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, …
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 …
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 …
KT to launch 5G-based smart factory solution in Korea in Q3
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Korean telecommunications firm KT announced plans to launch an advanced smart factory solution based on its 5G network in the third quarter of the year, Korean press reported. The …
Telefonica partners with Schindler to provide IoT connectivity for escalators
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Telefónica and Schindler announced a global partnership under which the Spanish telco will be the IoT and network connectivity partner for Schindler’s digital offering for smart elevators and escalators. …
Rogers announces plans to launch NB-IoT network in Canada
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Canadian telecoms operator Rogers announced plans to launch narrow-band internet of things (NB-IoT) technology in the country, the carrier said in a release. The telco said that NB-IoT will …
This hard land: From cotton gin, to combine harvester, to computer vision (by way of The Boss)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFarming is hard. It always has been. There is a song called This Hard Land by Bruce Springsteen, rock’s great chronicler of every-day struggle in modern America, which captures something …
Two million smart farms, 36 million smart cows by 2024, says new report
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailTwo million farms and 36 million cattle will be connected to the internet by low-power wide-area (LPWA) networks, and other technologies, by 2024. This is the calculation from analyst house …
Smart aquaculture – and the Mexican method (Reader Forum)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailWith populations in the developing world continuing to grow, the need to find new ways to satisfy increased demand for access to food has never been greater. In order to …
