
VW lines up ST for automotive SoC, TSMC for silicon, and whole chip-chain behind
Volkswagen-owned automotive software company CARIAD has appointed Franco-Italian semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics (ST) to develop a system-on-chip (SoC) for a new line of Volkswagen vehicles based on the CARIAD software platform. …

Telefónica and Boston Scientific, Nokia and OneLayer look to secure hospital 5G
Note, this article is not about remote 5G surgery! A couple of press notes across the desk at Enterprise IoT Insights this week make a play of 5G security in …

Senet, IotaComm to develop IoT apps for shared 800 MHz LoRaWAN infrastructure
US public LoRaWAN operator Senet has struck a deal with IoT network and analytics software outfit Iota Communications (IotaComm) to deliver LoRaWAN connectivity and IoT solutions in both 915 MHz …

Soracom taps IDEMIA to bundle low-power eSIMs for NB-IoT and LTE-M apps
KDDI-owned IoT connectivity provider Soracom has announced a deal with France-based outfit IDEMIA, a supplier of identity-related security services, to offer enterprise customers an optimised low-power embedded SIM (eSIM) with …

Unabiz supplies Finland-made Sigfox air quality sensors to Singapore care homes
Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities (THKMC), a voluntary welfare organisation in Singapore, has deployed a number of air quality sensors from IoT provider Unabiz, via Finnish Sigfox operator Connected Finland, …

Telefónica to launch 5G-based satellite NB-IoT for hard-to-reach enterprise venues
Telefónica is looking to offer a 5G-based dual-mode terrestrial-and-satellite service for NB-IoT connectivity. Its digital services business, Telefónica Tech, and managed services division, Telefónica Global Solutions (TGS), are working with …

Frankfurt Airport appoints NTT to deliver “Europe’s largest private 5G network”
Frankfurt-based airport operator Fraport, which operates Frankfurt Airport in Germany, has commissioned IT service provider NTT to build the “Europe’s largest private 5G campus network” (so-far announced), it has said. …

IoT platform provider Wireless Logic snaps up UK IoT firms Mobius and Jola
IoT connectivity platform provider Wireless Logic has acquired IoT MVNO Mobius Networks, a distributor of Vodafone M2M and IoT data SIMs for local government and smart cities, for an undisclosed …

Private 5G in China – JD Logistics powers through big summer sale with 5G AGV fleet
JD.com, the other mega China-based online retailer, has been running at least 100 “self-developed” automated guided (or “ground”) vehicles (AGVs) over a private 5G network, apparently from local vendors Huawei …

‘Below expectations’ – near-term private LTE and 5G forecasts adjusted down, again
Analyst house Dell’Oro Group has adjusted down its near-term forecast for the private LTE and 5G market. It said its calculations show that radio access network (RAN) shipments and revenues …