BROWSING: Internet of Things (IoT)
A new kind of emotional intelligence
How will real-time monitoring of emotions impact the internet of things?
Cutting-edge tech being harnessed by the advertising industry could take the "internet of things" in fascinating new directions. Ad agencies are beginning to use emotion detection solutions, which employ webcams to track the movement...
A new kind of emotional intelligence
How will real-time monitoring of emotions impact the internet of things?
Cutting-edge tech being harnessed by the advertising industry could take the "internet of things" in fascinating new directions. Ad agencies are beginning to use emotion detection solutions, which employ webcams to track the movement...
5G World: The roadmap towards 5G networks
As the telecommunications industry is readying for 5G, the first use case for 5G networks might be about supporting increasing IP traffic
LONDON – Mission-critical applications, connected cars and, in general, connected things are often referred to as future major use cases for "5G" technology....
Deutsche Telekom: Network slicing, standards key to 5G
Use cases for 5G are still on the drawing board but global standards and network slicing expected to be key to 5G
LONDON – We can easily envision multiple plausible use cases for "5G" technology, but many of them will probably be proved wrong as...
5G, internet of things forcing spectrum rethink
The mobile telecom market’s race towards 5G and the internet of things requires players to rethink spectrum plans, availability and models
Wireless spectrum remains a hot topic in the commercial telecom space as government agencies continue to look for ways to free up new spectrum...
ZTE pushes ahead on 5G new radio, promotes pre-5G approach
ZTE wants its Unified Air Interface technology integrated into 5G new radio, promotes a pre-5G approach
LONDON – The 3GPP announced earlier this week the first formal specifications for "5G" technology, which will define new radio technology and is expected to be ready in June 2018....
CEO: NTT DoCoMo to launch 500 Mbps LTE offering in 2017
NTT DoCoMo also confirmed plans to commercially launch 5G networks in 2020
SHANGHAI – Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo expects its Premium 4G LTE service to reach speeds of up to 500 megabits per second, the company’s new president and CEO Kazuhiro Yoshizawa said during a...
KT confirms 5G services for Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
5G trials conducted ahead of 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea
SHANGHAI – Korean telecommunications company KT confirmed "5G" technology will be available during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, which are set to take place in February 2018.
Speaking at this week's Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2016...
China to reach 1 billion M2M connections by 2020
China currently counts 100 million cellular M2M connections
SHANGHAI – China's machine-to-machine market is expected to reach 1 billion connections by 2020, with the majority coming from the developing low-power, wide-area market, according to Mats Granryd, director general at GSMA, speaking during a presentation at the...
Huawei CEO looks to the 'fully cloudified and connected' future
CEO discusses Huawei efforts around network operations and maintenance, cloudification
During an event in Shanghai, Huawei's rotating CEO Eric Xu said in the near-term future, by 2025, technology will have advanced to create mobile networks "beyond our imagination."
Xu was speaking to mobile operator representatives during...
Report: 65% of enterprises using internet of things technology
Security is primary hold up to enterprise 'internet of things'
The majority of enterprises have already deployed internet of things solutions, according to a new report from 451 Research, which saw the greatest adoption coming from utilities and manufacturers.
Taking stock of the source of enterprise...
Report: 65% of enterprises using internet of things technology
Security is primary hold up to enterprise internet of things
The majority of enterprises have already deployed internet of things solutions, according to a new report from 451 Research, which saw the greatest adoption coming from utilities and manufacturers.
Taking stock of the source of enterprise...
China to reach 1 billion M2M connections by 2020
China currently counts 100 million cellular M2M connections
SHANGHAI – China's machine-to-machine market is expected to reach 1 billion connections by 2020, with the majority coming from the developing low-power, wide-area market, according to Mats Granryd, director general at GSMA, speaking during a presentation at the...
ZTE works with more than 10 operators on pre-5G tech
Asian telcos expressed interest in trialling ZTE multi-user shared access technology
SHANGHAI – Chinese vendor ZTE announced its cooperation with more than 10 operators on pre-"5G" technologies in a move to speed up the evolution of "4G" networks.
The vendor's pre-5G initiatives include massive multiple-input/multiple-output antenna technology,...
Should self-driving cars save passengers or pedestrians?
Regulators and self-driving car manufacturers are facing a moral dilemma: should self-driving cars save passengers or pedestrians when they crash? A new study reveals how end users feel about the issue.
Self-driving cars are coming, bringing claimed advantages such as more efficient traffic management, reduced...
Study: U.S. IoT investment will hit $232 billion this year
Driven by strong IoT investment, revenues projected to grow at 16.1% CAGR from 2015 to 2019
U.S. investment into the "internet of things," including hardware, software, services and connectivity spending is expected to hit $232 billion this year, according to a recent study by IDC....
Nokia 5G ‘commercial’ demo, network slicing slated for 5G World
Nokia 5G demonstration plans include a claimed first ever network running on commercial platforms and cloud orchestration-based network slicing
Ahead of this week’s 5G World event, Nokia said it plans to demonstrate a “5G” network running on commercial platforms at the show in London. The...
Attachment deals, security, relationships all key to smart city adoption
The recent Smart Cities Innovation Summit in Austin, Texas, brought smart city stakeholders from the public and private sectors to discuss key drivers of intelligent urban living.
Obviously the underlying connectivity and attendant services and applications are what citizens will see as creating more livable...
Verizon partners with Korea Telecom for 5G trials
Verizon 5G efforts could leverage KT's millimeter wave technology
Verizon Wireless will work closely with Korea Telecom as part of its effort to lead the development of a "5G" standard. Korea Telecom announced the partnership this weekend, and said that the two carriers will cooperate to expedite...
Study: U.S. IoT investment will hit $232 billion this year
Driven by strong IoT investment, revenues projected to grow at 16.1% CAGR from 2015 to 2019
U.S. investment into the "internet of things," including hardware, software, services and connectivity spending is expected to hit $232 billion this year, according to a recent study by IDC....
NASA and Google scientist test resilient space internet
With the help of Vint Cerf, Google's chief internet evangelist, NASA is experimenting with a technology called delay/disruption tolerant networking to allow for remote monitoring and operation of experiments housed on the International Space Station.
NASA has been working on DTN for a number of...
Should self-driving cars save passengers or pedestrians?
Regulators and self-driving car manufacturers are facing a moral dilemma: should self-driving cars save passengers or pedestrians when they crash? A new study reveals how end users feel about the issue.
Self-driving cars are coming, bringing claimed advantages such as more efficient traffic management, reduced...
Ericsson, GE Ventures continue IoT startup investment
IoT startup Resin.io focuses on devops for the industrial internet of things
Seattle-based Resin.io, an IoT startup focused on devops management, raised $9 million in Series A funding round with capital coming from telecom equipment heavyweight Ericsson and GE's investment arm GE Ventures.
Specifically, Resin.io has...
Industrial internet of things ushers in equipment-as-a-service
Predictive maintenance is a key industrial 'internet of things' use case, according to analyst
As the industrial internet of things brings automation to an array of verticals, the as-a-service model is evolving to fill an emerging market for the hardware – sensors and other devices...