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Masmovil partners with Singtel for B2B 5G platform

The Paragon platform will soon be used by Masmovil clients, specifically, through Galician operator R Spanish operator Masmovil has partnered with Singaporean telco Singtel to launch what it claims to be Spain's first all-in-one platform for the management of 5G networks, edge computing, cloud and...

Jio Platforms launches ‘Jio Brain’ AI-based platform

Jio said the the new platform had been launched following two years of research and development Indian company Jio Platforms has created an artificial intelligence (AI) platform, dubbed Jio Brain, which will integrate machine learning (ML) capabilities in a telecom operator’s network, enterprise network, or...

Nokia announces new third-party Industry 4.0 applications

Nokia said that these new applications enable use cases such as early alerts and anomaly detection, condition monitoring, preventive and predictive maintenance Nokia announced the launch of four applications for MX Industrial Edge (MXIE) developed by third parties, which will help enterprises connect, collect and...

DT, T-Mobile US launch network APIs and joint developer platform

The two telcos said the new network APIs are integrated onto Microsoft Azure Programmable Connectivity BARCELONA—Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile US have developed a platform with joint Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) - called T-DevEdge – with the aim of making easier for the global developer community...

Nine countries show interest in Indian 4G-5G stack: Report

The government confirmed that the locally-developed 4G-5G stack will be deployed soon India’s communications minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said that at least nine countries have showed interest in a locally developed 4G and 5G technology stack, making India a potential telecom technology exporter. During The Economic Times...

IoT tracking in the supply chain (pt2) – how cellular IoT solved the global edge

Note, this article follows directly from a previous post (January 24) – about why logistics is the hardest industry of all for the IoT market to crack; both are taken from a new editorial report on the state of IoT in the supply chain...

Semtech closes $1.2bn Sierra Wireless deal to pair LoRa and cellular in 10x IoT market

US firm Semtech has concluded its acquisition of Canada’s Sierra Wireless for $1.2 billion, nearly doubling its annual revenue. The deal, announced in August last year, brings together Semtech’s LoRa/LoRaWAN property, enabling non-cellular low-power wide-area (LPWA) IoT in unlicensed spectrum, with Sierra Wireless’ well-established...

Maersk announces major smart logistics centres in China, Norway, Pakistan

Danish shipping company A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has announced new smart logistics and warehouse facilities in China, Norway, and Pakistan. Each site puts focus on innovation and environmental sustainability. Maersk has also confirmed the acquisition of Danish project logistics specialist Martin Bencher Group...

Verizon deploys private 5G for Deloitte Industry 4.0 showcase at Wichita State

Verizon has deployed a private 5G network at the 5,500 square-metre ‘smart factory’ at Wichita State University in Kansas, in the US. The showcase facility, dubbed Smart Factory @ Wichita, is on the university’s science research campus. It is sponsored and “convened” by the...

Indian IoT provider Quantela targets US smart cities with T-Mobile NB-IoT bundle

India-based IoT provider Quantela has signed a deal with T-Mobile in the US to bundle the carrier's cellular IoT airtime with its smart-city solutions. Quantela is focused on cities and utilities in the US, it said, particularly in the smart street-lighting space. The firm said...

IoT tracking in the supply chain industry – the lowest start and the biggest finish?

Note, this is the foreword from a new report on IoT tracking in the supply chain industry; the report is linked here and (repeatedly) in the article below – and also in the images at the bottom. The title of this piece might have...

EY and Software AG make deal to combine and unleash ‘apps, devices, data, clouds’

Professional services company Ernst & Young Global (EY) has announced a partnership with Germany-based enterprise data and analytics company Software AG to help enterprises with digital change in India and Germany, initially, rolling out to other markets. The partnership is focused on digitalisation, process...

“We’ve never seen risk like this” – Project44’s strategy for global ‘never-normal’ logistics

The supply chain sector as a market for IoT data at the edge – on the road, on the ocean, in the air – is not getting simpler, anytime soon. Post-pandemic, it has changed forever, reasons Bart de Muynck, chief information officer at US...

KORE signs deal with Google Cloud to pair IoT and AI functions, drive sales

Google Cloud and KORE have signed a multi-year go-to-market alliance to pair the former’s data analytics capabilities with the latter’s IoT connectivity services. KORE suggested it is the “first time” that Google Cloud will offer an IoT platform and IoT solutions for healthcare, fleet,...

Ericsson quits IoT – agrees sale of loss-making IoT Accelerator business to Aeris

Ericsson has agreed to sell its IoT business, including its IoT Accelerator connectivity management platform and Connected Vehicle Cloud platform, to California-based IoT provider Aeris. The Swedish firm said its IoT business, expected to post net sales of SEK 0.8 billion ($76.85 million) in...

Five days on the road – the journey of change for the supply chain (a truck-driving song)

There is an argument, gathering popularity, that the IoT market has grown up; that IoT just works, well enough, at last – so that technology is no longer the start-point for a conversation with industry about digital change. Instead, a linear narrative can now...

Celona on CBRS-bashing by old telco crowd – plus global expansion, growth verticals

Last month, the CBRS community in the US made a swift counter-strike, in the form of a joint letter to the FCC and NTIA, against a report by telecoms lobby group CTIA that said private and shared cellular is bad for the US economy...

Big game hunting with private 5G – more takeaways from Private Networks Forum

A panel session at Private Networks European Forum last month put the spotlight on the discipline of network and system management, specifically, where traditional mobile operators are increasingly facing-off with rival factions in the developing Industry 4.0 supplier market. These other groups include system...

Siemens and Qualcomm test indoor private 5G in CBRS for building automation

Siemens has worked with Qualcomm to deploy an indoor private 5G network in CBRS spectrum at Siemens headquarters in Chicago, with a view to test and develop solutions to automate building functions and services. The private 5G trial network is being used, initially to...

Wireless Logic buys French IoT platform provider IoThink Solutions

UK IoT connectivity platform provider Wireless Logic has acquired France-based industrial IoT platform enabler IoThink Solutions for an undisclosed sum. The deal follows Wireless Logic’s twin purchases of IoT MVNO Mobius Networks and IoT SIM provider Jola in the summer. The Berkshire-based firm also...

Soracom claims five million IoT connections (a million in 2022), applies to list on TSE

KDDI-owned IoT connectivity provider Soracom has claimed its five-millionth IoT connection, citing strong uptake in the energy, retail, healthcare, agriculture, and consumer electronics industries. The figure represents an advance of one million global connections in less than a year; the firm passed four million,...

A message to enterprises about private 5G* in manufacturing – just do it

Note, this article is taken from the intro/outro sessions at 5G Manufacturing Forum, hosted by Enterprise IoT Insights and RCR Wireless. It is a summary, a ramble, and a call-to-arms – which attempts only to say that industrial 5G is a developing standard, which...

Betacom strikes deal with Qualcomm on private LTE/5G design and management

Network design and services firm Betacom has struck a channel sales deal (“integrated delivery model”) with Qualcomm whereby enterprise customers in the Industry 4.0 space will be able to link Betacom’s private 5G network design and management service with Qualcomm’s RAN automation and management...

Ignion intros digital-twin prototyping for IoT devices with up to five radios

Barcelona-based antenna company Ignion has launched a digital-twin prototyping tool for IoT devices with up to five radios. The latest version of its Antenna Intelligence Cloud (AIC) product, which ostensibly removes the need to start with a physical prototype, supports design simulations of IoT...