BROWSING: connectivity
ZTE explains how to accelerate the upgrade of smart manufacturing
The full connectivity of digital infrastructure and the intelligent platform are the twin engines for smart factories to accelerate the intelligent manufacturing upgrade, according to Summer Chen, Vice President and General Manager of Branding and PR Strategies at ZTE.
During a presentation at the Manufacturing...
Why should we celebrate World Wi-Fi Day? (Reader Forum)
The potential availability of additional spectrum will greatly enhance Wi-Fi
On June 20th, we celebrate World Wi-Fi Day. Why? Because Wi-Fi is part of life. We often neglect the importance of this technology in our daily lives. Wi-Fi encompasses much more than just education, medicine,...
Wi-Fi Alliance®: Unlicensed spectrum is the key to closing the digital divide
Wi-Fi®: Connectivity on a global scale
Fair and equal access to internet connectivity is a necessity in today’s world, yet many communities remain underserved. The digital divide represents the unequal access to digital technology and connectivity in regions across the globe and places a disproportionate...
Huawei to accelerate investments in digitalization
Huawei and its partners have developed and released over 100 digital transformation standards for the smart city, finance, electric power, highway, aviation and healthcare industries
Chinese vendor Huawei will accelerate investments in the digitalization space, particularly in areas including connectivity, computing storage and cloud, the...
Is connectivity a deal breaker to Industry 4.0 success?
The manufacturing sector is gradually adopting wireless and automation technologies as it embraces the Industry 4.0 concept, Alper Yegin, chair of the Technical Committee and vice-chair of LoRa Alliance, said during a presentation at the 5G Manufacturing Forum—available on demand here.
“When we're looking at...
Europe authorizes in-flight 5G services
Passengers aboard flights in the EU will be able to use their mobile phones just like with a ground-based 5G mobile network
Airlines in Europe will be able to provide the latest 5G technology on their planes, now that the European Commission has updated the...
Bharti Airtel launches new IoT connectivity solution
The Airtel ‘Always On’ solution complies with the Automotive Research Association of India’s AIS-140 standard implemented by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Indian operator Bharti Airtel announced the launch of its new IoT connectivity solution, dubbed “Always On."
In a release, the telco said...
Digi White Paper: Solutions for Utilities – Increasing Efficiency with Connectivity
Using Digi solutions, a power company can optimize grid performance, prevent outages, restore outages faster when they do occur, and enable consumers to manage their own energy usage right down to the individual networked appliance.
The routers were a desirable choice for ElectriCities because of...
Building the Connected Community of Tomorrow With Kevin Coyne of Summit Broadband
Always a crucial aspect of business, the importance of connection was highlighted when the pandemic hit. Our guest this episode, Kevin Coyne of Summit Broadband, strives to be an instrument in building a connected community of tomorrow with Summit Broadband's products and services. With...
NTT Com launches global service to support deployment of IoT equipment
NTT Com said the new service will target clients that deploy equipment such as automobiles, construction or agricultural machinery
Japanese company NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) announced the launch of IoT Connect Mobile Type A, or ICM(A), an IoT connectivity service for mobile connectivity via SIM...
‘Buildings have to be programmable,’ says Cisco’s smart building lead
'Cisco has added elements of smart buildings to everything it's doing,' the exec says
According to Bob Cicero, Cisco's smart building lead for the Americas, technology and connectivity have become the fourth utility, after water, gas and electricity. As a result, Cisco has been focused...
Quectel White Paper: Why cellular connectivity provides the robust, secure foundation for new revenues in smart metering
Smart meter deployments have been underway across the globe for many years with many millions of devices already deployed. Substantial and sustained further growth is expected as utility companies seek more accurate, granular and timely data to operate their businesses more efficiently. By definition,...
Arianespace launches satellites for improved internet and mobility services
The launch included the Star One D2 satellite and the Eutelsat Quantum satellite
Last week, Arianespace successfully launched a pair of communications satellites — Star One D2 and Eutelsat Quantum — into geostationary orbit around the Earth for two of the company’s customers: Embratel, the...
Accenture: SMBs don’t trust enterprise digital or IT service providers, opening the door for CSPs
SMBs feel that enterprise providers are just trying to “sell them stuff and move on” and as a result, “overpromise and underdeliver”
In a recent report, conducted by Accenture, 49% of small and medium-sized business (SMB) respondents indicated that they do not trust enterprise companies...
Sierra Wireless White Paper: Business-Critical IoT Connectivity Solutions: Key Management Challenges
Businesses are becoming more reliant on their IoT connectivity as services evolve, with greater emphasis on overall cost reductions as well as increasing revenue expectations. It is one thing to select the most appropriate IoT connectivity to fulfill the needs of an IoT project,...
Editorial Webinar: Wi-Fi 6 and 5G: Why pick?
Connectivity for large venues is a consummate challenge only exacerbated by growth in data consumption and evolution in cellular and Wi-Fi technologies.
When considering a venue investment, 5G and Wi-Fi 6 isn't an "or" consideration, rather an "and" scenario where both flavors to high-capacity connectivity...
Solve cellular coverage challenges to get an A+ in the education sector
The U.S. education market is estimated to have a capital spend of over $100 billion, according to EdWeek. As with any market with a CAPEX that size, the education sector is very competitive and crowded with vendors, large and small, offering their own fragmented...
Huawei Webinar: TECH4ALL / Saving the Rainforests with Artificial Intelligence
The world’s rainforests are some of the most important, life-sustaining natural resources on the planet. Yet these beautiful, valuable environments are under constant threat from illicit loggers, hunters, and poachers. Fortunately, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, combined with wireless communication, is helping to preserve and...
Huawei Webinar: The Significance of the Semiconductor Industry in the US
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) research finds the United States is the global leader of the semiconductor market, with a 45-50% market share. That leadership relies upon very large investments in R&D, which are funded by access to global markets. Chinese companies, for example, account...
Huawei Webinar: COVID-19, Connectivity and Community
The coronavirus pandemic has transformed how many around the world work, learn, and live. Now more than ever, access to secure, modern connectivity is essential to supporting and maintaining teams, communities, and other human-to-human interactions and relationships.
On April 29, join us for an inspiring...
Millions of working Americans combat poor connectivity amid COVID-19: Report
Roughly 85 million people are now working from home due to COVID-19
As a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic, 57.7% of the U.S. began working from home, according to a new report commissioned by Waveform, a cellular signal booster provider. The good news is...
Sigfox on 2020: Three key areas for growth and democratization of IoT
Ajay Rane, vice president for global business development, Sigfox:
The IoT, and the networks that devices run on, are poised for growth and maturity in 2020. Key to this will be an expansion in network coverage, as well as a reduction in the cost of...
Understanding Wi-Fi 6: New standard offers more than higher speeds
Improved network capacity and coverage among Wi-Fi 6 benefits
Built in response to the ever-growing number of connected devices worldwide, Wi-Fi 6, the next generation of Wi-Fi technology, offers more than just improved speed.
Based on the IEEE 802.11ax standard, the latest Wi-Fi iteration was designed to improve capacity,...
Editorial Webinar: IoT Connectivity: Who is winning what?
For all the experience of LTE and excitement of 5G, the IoT market has been propped by low-power wide-area (LPWA) technologies. The concept of smart-anything as the prerequisite for industrial change – in buildings, cities, manufacturing, logistics, agriculture – has gained credence, in large...