MQTT provider and LPWA rival Thingstream snapped up by u-blox for $10.4m
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSwiss IoT company u-blox has bought UK-based Thingstream, which offers low power wide-area (LPWA) IoT connectivity based on the MQTT lightweight messaging protocol. The sale closed for at CHF 10 …
“The future starts here” – four cases of industrial AR in automotive manufacturing
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe hottest new digital tech in the automotive space is not the electrification or automation of vehicles. It is not, actually, sensors or analytics in production facilities. Instead, it is …
What is 5G ENCODE? All about the UK’s biggest industrial 5G project
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailBuried towards the bottom of the UK government’s announcement early last month of £65 million of new funding for rural and industrial 5G, part of a £200 million government fund …
Nokia cuts lead times for RAN prototypes by 50% with industrial AR, MEC and LTE
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNokia has reduced lead times for base station prototypes at factories in Finland and India by 50 per cent with the use of augmented reality (AR) for training on its …
SAP recruits startups for Industry 4.0 foundries in Singapore, Tokyo and Berlin
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSAP has announced a trio of Industry 4.0 initiatives in Singapore, Tokyo, and Berlin to help startups integrate with its solutions and customers. The programmes are run by so-called ‘foundry’ …
Private LTE champ Ukkoverkot rebrands as Edzcom, sets sights on France and UK
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFinnish private wireless provider Ukkoverkot, which has won a number of industrial LTE contracts with country-mate Nokia, has rebranded as Edzcom, and set a strategy for international growth, the company …
Hannover Messe cancelled because of coronavirus
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailHannover Messe has been cancelled for the first time in its history as coronavirus continues to take hold in Europe, and other markets. Deutsche Messe, which runs the show, said …
‘We are in planning’ – BMW to apply for ad hoc private 5G spectrum through 2020
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailGerman automotive giant BMW has confirmed it will apply for 5G sepctrum licences in the 3.7-3.8 GHz industrial band in local factorties at home on an ad hoc basis through …
‘A little more or a little less, but it will explode’ – Sigfox on its ‘1B23’ growth target
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSigfox has settled on three primary IoT use cases to deliver massive scale as it carries on its path to reach a billion connections inside the next 24 months, and …
Industrial 5G will be ‘centre of digitalization for years to come’, says Siemens
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrivate industrial 5G will be at the heart of manufacturing production from 2021, Siemens has said, as the industrial giant continues to move ahead with test networks at its electronics …
