NTT DoCoMo shuts down NB-IoT service in Japan
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo said in a note published on its corporate website that it will discontinue its NB-IoT commercial offering from March 31. The carrier’s NB-IoT service had …
Mobile broadband, industrial IoT and 5G in the lights? How, where and why?
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailWith the roll-out of 5G networks, the shrinkage of radio cells, and challenge to negotiate cell sites, lighting infrastructure presents a valuable opportunity for city operators and building owners to …
Telefonica inks IoT deal to target water companies
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Spanish telecom giant Telefónica and Idrica, which specializes in technologies for water management, have signed a global partnership agreement to provide services to companies in the water sector, Telefonica …
Cellular is the only solution for smart-city lighting, says Signify – UNB won’t cut it
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailCellular is the best connectivity technology for smart street-lighting in cities, reckons Netherlands based lighting company Signify. The rise of ultra narrowband (UNB) for outdoor smart lighting in cities, popularized …
Irish delivery service An Post recruits Sigfox for “thousands” of logistics trackers
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailIrish postal company and fleet operator An Post Mails & Parcels (An Post) has contracted Irish Sigfox operator VT Networks to equip and monitor “several thousand” roll cages and containers …
Industrial alliance forms around telegram-splitting LoRaWAN and NB-IoT-rival MIOTY
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailA band of research organizations and industrial companies have formed the MIOTY Alliance to promote telegram-splitting ultra-narrowband (TS-UNB), commercialized as MIOTY, as an alternative low-power wide-area (LPWA) technology to the …
5G, 0G, all these Gs? Gee-eze – the IoT pie is bigger than that, says LoRaWAN champ
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAn intro-video plays as the founders of The Things Network (TTN), take to the stage at their annual LoRaWAN bash in Amsterdam. A Hollywood-style voiceover crows about big-sounding tech – …
‘Enterprises don’t want to know about RAN’ – Ericsson on walking the Industry 4.0 walk
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailTechnologists and industrialists have been at cross purposes in their attempts to make industrial IoT stick, according to Ericsson. The telecoms sector, pushing various forms of cellular connectivity as a …
Stanley Black & Decker appoints T-Mobile and Ericsson for IoT connectivity
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailUS manufacturer Stanley Black & Decker is working with T-Mobile and Ericsson to connect its industrial tools and household hardware. The deal for airtime is with T-Mobile in Austria, and …
Sequans gains Verizon, Sprint IoT approvals; amps-up 5G and critical IoT development
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailUS carrier Verizon is the first carrier to certify Sequans’ LTE-M based Monarch Go modem components. Sprint and Deutsche Telekom have approved its other Monarch-based units. The French chipmaker has …
