5G operators struggle to find common ground with the industrial set
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe telecoms industry is at odds with the enterprise sector it is seeking to serve with ultra-reliable, low-latency (URLLC) 5G communications. Industrialists want both the control of private networks and …
How AT&T is using drones, sensors, AI and LPWAN in hurricane season
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAs the summer ends, the weather worsens. For some, the changing seasons bring devastating storms. Their shadows grow ever-longer, and the risk to life grows ever-higher. Last year (2017) saw …
IoT network infrastructure investment trends
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailWill the internet of things (IoT) take over all aspects of our lives? Will every kitchen appliance, industrial temperature sensor, implanted medical device and police license plate reading camera be …
How IoT sensors are helping predict failures and faults on German roads
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailBy the Köln Ost junction on the A3 motorway in the North Rhine-Westphalia region in Germany, a group of engineers has mocked-up a 25,000 square-metre roadway network with a mash-up …
Actility brings “pinpoint” accuracy to LoRa based tracking of supply-chain assets
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailActility has struck a deal with mapping and location company HERE Technologies to integrate HERE’s positioning capabilities into its own LoRaWAN management platform. It means internet-of-things (IoT) users can “pinpoint” …
Sequans inks deal with NTT DoCoMo to boost NB-IoT development in Japan
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSequans will work with NTT DoCoMo on narrowband IoT devices and applications on the carrier’s network French company Sequans Communications announced that it has executed an agreement with Japanese telecommunications …
The IIoT intervew: “Edge computing is the death of the cloud as we know it,” says IIC
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailWhere is the edge of the data network, where compute power increasingly resides? This is the question industrial operatives are asking, as they look to combine advanced connectivity technologies and …
IoT America launches managed IoT service for rural US
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailIoT America aims to provide turnkey IoT offering for rural use cases A new, Texas-based startup has launched managed internet of things services aimed at rural America, with its first …
AT&T sets 2019 schedule for rollout of NB-IoT networks in the US and Mexico
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailUS carrier AT&T has confirmed it will launch a narrowband ‘internet-of-things’ (NB-IoT) network in the US early next year, and in Mexico by the end of next year. Its support …
Time is right for industrial-scale digital transformation, say GE Digital and Verizon
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail“If you are not investing in these technologies to drive your own product gains, know that your competitors are already doing so. If you haven’t started, you need to; the …
