UAE operator du white-labels Software AG’s Cumulocity IoT platform
Telecoms operator du, formerly Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), has partnered with Germany-based Software AG to offer a subscription-based digital-change offer to UAE based enterprises. The pair called it a …
Deutsche Telekom to build LTE campus network for drone deliveries to hospitals
Deutsche Telekom is to build a “new type” of LTE-based campus network using spectrum from its public network to test drone deliveries of medical supplies. The deployment is at the …
Bluetooth-based COVID-19 notification systems to be extended to wearables
A new Bluetooth specification is being developed so wearable devices can participate in existing smartphone-based coronavirus (COVID-19) notification systems, being deployed with Bluetooth technology. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) …
Verizon relaunches IoT marketplace, lands digital transformation deal with Bayer
Verizon has launched (relaunched?) an IoT marketplace on its ThingSpace platform for customers to purchase, activate and manage customised IoT solutions.It has also announced a five-year contract with German pharmaceutical …
Michigan to develop a 40-mile autonomous vehicle corridor
The autonomous vehicle corridor will go from Detroit to Ann Arbor Last week, Michigan announced that it is working with Cavnue, a subsidiary of Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners, to explore the …
New LoRa-based network covers more than 306km of South Korean expressway
South Korean’s government-affiliated Korean Expressway Corporation (KEC) has deployed built a network based on Semtech’s LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN protocol for more than 306 km of its expressways. The LoRa-based network is …
Verizon builds cm-level RTK into 5G network to prep for drone deliveries, driverless cars
Verizon is deploying real-time kinematic (RTK) satellite navigation on its 5G network in the US, to offer hyper-precise positioning with centimetre-level location accuracy for IoT tracking services, and notably development …
NTT and Mavenir target Industry 4.0 in Germany with open private-5G combo
NTT Data, the business services division of NTT Group, is working with open RAN provider Mavenir to jointly develop a “complete range” of radio and core access solutions, plus data …
Twenty miles with Bluetooth – new beacon billed as ‘game-changer’ for IoT, rival for LTE
Texas-based Apptricity has launched a long-range Bluetooth beacon capable of connecting sensors at distances of up to 20 miles outdoors, and up to 20 storeys indoors. It is presented as …
Dell, Tech Mahindra get behind Software AG’s Covid app, after ‘Europe-wide’ testing
Software AG has released a social distancing solution via its partners, including Dell Technologies and Tech Mahindra, to help companies navigate the complexities of virus spreading in the workplace. The …
