
Mayors push US government for protection against smart-city cyber-attacks
US 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
Sigfox 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
UK 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
Sea 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
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 networking …

Amazon and SpaceX to drive 24m surge in satellite IoT connections by 2024
Satellite connectivity, spurred by new projects from the likes of Amazon and SpaceX, will support 24 million IoT connections by 2024, bringing new competition to established IoT technologies like LoRa, …

Standalone private NB-IoT network debuts in Florida, in sliver of 700 MHz spectrum
The 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 …

Nokia and SP Telecom deploy 5G alongside Singapore’s power grid
Nokia and SP Telecom are set to roll out 5G network, Singapore’s first, alongside the country’s power grid. The new data fibre network, slated for launch in 2020, will support …

UK to reform planning, release spectrum, bolster funding for industrial 5G and public services
The UK government is seeking to reform planning laws and release new spectrum to accelerate 5G deployments, as it also increases public funding for 5G testbeds to stimulate the digital …

LoRa and Sigfox get five-year boost with LTE-M and NB-IoT failures
LoRa and Sigfox have maintained and extended their market-share lead over their cellular equivalents LTE-M and NB-IoT, as the latter technologies have been “plagued by network hardware and connectivity module …