental company’s hourly vehicle service. Orange Business Services won a three-year contract with Hertz to support "internet of things" connectivity services for its hourly vehicle rental service. Under terms of the agreement,...

IoT case study: Improving real-time cargo monitoring

Arviem selects Vodafone’s IoT platform for cargo monitoring as a service Arviem, a Swiss service provider of real-time cargo monitoring services, is working with U.K-based telecoms group Vodafone in order to use the latter’s Managed IoT Connectivity Platform to improve its service offerings. The Swiss company...

3GPP tech to account for 35% of LPWA networks according to report

There are a number of unlicensed low-power wide-area network startups going toe-to-toe to be one to connect the biggest chunk of the massive and growing "internet of things" market. Players like Sigfox, Ingenu and Senet have been competing with each other over the past...

Altair chipset passes interoperability tests with Lightweight M2M protocol

Altair Semiconductor, a provider of LTE chipsets, announced earlier this month that its ALT1160 LTE Cat-1 chipset successfully completed interoperability testing with the Open Mobile Alliance's Lightweight machine-to-machine protocol. The test took place at the recent OMA TestFest, where vendors had the opportunity to test the stability...

Greenwave adds AI-powered language tool, targets network providers

Greenwave Systems yesterday announced it integrated the Nuance Communications Mix voice and AI-powered natural language understanding (NLU) technologies as part of its AXON Platform for managed services. The solutions offered by the partnership will target networking and communications service providers with the hope of providing the ability to...

Vodafone provides connectivity for medical asset tracking

As much as one-third of medication is unusable by the time it is supposed to be taken as a result of poor storage of temperature-sensitive medicines due to insufficient supply chain management and failure of patients to correctly store prescriptions, according to a case...

Bluetooth 5 is here, and built for the internet of things

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group is going directly after the "internet of things" market with this week’s release of Bluetooth 5, the newest version of the now ubiquitous wireless technology said to offer significant range, speed and broadcast message capacity upgrades. According to the release,...

Cisco brings internet of everything to growing Canadian smart city

Creating a connected city. Mississauga, Ontario, looked to Cisco Systems to help leverage the "internet of things" to improve services, reduce costs and drive efficiency with real-time data in the Canadian city. Mississauga’s population has grown to nearly 800,000 residents in recent years thanks...

Sigfox secures new funding, eyes rapid network expansion

Sigfox announced earlier this month it is closing a $160 million (150 million euros) funding round it intends to use on expansion of its low power wide area network. Companies including Salesforce, Total, Henri Seydoux, Alto Invest, Swen CP and Tamer Group joined existing shareholders...

MQTT protocol minimizes network bandwidth for the internet of things

MQTT and the internet of things. MQ Telemetry Transport, invented in 1999 by Andy Stanford-Clark of IBM and Arlen Nipper of Eurotech, is an open standard messaging protocol created for constrained devices and low-bandwidth, high-latency or unreliable networks. Its design principles are to...