Western IoT brands lose 15% share in 12 months as China ramps up NB-IoT focus
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailWell established North American and European manufacturers of M2M and IoT devices have seen their share of global shipments slip by 15 per cent in the last 12 months as …
A smart approach to service assurance in the smart factory (Reader Forum)
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailManufacturing businesses are increasingly adopting advanced digital technologies to enhance their capabilities to satisfy customer demand for the production of more high-quality products at a faster rate than ever before, …
Analyst Angle: The ICARUS initiative: Using IoT to build a global sensor network of animals
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe 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 …
Orbcomm launches new cold chain monitoring solution
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe new offering enables fuel and temperature management, maintenance, logistics and regulatory compliance for refrigerated assets U.S. provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) and internet of things (IoT) solutions, Orbcomm launched a …
Swiss firm Else raises $3 million to launch IoT nanosatellite
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe European startup expects its constellation of nanosatellites to provide vertically-targetted IoT andM2M communication platforms Swiss space start-up Else, which is currently developing the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) nanosatellite constellation …
China Telecom launches IoT open platform in partnership with Ericsson
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe companies say the new IoT platform will allow enterprises to launch IoT through partnerships China Telecom and Ericsson have launched the China Telecom IoT Open Platform, a global connection …
Vodacom opens NB-IoT lab in South Africa
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThrough the NB-IoT lab, the telco aims to launch M2M, IoT systems in the African country South African telecommunications operator Vodacom, owned by U.K.-based telco Vodafone, has opened a NB-IoT …
Cisco says M2M connections supporting IoT will reach 13.7 billion by 2021
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThese connections will represent more than half of global devices and connections by that year. M2M connections that support Internet of Things (IoT) applications are expected to be more than …
SoftBank selects Gemalto for IoT connectivity services
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe Dutch firm will provide its remote SIM Provisioning platform Japanese telecommunications operator SoftBank has selected Dutch digital security firm Gemalto as a partner for On-Demand Connectivity (ODC) services enabling …
Altair chipset passes interoperability tests with Lightweight M2M protocol
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailAltair Semiconductor, a provider of LTE chipsets, announced earlier this month that its ALT1160 LTE Cat-1 chipset successfully completed interoperability testing with the Open Mobile Alliance’s Lightweight machine-to-machine protocol. The test …
