
Qualcomm intros compatibility tests for tethered 5G XR headset-handset combos
Qualcomm has launched a certification programme for combining augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR) devices and Snapdragon-based 5G smartphones. The programme will approve tethered AR and VR devices for …

COSCO, China Mobile complete automated vehicle trial at Chinese port
China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) subsidiary Cosco Shipping Ports said it has completed a 5G-enabled, automated vehicle trial at China’s Port of Xiamen. In a release, the company said …

Nokia helps prevent landslides on Chinese highways through IoT
Finnish vendor Nokia announced, in partnership with China Mobile/CMCC Guangxi, that it is delivering a landslide monitoring and early warning system for highways operations management company BGIGC Group. Deployed …

Operators will struggle to monetize 5G, NB-IoT, LTE-M in M2M market, says report
Cellular M2M value-added service revenues will account for only 14 per cent of the total revenues gained on the top of straight cellular M2M connection revenues, in the next five …

Chinese carriers connect 960 million devices to IoT networks: GSMA
Chinese mobile operators are leading the way in terms of IoT deployments as they have already connected nearly 960 million devices, according to a recent study by GSMA Intelligence. According …

Huawei and China Mobile build “world’s biggest” IoT management platform
Huawei and China Mobile have announced a new cloud-based platform for mobile operators to enable and manage ‘internet-of-things’ (IoT) connections, promising easy scalability, rapid development, and higher returns for IoT …

AT&T among 15 operators to commit to GSMA’s IoT security guidelines
Mobile operators from every region have backed the GSMA’s new IoT security guidelines. AT&T is the only US operator so far to have committed to the GSMA measures; it is …

China Mobile, Huawei demo remote vehicle control via CV2X and ‘5G Era LTE’
The demo, carried out during MWC Shanghai, used vehicles provided by Chinese manufacturer SAIC China Mobile, together with Huawei and Chinese state-owned automotive manufacturing company SAIC, have jointly demonstrated …

Ericsson and China Mobile to establish joint IIoT innovation lab
Ericsson and China Mobile have signed a strategic framework agreement at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona to collaborate on new enterprise and industrial IoT (IIoT) systems and services. The …

China accounts for almost half of global cellular IoT connections
Study finds China Mobile accounted for 32% of total cellular IoT connections at the end of Q3 2017 Mobile operators in China had more than 46% of global IoT cellular …