Gatwick’s ‘smart airport’ ambitions take flight as Vodafone rolls-out 5G
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailVodafone has deployed a high speed, high capacity fibre optic network at Gatwick Airport in the UK to support 5G services, and enable higher levels of automation and intelligence in …
Keysight to build test framework for 5G-ACIA, as momentum builds for 5G factories
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailTest company Keysight Technologies has joined the 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA) to establish a test framework for industrial 5G networks and applications, and to assure certification …
Amazon applies for new CBRS test license; AWS amps up IIoT work in private LTE
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAmazon has applied with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a temporary license to work in the CBRS band in California to test and analyse the performance of new 3.5 …
Taoglas buys Irish IoT and AI design company Firmwave
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAntenna company Taoglas has acquired Dublin-based hardware and software developer Firmwave to bring new internet-of-things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to its antennas and radio solutions, targeted at healthcare, …
Pressure on EU cities and law makers as car makers to triple EV production
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailEuropean law makers must make good on the significant upswing in momentum among Europe-based car makers towards vehicle electrification by ensuring cities have proper infrastructure and incentives to change behaviour …
Mayors push US government for protection against smart-city cyber-attacks
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailUS mayors have signed a new resolution on data protection to push the US government to bring greater protection against the risks of cyberattacks on edge sensors associated with the …
Sigfox expands 0G capacity six-fold, rolls into Portugal with 15-year Securitas deal
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSigfox has said it will boost its so-called 0G network infrastructure six-fold in terms of capacity and features to serve as a cellular back-up network for an expanding customer base. …
Telensa rolls on with New Zealand deal for 15,000 smart street lights
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailUK firm Telensa has struck a deal to provide smart controls to 15,000 LED street lights in the City of Dunedin in New Zealand. The arrangement is part of a …
Port authorities and terminal operators: private networks and public slices in sea ports
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSea ports have become a primary focus for the telecoms sector as it maps out potential customers for private communications networks, particularly as the industrial space at large hits upon …
“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 …
