
IBM on 2021: Five 5G predictions – including cloud security, cellular IoT, drone deliveries
2021 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for 5G as cellular carriers ramp up deployment, new handsets enter the market, and consumers remain more dependent than ever on …

Hyundai buys robot maker Boston Dynamics from Softbank for $1.1 bn
Hyundai Motor Group has agreed a $1.1 billion deal with Softbank to acquire an 80 percent stake in US-based robotics company Boston Dynamics. Japan-based telecoms group Softbank will retain a …

New York Power Authority to test private LTE at 900 MHz for industrial IoT, drone checks
The New York Power Authority, the largest state public power group in the US, has received permission from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this week to experiment with private LTE …

A neutral-host 5G sky-network – for smart farming, industrial IoT, autonomous vehicles
In case you missed it, a Deutsche Telekom-backed 5G sky-network is gearing up for launch – offering country-wide 5G coverage for a decently-sized European country with just 60 masts – …

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 …

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 …

Nokia promises “groundbreaking” 5G robotics from new India-based R&D facility
Nokia has announced a collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), for research and higher education in science and engineering, to establish a new ‘centre of excellence’ for networked …

Qualcomm combines 5G and AI in new RB5 platform for high-end robots and drones
Qualcomm has announced a new top-end robotics platform featuring 5G connectivity and AI processing for high-compute, low-power robots and drones. The RB5 platform, based on the previous RB3 unit, comprises …

KDDI, LG Uplus to launch smart drones in Japan, Korea
Japanese carrier KDDI and Korean telco LG Uplus announced plans to launch Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corporation (CIRC)’s G6.0, a drone compatible with smart drone platforms, in Japan and South …

Brits back drones for emergency services, environmental monitoring, says Vodafone
Most people in Britain would support regulated usage of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, for critical services and industrial enterprises, according to a report by Vodafone. Eighty per cent …