AT&T opens Texas innovation lab for industry ‘verticals’ to test 5G, AI, SDN and IoT
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailAT&T is inviting companies in the manufacturing, retail, health, finance, and public sector industries into its Foundry innovation lab in Plano, Texas, for the first time to collaborate on new …
The URLLC debate (pt1): Is 5G just a testbed for 6G? (Whisper it, is 5G the new 3G?)
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemail“5G will do the boring stuff first”. The low-latency pyrotechnics that will fire the industrial sector into a new gear for the first time will come much later. The version …
Hitachi opens smart factory hub for Southeast Asia
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemail Through the new facility, Hitachi aims to foster the adoption of smart factory technology in Asia Japanese firm Hitachi has opened a digital services hub in Thailand with …
Sensors, data and control: How the cannabis industry got high (tech) with IoT
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailCannabis growers, like other agriculturalists, are turning to internet-of-things (IoT) technologies, essentially comprising sensor devices and data analytics, to bring new efficiencies to their operations, and improve yields and profits. …
Sprint, Vodafone call on Arm to embed and secure IoT connectivity
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailOperators Sprint and Vodafone have backed Arm’s integrated SIM (iSIM) technology to help the internet-of-things (IoT) market reach scale. Sprint confirmed it is working with fellow Softbank companies Arm and …
myDevices inks deal with Alibaba Group to launch IoT solutions in China
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemail The JV with Alibaba Cloud’s IoT unit will allow the US firm to offers IoT solutions for Chinese companies U.S. firm myDevices has partnered with the IoT business …
SMEs must urgently embrace cultural and technological change, says Siemens
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailGerman manufacturing giant Siemens has issued a rallying cry to small-and-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to urgently embrace cultural and technological change, and grasp the opportunity of digital transformation. Specifically, Siemens …
Huawei and China Mobile build “world’s biggest” IoT management platform
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailHuawei and China Mobile have announced a new cloud-based platform for mobile operators to enable and manage ‘internet-of-things’ (IoT) connections, promising easy scalability, rapid development, and higher returns for IoT …
Germany spurs AI with state incubator, JEDI network and BMW backing
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailGermany has made its move in the international AI arms race with state support for tech start-ups, a ‘JEDI’ innovation network with France, and backing for its ‘Cyber Valley’ set-up …
IoT standard gets security, compatability updates; new products promised in 2019
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailMainstream appliance manufacturers Electrolux, Haier, LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics will introduce smart-home products based on an emerging ‘internet-of-things’ (IoT) standard from the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) next year. The …
