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Divided, but diversified – European takeup of enterprise AI shows stuttering promise

European enterprises are divided about adoption of AI for digital transformation, with two-in-five embracing AI technologies and two-in-five disinclined to engage with them. But the remainder are interested, and the diversity of AI technologies being adopted suggests decent momentum. This is the conclusion of a...

Five verticals for hybrid IoT – where short- and long-range IoT tech meet

Note, this article is taken from a new Enterprise IoT Insights editorial report on the combination of low-power short- and long-range communications technologies in hybrid IoT systems. Go here for the full report, which is free to download. A webinar on the same subject,...

Ireland looks to put cities in charge of coordinated neutral host 5G networks

Ireland has put city administrators and neutral host networks at the centre of a new five-year roadmap to bring 5G connectivity to the nation, and to stimulate economic growth. Dublin City Council will lead a “market engagement exercise” through the rest of 2020 to...

BAE Systems, Nissan line up behind new £30m UK fund for industrial 5G

The UK government has awarded £30 million to six new 5G testbeds, as part of a wider £200 million campaign to leverage 5G to energise the UK industrial sector, and as it seeks to open up UK telecoms supply chains. The £30 million package from...

Nokia promises “groundbreaking” 5G robotics from new India-based R&D facility

Nokia has announced a collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), for research and higher education in science and engineering, to establish a new ‘centre of excellence’ for networked robotics, with a major focus on 5G-connected drones in smart agriculture and emergency services.  The...

Telefónica pitches rejigged IoT and AI portfolio for post-Covid retail

Telefónica’s new digital-change unit, Telefónica Tech, has adapted its existing catalogue of IoT and big data solutions for the post-coronavirus recovery of the retail, tourism, hospitality, transport, and mobility sectors, it has said. The Spain-based operator revealed a five-point reinvention plan at the end of...

China’s Xi’an deploys AI-based intelligent traffic management system

Chinese city Xi'an has selected Hikvision for the deployment of an intelligent traffic management system, the latter said in a release. "Xi'an's city walls make it impossible to increase the size of the urban area. So it was only through technology that we could allow the...

Bird’s-eye view – why 5G MEC on streetlights is the only way for autonomous vehicles

A three-year industrial research project in Germany into how to bring safety and intelligence to next-generation transport systems has concluded the only way to is to combine IoT sensors, edge computing, and 5G connectivity in streetlighting infrastructure. The €5.5 million MEC-View project was commissioned by...

Wyld intros mesh networking for tracking, marketing; signs with NHS in Scotland

UK IoT networking company Wyld Networks has launched a Bluetooth and Wi-Fi based mesh solution to connect sundry consumer and enterprise devices together as a mechanism for localised content marketing, access control, and social distancing. The firm said its new Wyld Mesh and Wyld Fusion...

Hello, HaLow – all about the new Wi-Fi HaLow tech for low-power mid-range IoT

In truth, Wi-Fi HaLow is not new. The solution, geared towards low-power mid-range IoT solutions, was announced back in 2016. But there is gathering momentum around it, with chips and devices in the latter stages of development and a queue of customers apparently lined...

Huawei out of private 5G in UK, too – and carriers’ Industry 4.0 games will suffer

While the UK decision to ban Huawei from national 5G infrastructure does not, as it stands, cover the China-based firm’s ability to supply private cellular to UK enterprises, it will effectively disrupt its involvement in the space – and its scope may yet expand...

Fast-growing Cellnex snaps up private LTE specialist Edzcom in buying spree

Spanish infrastructure company Cellnex Telecom has acquired Finnish private networking specialist Edzcom for an undisclosed fee. The deal was announced in the company’s six-month business update for the period to the end of June, alongside the purchase of Arqiva's Telecommunications division in the UK...

UK provider Vilicom gets private LTE gig for world’s largest offshore wind farm

UK based telecoms provider Vilicom has struck a deal with Danish power company Ørsted to design and deploy an LTE network at its Hornsea Two offshore wind farm. On completion, in 2022, Hornsea Two will be the largest offshore wind farm in the world. The...

Walmart Canada pumps $3.5bn into IoT, AI, blockchain in smart logistics splash

Walmart Canada is investing $3.5 billion in digital transformation over the next five years, including to develop smarter stores and distribution centres, and to strike new deals with local tech firms. The investment covers internet-of-things (IoT) sensors, artificial intelligence (AI) software, and blockchain-based transportation...

German giants Bosch and Siemens reorganise for renewed Industry 4.0 assault

Cars featured about 10 million lines of software code a decade ago; they will have closer to 500 million lines of code by the time they drive themselves, some time after 2030. That was the line from Bosch, this week, as it set out...

Private 5G to outrun public 5G for spend and spectrum – but it will take 15 years

Spending on private and shared enterprise networks will surpass spending on public cellular networks in about 15 years. The traditional operator community has a fight on its hands to guarantee a place at the table, as the new Industry 4.0 networking feast unfolds over...

Kerlink teams up with Japanese distributor on LoRaWAN construction, agriculture apps

French IoT firm Kerlink has teamed up with Japanese medical devices and electronics distributor GISupply on a set of LoRaWAN-based IoT solutions for the smart health and farming sectors. The deal gives Kerlink a new market outlet, in Japan. Their “package of applications” bundles LoRaWAN-based...

World Economic Forum: $10tn GDP, 395m jobs by 2030 by prioritising nature – and tech

The World Economic Forum has published a study that says “nature-positive” enterprise solutions can create 395 million jobs and $10 trillion in revenue by 2030. A major subtext of the piece is how digital technologies, bringing insight and automation to critical industries, can drive...

Australian utility TasNetworks launches LoRaWAN grid network, Industry 4.0 platform

Australian electric utility Tasmanian Networks (TasNetworks) has appointed local LoRaWAN provider National Narrowband Network Co (NNNCo) to build a LoRaWAN network in the island state of Tasmania, off the southern Australian coast.  42-24, the IT and telecoms division of local government-owned TasNetworks, is will seek...

New MIOTY management platform brings integration with Azure, AWS, Cumulocity

BehrTech has released the latest version of its MYTHINGS Central network and device management platform for MIOTY-based low-power wide-area IoT networks. The 3.0 version includes backend integration with Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Cumulocity, as well as with other third-party applications and IoT platforms including...

Who is winning what – in the great LPWA networking war? (Round 2)

Note, this article is taken from a new Enterprise IoT Insights editorial report on the combination of low-power short- and long-range communications technologies in hybrid IoT systems. Go here for the full report, which is free to download. A webinar on the same subject,...

Ericsson to deploy private 5G for Groupe ADP, Air France at three Paris airports

Ericsson is to deploy private LTE and 5G networks at three major Paris airports as part of a new contract with Groupe ADP (Aéroports de Paris) and Air France, as well as Groupe ADP’s digital tech subsidiary Hub One. The Swedish vendor will install a...

New kid on the IoT block – going long-range with LoRaWAN / Sigfox rival MIOTY

Note, this article is taken from a new Enterprise IoT Insights editorial report, out tomorrow, on the combination of low-power short- and long-range communications technologies in hybrid IoT systems (see cover image below). Go here for the full report, which is free to download. The...

Over 70% of indoor private, shared cellular to be operated by new entrants by 2026

As much as 30 percent of the installed base of outdoor small cell networks and 71 percent of indoor enterprise systems in the next five years will be operated by new entrants to the cellular segment. This is the conclusion of a new market...