Vodafone opens LTE band for private usage, as EU races US on spectrum innovation
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailVodafone is the first network operator in the UK to sub-license unused LTE / 4G spectrum under UK regulator Ofcom’s new spectrum policy, which seeks to bolster rural and indoor …
NHS trust signs £25m deal with Hitachi for digital twin and control centre
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAn NHS trust in Manchester, in the UK, has agreed a £25 million deal with Hitachi Consulting to use advanced data analytics and IoT tools to digitise its processes and …
5G, blockchain, and tracking – the Marseille model for smart ports
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe Port of Marseille Fos, in France, has new discussions with Orange about 5G, a developing relationship with IBM on blockchain, and a host of collaborations with local industry around …
Dense Air strikes deal to build ‘neutral host’ 5G smart-city network in Portugal
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailDense Air, a subsidiary of network infrastructure vendor Airspan, has signed a deal with the city of Cascais in Portugal, a municipality in the Lisbon district, to build a 5G …
Cities not ready for AI – even the world’s smartest can’t handle getting any smarter
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNo city in the world is ready for the disruption that artificial intelligence (AI) will bring. This is the conclusion of a new review by management consultancy Oliver Wyman, which …
Qualcomm seeks 2cm lane accuracy on C-V2X positioning for autonomous cars
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailQualcomm is working with California-based Trimble to make high accuracy positioning solutions for cellular vehicle-to-everything services (C-V2X) in connected and autonomous vehicles. Qualcomm said it will host Trimble’s RTX sitioning …
High-flying Traxens signs deal for pharma and auto-parts tracking to Africa
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFrench IoT firm Traxens has struck deals with logistics and transport providers Inter Transit Pharma (ITP) and Inter Transit et Prestations Logistiques (ITPL) for real-time precision tracking of consignments of …
AT&T joins Qualcomm’s smart cities gang, as industry seeks closer collaboration
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAT&T has joined Qualcomm’s smart cities accelerator programme, which now counts almost 70 members and met for the first time in San Diego last week. The initiative has been convened …
What is MIOTY? All about telegram splitting and LoRaWAN bashing
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailBehrTech is a Toronto-based industrial IoT connectivity provider claiming a “disruptive” streak in the burgeoning low-power wide-area (LPWA) networking market. The company has just issued a (privately commissioned, independently researched) …
How 5G drives sustainability and business – lessons in smart ports from Ericsson and TIM
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe Italian smart port of Livorno in Italy is to showcase how buzzword industrial tech like 5G, AI, and IoT can help enterprises, municipalities and governments to bring forward environmental …
