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Editorial Report: FTTx: C-RAN, Fronthaul and Remote Radio Heads

Fiber will enable next-generation networks, smart cities and the internet of things. Fiber to the tower has already separated radio heads and antennas from base station equipment, and now that same architecture is being leveraged for centralized radio access networks, or C-RAN. When radios...

Wisol taps Sequans for Cat M1 chips

As the smartphone market matures, companies that make mobile device components are looking to the internet of things for growth opportunities. Korea's Wisol, which makes surface acoustic wave filters and duplexers for phones, will now make machine-to-machine connectivity modules based on Sequans' LTE chipsets. "Wisol...

Hitachi creates lab to develop solutions for its IoT platform

Hitachi’s Insights Laboratory will use advanced analytics and artificial intelligence. Japanese company Hitachi formed its Insights Laboratory, which it claims is a global research team focused on accelerating the delivery of solutions for its internet of things-based Lumada platform. The company said the Insights...

Actility raises $75 million to expand IoT portfolio

Actility plans to use funds to focus on industrial IoT solutions in key verticals. French low-power wide-area networks specialist Actility completed a Series D funding round, raising $75 million to enhance its portfolio of internet of things solutions. The company said the funds will...

Why do companies invest in IoT?

Verizon Wireless earned roughly half a billion dollars in IoT-related revenue during the second half of last year, and the company hopes that's just the beginning. At the Enterprise IoT Summit in Austin, Texas, Uzair Siddiqui of Verizon's product management team for IoT and...

IP for the IoT: Qualcomm moves to defend patents

Chipmaker also accuses Apple of throttling iPhone 7 performance Qualcomm holds more patents related to the internet of things than any other company, and it also has the highest quality IoT patent portfolio, according to LexInnova. So it's no surprise that the company is fighting...

IoT case study: Japanese utility relies on Vodafone, Toshiba for water monitoring system

Japanese company Kurita Water Industries has been working with compatriot firm Toshiba and U.K.-based telecom operator Vodafone in a project dubbed S.sensing, which monitors water treatment data remotely, and controls chemical dosing in real-time according to changes in water quality. Kurita plans to expand...

PTC focuses on the industrial internet of things

Kinex applications are built on the ThingWorx industrial internet of things platform IoT technology provider PTC has launched the Kinex product family, a new brand that will consist of industrial internet of things (IoT) applications. This new generation of IoT apps are designed to unify data...

Dallas asks FCC for help in finding siren hackers

City credits T-Mobile 'ghost calls' with preparing 911 call centers for surge The city of Dallas said the network that connects its emergency weather sirens was hacked late Friday, triggering 156 false alarms and thousands of 911 calls from confused citizens throughout the city. The...

Network convergence is driving enterprise DAS innovation

In addition to cellular communications, enterprise DAS supports IoT. Distributed antenna service providers for years have worked to provide cellular coverage in major venues including airports, convention centers and stadiums. And, as the pool of marquee venues carriers want to spend money on becomes smaller,...

Nokia partners with academia on enterprise IoT

In a new partnership with the University of Technology Sydney in Australia, Finnish network infrastructure vendor Nokia is looking to accelerate IoT solutions for both enterprises and operators. Nokia will provide the institution with IP routing, optical, fixed, 4G and 5G wireless technologies, plus applications and...

Infiniti opens IoT accelerator lab in Toronto

The Hong Kong-based car marker will target companies with focus on IoT and smart city initiatives Hong Kong-based car maker Infiniti has launched its technology accelerator Infiniti Lab in Toronto, Canada, which is focused on helping to grow companies working on internet of things (IoT)...

Microsoft, Cisco, IBM investing in German IoT development

Germany has long been a leader in the manufacturing sector with global powerhouses including Bosch, Siemens, BMW, Adidas and many others headquartered in the country. Building on that heritage, the national government's Industrie 4.0 plans to accelerate manufacturing automation, a key internet of things...

Verizon tests flying cell site in New Jersey

Verizon mounted a cellular radio and antenna onto a drone this week to see how far coverage could extend from a "flying cell site." The test was conducted at New Jersey's Woodbine Municipal Airport on an aircraft piloted by American Aerospace Technologies, Inc. Airborne...

Four ways vendors can help city councils get smart about IoT

City councils around the United States realize that connecting municipal infrastructure to the internet can improve the quality of life for citizens and ultimately save taxpayers money. The drive to make cities "smarter" is a clear opportunity for infrastructure vendors and systems integrators, but...

Sigfox inks agreement with Groupe Traqueur to roll-out new tracking solution

The new offering will target the European B2B tracking market French company Groupe Traqueur, a provider of anti-theft devices for the automotive industry has signed a deal with compatriot IoT firm Sigfox to roll-out its Traqueur NANO beacons across Europe. The two companies had previously...

Sigfox unveils new GPS-free IoT geolocation service

The French firm’s IoT network provides coverage in 31 countries. French IoT firm Sigfox has unveiled a new “GPS-free” internet of things geolocation service designed to allow companies to track assets around the world. Enabled by Sigfox’s network, which currently is available in parts of...

Verizon launches nationwide IoT network

Verizon Wireless activated its Category M1 LTE network, making it the first U.S. carrier to launch a nationwide LTE network dedicated to the internet of things. The carrier said it will offer IoT data plans for as little as $2 per month per device,...

Sprint outlines vision for IoT network

President of Sprint Business invites IoT innovators to partner with carrier. AUSTIN, Texas – Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son envisions 1 trillion devices connected to the internet, and the carrier's engineers and executives want to plan for that network. Jan Geldmacher, president of...

Kyocera launches IoT services in Japan through Sigfox IoT network

Kyocera looks to provide nationwide IoT services by 2020. Japanese firm Kyocera Corporation announced its subsidiary Kyocera Communication Systems has started providing internet of things network services based on French firm Sigfox’s IoT network. Kyocera said the service is available in Tokyo, Kawasaki...

Telenor launches experimental IoT offering in Norway

Telenor to set up a physical LPWA experimental network and provide free development kits to startups, students and developers for testing. Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor Group unveiled an experimental internet of things offering in Norway, dubbed Telenor Start IoT. The service is set to...

What makes an IoT deployment successful?

The internet of things is a topic of conversation in almost every Fortune 500 company boardroom, according to Homaira Akbari, president and CEO of AKnowledge Partners, and a member of four different corporate boards. Some companies are evaluating their opportunities to capitalize on new...

SoftBank selects Gemalto for IoT connectivity services

The Dutch firm will provide its remote SIM Provisioning platform Japanese telecommunications operator SoftBank has selected Dutch digital security firm Gemalto as a partner for On-Demand Connectivity (ODC) services enabling both consumer and industrial machine-to-machine (M2M) IoT connectivity and deployment of value added applications and...

Microsoft opens IoT lab in Munich

Microsoft facility in Germany adds to the company’s IoT labs in the U.S. and China. Microsoft announced it will this month inaugurate an internet of things-focused AI Insider Lab in Munich, Germany. The IoT artificial intelligence lab is set to...