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AT&T discusses the IoT implications of FirstNet

Last year the First Responders Network Authority awarded a $6.5 billion contract to AT&T to build out a nationwide LTE network for public safety use. AT&T, which is allowed to use the 20 megahertz of 700 MHz spectrum for commercial services as well, is...

Smart cities enablement dominates AT&T CES news

New AT&T solution remotely monitors road and rail infrastructure According to the American Society of Civil Engineers 2017 Infrastructure Report Card, nearly half of bridges in the United States are more than 50 years old. Revitalization of civil infrastructure at scale is a common objective...

Siemens deploys connected vehicle technologies in Las Vegas

Las Vegas is also working with networking firm Cisco in a wider smart city initiative Siemens, along with Brandmotion and Commsignia, is working with the City of Las Vegas to provide a turnkey vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) and vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) solution. Siemens said the solution will be...

Dallas investing in smart traffic management with Ericsson

Smart traffic system allows dynamic control of traffic lights, school flashers, signage The city of Dallas, Texas, has tapped Ericsson's Connected Urban Transport suite to help add automation and responsiveness to the city's traffic management system, as well as providing data analysis, monitoring and management...

Mercedes-Benz looks to implement smart factory capabilities

 Mercedez-Benz is currently focusing on the digitalization of the entire value chain Mercedes-Benz is in the process of networking the entire automotive value chain including the design, production, sales and service areas. The German manufacturer said this implementation if setting the stage for a completely...

Bosch moves to smart manufacturing concept in Southeast Asia

The German firm has opened a new smart factory in Thailand and plans to add smart manufacturing capabilities to an existing plant in Vietnam German company Bosch said it has invested 80 million euros ($96.2 million) to open a smart factory in Thailand to meet...

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 connections at the end of the third quarter of 2017, according to a recent study...

AT&T launches LTE-M network in Mexico

AT&T launched LTE-M technology in the U.S. market in May 2017 AT&T has completed the necessary network software upgrades to support the deployment of its LTE-M network in Mexico. This new launch follows commercial LTE-M trials in the Mexican cities of Tijuana and Puebla in...

Analyst Angle: IoT — how we got here and concern for privacy

  Internet of Things (IoT) has become a rallying cry for the world of connecting (mostly small devices) together and to the Cloud. This could be one of the largest new markets to develop in decades. You get meters able to read and forward information...

SoftBank makes new deal to expand its IoT business

The Japanese telco will collaborate with Israeli firm Vayyar to focus on several IoT use cases Japanese telecommunications operator SoftBank has partnered with Israeli firm Vayyar Imaging to collaborate in the internet of things (IoT) field. The companies also agreed that SoftBank will be the...

Three smart manufacturing case studies

Smart manufacturing is a process that uses internet-connected machinery to monitor the overall production process of a factory. The main goal of smart manufacturing is to identify opportunities for automating manufacturing operations and use data analytics to improve the overall performance of the manufacturing...

Smart manufacturing: Inside Cargotec’s digital transformation

Internet of things 'essential' part of digital transformation strategy Cargotec Corporation is a Finnish company that makes cargo-handling machinery for ships, ports, terminals and local distribution. The firm has been implementing a digital transformation process over recent years in a move to improve operation efficiency...

How the IoT is improving efficiency in the railroad industry

Predictive maintenance is a key IoT use case that's improving railroad operations At a high level, the internet of things (IoT) is all about maximizing asset availability, reliability and efficiency. This is highlighted in the railroad industry, both passenger and cargo, where timelines has a...

Analyst Angle: The ICARUS initiative: Using IoT to build a global sensor network of animals

The new generation of mobility called the Internet of Things (IoT) has evolved very quickly to become a ‘super brand’ covering not only mobility but smart cities, wireless meter reading and a host of other vertical market segments. IoT started as a simple, focused market...

DARPA wants an “ocean of things”

The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency is kicking off a new program that envisions taking the internet of things to grand scale, using IoT technology for "persistent situational awareness over large ocean areas" -- or what it calls the "ocean of things." DARPA's Ocean of...

Vodafone expands NB-IoT footprint with new deployment in Germany

Vodafone launched the technology in Düsseldorf as part of an initiative to offer this service in 13 German cities by end-2018 Vodafone Germany has announced the activation of its NB-IoT network in Düsseldorf, German press reported. The NB-IoT launch is part of a wider program...

Top 50 of 2017, Part 2: IoT hype, sensors, 5G FWA

Editors note: This week we’ll take a look back at the 50 stories that drew the highest level of engagement from our RCR Wireless News community.  Mobile devices making data connections must be configured with an LTE APN Within the Long Term Evolution (LTE) network infrastructure...

ZTE expands presence in the IoT market with new platform

 ZTE said its new ThingxCloud platform includes IoT devices, connection management as well as application enabling management ZTE has released a new generation of ZTE's ThingxCloud IoT platform products. The company said its ThingxCloud solution, a basic IoT cloud platform with advanced technology architecture, can connect...

IoT helping Mobike improve operational efficiency outside China

The Chinese smart bike sharing firm is using Vodafone’s IoT platform to support its foreign operations Chinese smart bike sharing service Mobike is using IoT connectivity from U.K-based telecoms group Vodafone in order to improve its operation efficiency. Since launching in Shanghai, China in April 2016,...

Far EasTone kicks off first NB-IoT deployment in Taiwan

The telco aims to deploy 8,000 NB-IoT base stations in Q2 2018 Taiwan’s third-largest telecom operator Far EasTone Telecommunications has activated its Narrowband-Internet of Things (NB-IoT) network, Asian press reported. The telco said it expects to reach 7,000 enterprise subscribers with this new offering within the...

How Bosch Rexroth embraced digital transformation

A Q&A with Manfred Hahn, VP and Technical Plant Manager, Bosch Rexroth Many companies in several industries are adopting smart manufacturing strategies in a move to improve operation efficiency and gain more value from business. One of the companies that has embraced digital transformation is...

Precision agriculture global market to reach $4.9 billion in 2021

The market is expected to expand at a CAGR of 13.6% during the 2016-2021 period, consultancy finds The global market for precision agriculture solutions is forecasted to reach about 4.2 billion euros ($4.9 billion) in 2021, up from 2.2 million euros in 2016, according to...

Orange expands IoT coverage in Europe

 Orange said new infrastructure will enable nationwide NB-IoT and LTE-M services in Belgium Orange Belgium announced that its new internet of things (IoT) network has reached full coverage to support the massive deployment of IoT solutions across the country. Orange announced the availability of narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT)...

Verizon touting IoT with ‘Humanability’ campaign

IoT is central to Verizon strategic plans We're more than just a wireless network operator--that's the central message of a new Verizon campaign called "Humanability" that highlights a wide range of internet of things (IoT) initiatives. “At Verizon we have one mission: to give people the...