BROWSING: Standards

GSM-R, an aging railway standard In 2000, the railway companies of Europe sat down to finish up the creation of a cost-efficient and interoperable standard for communication between trains. The aim was to replace all analog systems then in use. They laid down the requirements...

An industrial IoT automation standard may be within reach as three global automation standard leaders have started working together to advance the industrial IoT. Realizing the full potential of the industrial IoT will require interoperability between devices and machines that today use different protocols. Forget...

3GPP IoT standards variants add to LPWAN confusion The 3GPP standardization group has introduced a number of LTE standards aimed at providing a network for IoT: Narrowband (NB) IoT, LTE Cat 1 and LTE Cat-M. These networks add to the mix (and perhaps, confusion) of already existing...

Despite likely fragmentation on the road to 5G, the number of 5G connections is expected to reach 690 million by 2025, says Strategy Analytics. The number of 5G connections will reach 690 million by 2025, according to a new forecast by Strategy Analytics. This means 5G...

Deutsche Telekom and SK Telecom are expanding their 5G alliance to include more operators and vendors around the globe. Deutsche Telekom (DT) and SK Telecom announced they are expanding their 5G alliance to include more operators and vendors from USA, Asia and Europe. The goal...

Straight to mmWave? Not so fast It is becoming increasingly accepted that mmWave (extremely high frequency), the frequencies in the spectrum between 30 Ghz and 300 Ghz, will define 5G networks. But there are still problems to be solved with mmWave before it is ready...

"Extremely high frequency" means extremely fast 5G speeds Millimeter wave (mmWave), also known as extremely high frequency (EHF), is the band of spectrum between 30 gigahertz (GHz) and 300 GHz. Wedged between microwave and infrared waves, this spectrum can be used for high-speed wireless communications as...

Verizon and SK Telecom announced they will collaborate on co-developing 5G specifications, thereby strengthening their existing 5G collaboration. South Korean operator SK Telecom and U.S. operator Verizon have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at SK Telecom’s headquarters in Seoul to co-develop 5G specifications and conduct...

Open systems will be key to unlocking value from different verticals and applications in future smart cities. Provided we can agree on what openness is. Standards are a great way of ensuring interoperability in a mature and stable industry environment. In the case of smart cities however,...

Although 5G isn't set for standardization by 3GPP and the ITU until 2020, carriers and vendors are aggressively working on pre-standardized technology with many bullish on the outlook for commercialization. Verizon, which announced it would start 5G trials last year now says it has...

Forget IIoT standards, at least for now. Focus instead on interoperability and business models. An exclusive interview with Dr. Richard Soley, chairman and CEO of OMG and executive director of the Industrial Internet Consortium. Interoperability, or lack thereof, is a major challenge when businesses set...

Smart cities could waste $341 billion by 2025 by implementing non-standardized IoT solutions. The lack of open Internet of Things (IoT) standards has often been blamed for slowing down widespread adoption of IoT solutions. Implementing non-standardized IoT solutions could also prove costly. New research by Machina Research...

A number of companies including Bosch Rexroth, Cisco, Intel, KUKA, National Instruments, Schneider Electric and TTTech have announced last month, plans to develop what it claims to be the world’s first Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) testbed. The firms said that the testbed will be carried...

10 key indicators to watch Ubiquitous connectivity is set to bring about another industrial revolution. Connected sensors and controls will enable us to monitor and adjust almost every activity in real-time, empowering businesses, cities and individuals to become far more efficient and innovative. Although we can see...

Similar to 3G and 4G cases, ITU-R (International Telecommunication Union – Radio communication Study Groups) will request standard organizations to standardize a new interface based on their recommendations for performance and capabilities. After evaluation of each submission, the standards that succeed will be authorized...

https://youtu.be/NoNgOMTjJag Are IoT standards keeping up with IoT innovation?  IEEE IoT standards body is hard at work to deliver IoT P2413 interoperability standards framework by 2017 Watch IoT Innovation interview with Oleg Logvinov - Chair of the IEEE P2413 working group, IEEE Internet Initiative, joining RCR Wireless News CEO...

The Thread Group, an organization composed of in-home "Internet of Things" device manufacturers, announced the first phase of its product certification program called Thread 1.0. Thread, along with security testing partner UL, plans to use software stacks from ARM, Freescale and Silicon Labs to test more than...

The companies who are bringing LTE-Unlicensed to the industry have added new partners and launched a new coalition to promote the technology, seeking to reassure both regulators and Wi-Fi stakeholders that running LTE in unlicensed spectrum will not impact Wi-Fi. Founding members of the Evolve...

Within six years, the number of connected devices that are NOT smartphones, tablets or PCs will skyrocket to 26 billion, according to Gartner. The means that the Internet of Things will include more than three times as many devices as the traditional mobile ecosystem....