Ramp-up to bonkers billion target starts now, says Sigfox, citing ‘0G’ and sub-$2 trackers
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFrench IoT company Sigfox claims 6.7 million active devices in the field (“not counting proofs of concept, just commercial rollouts in diverse industries”), in 63 countries on five continents. It …
In plain sight – how smart homes risk enterprise IoT, and why nothing is being done (Reader Forum)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailWith the rise of connected devices in homes and offices spiralling upwards, Paul Hague, chief executive at UK cybersecurity firm BlackDice, says enterprises are letting vulnerable home devices onto their …
“A million private networks in the US” – boom time beckons for industrial LTE and 5G
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail The rise of private industrial networking should be measured by the number of new networks, and network operators, and not by the number of cell sites, reckons Italy-based industrial …
Network slicing for enterprises – misconceptions and opportunities (Reader Forum)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSlicing should make enterprise networking as simple as electricity supply, and more dynamic, says Vassilis Seferidis, chief executive of Zeetta Networks. Here, he challenges the enterprise market to think bigger …
Chinese high-tech firms create industrial internet association: report
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail A group of China’s largest tech companies have formed an association with the aim of accelerating initiatives to foster the industrial internet in the country, Chinese paper China South …
Standalone private NB-IoT network debuts in Florida, in sliver of 700 MHz spectrum
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe world’s first standalone private NB-IoT network has been launched in Florida, using upper 700 MHz A-Block spectrum and covering major urban centres in northern Florida initially. The operator, San …
Brussels offers SMEs €1m to test industrial IoT, make Europe leader in Industry 4.0
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe European Commission is offering manufacturing companies funding of €60,000 each to run collaborative smart manufacturing experiments at neutral hub sites, with a total funding pot stretching to almost €1 …
Private networks, indoor positioning and analytics – Nokia’s recipe for industrial change
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFor Nokia there are three critical technologies for enabling digital transformation of the supply chain, and all of the points along it, including the production, transportation, and storage of goods. …
Three key test cases for industrial 5G being explored by AT&T and Samsung
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAT&T and Samung have revealed a number of initial use-case experiments for industrial 5G at the duo’s new ‘Innovation Zone’ within Samsung’s semiconductor factory on Austin, Texas. These include tests …
Accenture snaps up security outfit Deja vu to combat $5.2 trillion cyber threat
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailProfessional services company Accenture has bought Seattle-based ‘security-of-things’ company Deja vu Security for an undisclosed fee, as it seeks to ramp up its cyber-security offer in the face of an …
