
Network and chipset advances will see NB-IoT shoulder the IoT workload, says Huawei
NB-IoT connections will comprise the vast majority of cellular IoT by 2021, at up to 75 per cent and around one billion devices, according to Huawei. The number will climb …

The raw and the cooked – Impressions of MWC 2019, and the state of ‘things’
What is 5G anyway? Ericsson kicked off Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 by stating it is deploying 5G networks at pace, faster than anyone else. But these networks – alongside those …

UK launches 5G factory trials in Worcestershire
Companies already testing 5G in industrial environments are Worcester Bosch and Yamazaki Mazak The U.K.’s first live 5G factory trials have been launched at the Worcestershire 5G Testbed, …

Arm, AT&T, Ericsson, HPE et al join new Linux group to bring order to edge IoT chaos
The Linux Foundation has started a new umbrella organisation, LF Edge, to establish an open, interoperable framework for edge computing that is independent of hardware, silicon, cloud, or operating system. …

Vodafone claims European ‘firsts’ in live tests of cellular for cars and drones
Vodafone has completed the first live tests in Europe of a full cellular system for both short and long-range vehicular communications, as well as for monitoring and managing multiple unmanned …

Huawei intros smart city platform, calls it only “full-stack” system for cities
Huawei has launched a digital platform for smart cities, claiming at the same time it is already working with 160 cities in over 40 countries on smart city solutions. Huawei …

Free trade in tech helps economies grow (Reader Forum)
Over the past few decades, the liberalization of trade has allowed small and mid-sized enterprises to expand into global markets, while information communications technology (ICT) has become a key driver …

Huawei, Audi strengthen intelligent connected vehicles cooperation
Huawei said it has integrated its mobile data center platform into the Audi Q7 Huawei and Audi announced plans to strengthen their cooperation in the field of intelligent …

Huawei unveils AI strategy, launches new AI portfolio
Huawei’s new offering in the AI segment includes a new series of chips Chinese vendor Huawei has unveiled the company’s new artificial intelligence strategy as well as its AI …

The URLLC debate (pt3): How will 5G slices be provisioned? (Will operators retain control?)
Network slicing, allowing for multiple network layers on top of a single shared infrastructure, is arguably the most significant capability of incoming 5G technologies. It brings brand new business opportunities …