Ericsson buys $1.1bn Cradlepoint, puts carriers at heart of expansion strategy
Ericsson has signed off a $1.1 billion deal to purchase US-based Cradlepoint, which provides LTE and 5G wide-area networking (WAN) for the emergency services sector, office and retail spaces, and …
Landis+Gyr and Vodafone embed global IoT connectivity into meters and grid assets
Swiss energy management company Landis+Gyr has signed with UK-based Vodafone to connect smart meters and smart grid applications to 400-odd mobile networks in 180 countries using Vodafone’s network and roaming …
Edzcom and Signify team up on private Li-Fi and 5G combo for industry
Finnish private networking and edge computing specialist Edzcom has signed a deal with Netherlands-based lighting company Signify to offer Li-Fi based solutions combining two-way wireless infrared and visible light connectivity …
Energy sector urged to get behind LTE – first with carriers, then with licences
The energy industry should consider the LTE family of cellular technologies, including NB-IoT, LTE-M, and 4G and 5G, to spur their longer-term Industry 4.0 ambitions, according to analyst house Guidehouse …
Twenty miles with Bluetooth – new beacon billed as ‘game-changer’ for IoT, rival for LTE
Texas-based Apptricity has launched a long-range Bluetooth beacon capable of connecting sensors at distances of up to 20 miles outdoors, and up to 20 storeys indoors. It is presented as …
Bird’s-eye view – why 5G MEC on streetlights is the only way for autonomous vehicles
A three-year industrial research project in Germany into how to bring safety and intelligence to next-generation transport systems has concluded the only way to is to combine IoT sensors, edge …
Ericsson to deploy private 5G for Groupe ADP, Air France at three Paris airports
Ericsson is to deploy private LTE and 5G networks at three major Paris airports as part of a new contract with Groupe ADP (Aéroports de Paris) and Air France, as …
Deutsche Telekom intros LTE / LoRa access controls to help retailers regulate footfall
Deutsche Telekom is offering a sensor-based people counting solution and alert system to retailers in Germany manage in-store traffic volumes and social distancing as they reopen after lockdown. The solution …
Li-Fi fixes shortcomings of 5G for industrial IoT, says Industrial Internet Consortium
In research for a new report on industrial AR, Enterprise IoT Insights caught up with Farid Bichareh, smart factory chair at the Industrial Internet Consortium and chief technology officer at …
Mexico City completes mass deployment of LTE-connected video cameras
Mexico City has completed one of the fastest-ever integrated deployments of a connected city-wide surveillance system. The Mexican capital has seen 13,720 LTE-based video cameras installed in four months. Austin-based …
