BROWSING: IoT

Some new-year reading, before the 2024 news agenda goes into over-drive; here, the enterprise team at RCR Wireless picks some choice long-form reports from 2023 about all-things IoT (low- and high-power, and in between) to set the conversation for 2024-in-tech. Enjoy. 1 | Smart...

Bharti Airtel said its IoT offering includes its proprietary platform dubbed “Airtel IoT Hub” Indian telecommunications operator Bharti Airtel announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with smart metering and digital solutions provider IntelliSmart with the aim of powering up to 20 million smart...

Power distribution systems are rapidly evolving across the world in an effort to reduce carbon emissions and meet bold climate goals. Today, governments at the national, state and local levels are collectively investing trillions of dollars to build renewable energy sources and modernize their...

Jeroen Coussement, chief executive at Belgium-based industrial IoT scale-up Factry, sheds light on three hot Industry 4.0 topics for next year: creating a ‘unified namespace’, the shift towards user-centric production software, and the rise of AI-powered process insights. 1 | A ‘unified namespace’ A ‘unified namespace’...

There are 2,900 private LTE/5G networks across the world at the end of 2023, including trial and pilot deployments. So says Berg Insight, which calculates a quarter (700; 24 percent) are based on 5G, with close to half of these in trial mode, but...

As 2023 closes, and 2024 closes in, it seems the movement around ambient energy-harvesting battery-free IoT is stepping up. Scandinavian duo ONiO and Epishine have struck a deal, they have said, to “bring to life a shared vision of self-powered IoT devices” based on...

Semtech has enabled Sigfox ‘0G’ technology on its SX126x family of LoRa chipsets, for use with LoRaWAN or other LoRa-based networks. The SX126x series is the California firm’s ‘legacy hardware series; the move follows its move to make one-time rival Sigfox work at chip...

As we step into the new year, the shadow of ransomware continues to loom large over the digital landscape. Cyber attackers show no signs of relenting and 2024 is poised to become their second-most prolific year on record. The need to confront this expanding threat...

Mark Pierpoint, vice president of strategic innovation and partnerships at Keysight Technologies gives his view of the year ahead in telecoms and tech; he discusses the opportunities and challenges with artificial intelligence (AI), environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives around energy transition, and the...

Vodafone has equipped an Industry 4.0 demonstrator project at the University of Sheffield in the UK with a range of IoT technologies so manufacturers can understand how digital tech can support their net zero and energy efficiency objectives. Vodafone is one of a number...

Software AG, the second biggest Germany-based provider of business software after SAP, has agreed the sale of its StreamSets and webMethods businesses to IBM for €2.13 billion ($2.3 billion). The firm, sold to private equity group Silver Lake in October for €2.6 billion, retains...

Pairpoint, Vodafone’s ‘economy-of-things’ joint-venture (JV) business with Japanese trading and electric services company Sumitomo Corporation, has teamed up with professional services company Deloitte and IoT tracking firm Nexxiot to verify the provenance of IoT data in the international logistics market. The group is offering...

This RCR Wireless News' report takes a look at the latest smart metering developments in the electric, gas, and water utilities markets, covering new eSIM and iSIM technologies, developing GSMA standards and the value for manufacturers, installers and service providers.

Posten, the Norwegian postal service, has recruited the local division of Swedish operator Telia to deploy a private 5G network at its new terminal in Oslo Logistikkpark Drøbak, northwest of Oslo. The firm said it expects to run all its operational data over the...

Wi-Fi has transformed connectivity since Wi-Fi 1 in 1999, continually evolving to meet dynamic connectivity needs of the consumer and enterprise market. With the latest generation of Wi-Fi on the horizon, understanding its evolution and potential impact is crucial. In RCR Wireless News latest report, we...

Swedish network vendor Ericsson has deployed a private 5G network at a 40,000 square-meter CJ Logistics warehouse in Icheon City, in South Korea. CJ Logistics is looking to scale the initial deployment, at its Ichiri centre, to 400 warehouse facilities in South Korea, plus...

Nokia has had its industrial LTE and 5G drone solution (Nokia Drone Networks) certified by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US. It said it is the first “native 4G/5G drone-in-a-box solution” to get the nod from the FCC. It is targeted at...

A session at Telco Sustainability Forum, hosted by RCR Wireless last week, considered how private networks are a driver for enterprises to drive efficiency and productivity, and reduce their carbon emissions along the way. The panel comprised Amit Kohli, senior solution director and sustainability...

Based on his insights gained over the past decade, Kristoff Van Rattinghe, chief executive at Belgium-founded IoT tracking firm Sensolus, discusses how IoT technology is developing and the trends companies can expect in 2024. Containers, pallets, special loading racks, trailers, boxes and mobile machinery –...

The telco said that the trial took place across five different Singtel 5G Standalone (SA) locations Singaporean operator Singtel announced that it has successfully completed what it claims to be the country’s first trial of 5G New Radio Reduced Capability (RedCap) technology. In a release, the...

Vodafone Business, the global enterprise division of UK-based mobile operator Vodafone, is pushing its state-side IoT credentials with a new reseller deal with tech advisory firm Bridgepointe Technologies in the US. The California-headquartered tech consultancy will resell Vodafone’s mobility, fixed, and IoT solutions to...

UK-based automotive manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and India-based comms provider Tata Communications, both part of Tata Group, are to deploy software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) technology to connect 128 JLR sites worldwide, covering all of its offices, plants, warehouses, sales centres, and data...

UK-headquartered neutral host provider Boldyn Networks has signed a deal with Roma Capitale, the municipal government covering the Italian capital plus 120 other municipalities around the city of Rome, to deploy 5G and Wi-Fi infrastructure across the Lazio region to support its ‘smart-city’ ambitions....

There is a niche committee vote this week at a meeting of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) to decide whether ‘ambient’ IoT, to enable energy-harvesting in battery-less cellular devices, should be included as a work item in development of the Release 19 of...