BROWSING: IoT

Verizon Telematics biz looks for boost with Telogis acquisition

Verizon Telematics set to integrate Telogis SaaS products focused on connected car and mobile enterprise management sector In a move to expand its telematics business, Verizon Communications announced plans to acquire privately held Telogis, which is focused on software-as-a-service targeting the connected car and mobile...

MTS, Ericsson test LTE-U technology in Russia, prep for 5G

Ericsson will upgrade MTS network to support LTE-U, IoT Russian mobile operator MTS and Swedish vendor Ericsson have successfully tested a 5G technology solution – LTE-U (LTE-Unlicensed) – by aggregating two frequencies – 10 megahertz in the 1800 MHz spectrum band and 20 megahertz of...

Intel and Samsung join forces on U.S. IoT strategy

Samsung and Intel are teaming up on an industry-wide IoT strategy initiative to develop strategic recommendations on IoT for U.S. policy makers. Samsung made its ambitions in the internet of things (IoT) space clear, as it announced yesterday that it planned to invest $1.2 billion over...

Senator: Columbus, Ohio wins DoT’s Smart City Challenge

$40 million in Smart City Challenge funding to support transportation Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown on Tuesday said Columbus, Ohio, was the winner of the Department of Transportation's Smart City Challenge; the winning city is set to receive $40 million in federal dollars plus another $10...

FCC Chairman Wheeler cites America’s 5G leadership as ‘national priority’

FCC set for 'Spectrum Frontiers' proceedings next month in move to bolster spectrum support for 5G, IoT and virtual reality Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler talked all the usual use cases for “5G” technology, including the “internet of things” and virtual reality, in announcing...

Workers wary of wearables in the workplace

Deploying wearables in the workplace may seem like a logical step for businesses, but concerns over privacy make workers wary Using wearables in the workplace is a logical next step as the popularity of the devices continues to increase. In the U.K., 2015 sales of wearable devices grew...

Smart water management offers quick RoI

While many aspects of the smart city vision seem distant and overhyped, solutions for smart energy and water management are not only technologically ready to go today, but offer attractive business cases to the generally risk-averse utility sector. Trevor Hill, CEO of water management software-as-a-service...

Samsung investing $1.2B in IoT

Samsung CEO describes vision of 'human-centered' IoT Samsung Vice Chairman and CEO Oh-Hyun Kwon today announced the Korean technology giant will invest $1.2 billion over the next four years in U.S-based "internet of things"-related research, development and investments. During an event in Washington, D.C., Kwon laid...

Samsung investing $1.2 billion in internet of things

Samsung CEO describes vision of 'human-centered' internet of things Samsung Vice Chairman and CEO Oh-Hyun Kwon today announced the Korean technology giant will invest $1.2 billion over the next four years in U.S-based internet of things-related research, development and investments. During an event in Washington D.C.,...

FCC Chairman Wheeler cites America’s 5G leadership as ‘national priority’

FCC set for 'Spectrum Frontiers' proceedings next month in move to bolster spectrum support for 5G, IoT and virtual reality Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler talked all the usual use cases for “5G” technology, including the “internet of things” and virtual reality, in announcing...

Reality Check: From mobile to ambient – how bots, AI, IoT, and language are reinventing computing

Is the future of mobile a world without a screen? POPin looks at the use of ambient computing to change the mobile space with bots, AI, IoT and language At the recent I/O Developers Conference in Silicon Valley, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced the company...

Apple holds on in China, AT&T certifies IoT modules … 5 things to know today

1. Apple said Chinese authorities have not yet locked the iPhone 6 and 6s out of the Chinese market. The Chinese government moved to block sales of the two devices, saying their design infringed on a Chinese patent held by a company called Shenzhen...

Apple holds on in China, AT&T certifies IoT modules … 5 things to know today

1. Apple said Chinese authorities have not yet locked the iPhone 6 and 6s out of the Chinese market. The Chinese government moved to block sales of the two devices, saying their design infringed on a Chinese patent held by a company called Shenzhen...

Huawei signs smart vehicle deal with SamTech Middle East

Connected vehicles are part of the Huawei smart city portfolio Chinese ICT services provider Huawei signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SamTech Middle East, a regional systems integrator specializing in smart vehicle tracking systems. Under the terms of the deal, SamTech will develop customized applications...

AT&T discusses focus on smart city development

'Secure connectivity' is the common thread in smart city technologies AUSTIN, Texas--With an addressable market comprising virtually every city and town on the planet, carriers and service providers are adapting existing product lines and creating new solutions to address the smart city. AT&T is no...

AT&T discusses focus on smart city development

'Secure connectivity' is the common thread in smart city technologies AUSTIN, Texas--With an addressable market comprising virtually every city and town on the planet, carriers and service providers are adapting existing product lines and creating new solutions to address the smart city. AT&T is no...

Time to replace silos with smart city strategists

If they are to successfully cut across silos, smart city solutions need to be championed by a CIO with a strategic mandate In an ideal world, a smart city will deploy connected sensors that can capture and combine real-time data on everything from air pollution...

Time to replace silos with smart city strategists

If they are to successfully cut across silos, smart city solutions need to be championed by a CIO with a strategic mandate In an ideal world, a smart city will deploy connected sensors that can capture and combine real-time data on everything from air pollution...

SDN and NFV deployments to impact NA infrastructure spend

A new report from TBR predicts a steady decline in North America infrastructure spending through 2021 as carriers turn to SDN and NFV As telecom operators continue to migrate parts of their networks to software control using software-defined networking and network functions virtualization, the traditional...

Exploring the role of contactless beacons in a smart city

AUSTIN, Texas – Smart city deployments come in many forms, with one of the most simple methods of imbuing a physical object with connectivity and interactive access being a contactless beacon. Connecthings, founded in 2007, is looking at contactless beacons – think QR codes, NFC, Bluetooth...

5G: The bear case

Some skeptics believe the world won’t pay a premium for 5G. Are they right? With the vocal support of most vendors, many mobile operators and some governments, "5G" – a key enabler of the industrial "internet of things" – seems to be gaining momentum. But there are...

5G: The bear case

Some skeptics believe the world won’t pay a premium for 5G. Are they right? With the vocal support of most vendors, many mobile operators and some governments, 5G – a key enabler of the Industrial IoT - seems to be gaining momentum. But there are...

Indian startup Gaia Smart Cities expands IoT offering

Gaia Smart Cities acquires IoT unit of local firm Indian startup Gaia Smart Cities has acquired compatriot firm netCOR Solutions’s "internet of things" division. Under the terms of the agreement, netCOR Solutions will invest in Gaia Smart Cities to support the development of the firm. Gaia said the...

Indian startup Gaia Smart Cities expands IoT offering

Gaia Smart Cities acquired the IoT unit of local firm Indian startup Gaia Smart Cities acquired compatriot firm netCOR Solutions’s Internet of Things (IoT) division. Under the terms of the agreement, netCOR Solutions will invest in Gaia Smart Cities to support the development of the firm. Gaia said...