NHS trust signs £25m deal with Hitachi for digital twin and control centre
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAn NHS trust in Manchester, in the UK, has agreed a £25 million deal with Hitachi Consulting to use advanced data analytics and IoT tools to digitise its processes and …
How blockchain can ensure security and compliance in telemedicine (Reader Forum)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailA recent surge in telehealth suggests that virtual care will rise in popularity in the coming years. Telemedicine offers an accessible way for patients to remotely connect with doctors for …
UK government pledges £250m AI fund for NHS to lead “health tech revolution”
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe UK has announced a £250 million investment for a National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab for the National Health Service (NHS), as the healthcare sector is poised for a “huge …
BT and NHS use 5G to demo connected ambulance and remote ultrasound
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailUK medics and telecoms engineers have demostrated a 5G connected ambulance and a remote-controlled ultrasound scan over a public 5G network. The showcase has been carried out by telecoms provider …
Druid strikes private LTE deals in US, Europe with Geoverse, Koning & Hartman
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailIrish cellular software company Druid Software has signed deals to capitalise on the private networking opportunity that has emerged with the availability of CBRS radio spectrum in the US, and …
Nerdery: Four vertical sectors primed for IoT expansion (Reader Forum)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailGlobal IoT spending is predicted to reach $745 billion this year, a 15 per cent increase over 2018 – and this double-digit acceleration is expected to continue. Growth can be …
AT&T and VITAS Healthcare to offer VR, AR for hospice patients
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail VITAS also aims to use AT&T’s 5G technology and Magic Leap headsets to help provide comfort for hospice patients AT&T and end-of-life care provider VITAS Healthcare have jointly …
US to lead global IoT spending in 2019, IDC predicts
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail IDC said global IoT spending will reach $745 billion this year Internet of things spending in the United States is expected to reach $194 billion this year, according …
AT&T opens Texas innovation lab for industry ‘verticals’ to test 5G, AI, SDN and IoT
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAT&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 …
AT&T, Hangar develop PoC for connected device for prosthetic limbs
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail AT&T said the device syncs to the cloud via AT&T’s network AT&T and Hanger have developed a proof of concept for what they claim is the industry’s first …
