
Covid-19 vaccine shipments – a defining public proof-point for IoT tracking?
If there was ever a critical proof-point for the efficacy of IoT technologies, then this is it: the coordinated global shipment of coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccines. This is the moment, arguably, …

Vodafone preps 5G-MEC to complement on-prem Industry 4.0 play in Europe
Vodafone has put-live its multi-access edge computing (MEC) offer on its LTE and 5G infrastructure in the UK, with data storage and processing functionality from AWS. The 5G-MEC combo is …

Verizon and AWS roll out 5G-based MEC to Dallas and Miami to drive new V2X trials
Verizon has rolled out 5G-based edge computing with AWS to Dallas and Miami, taking the total city-count for their combined infrastructure to seven cities in the US. The setup is …

Telefonica, Gestamp unveil 5G-connected factory use case in Barcelona
Spanish carrier Telefónica and Gestamp, which is a multinational company that designs and manufactures automotive components, have implemented a 5G-connected factory use case in one of Gestamp’s plants in …

Telstra, Ericsson devise edge-cloud 5G bundle to drive Industry 4.0 Down Under
Telstra and Ericsson have struck a deal to bundle localised edge-based 5G connectivity and compute functions for enterprises in Australia. The pair are looking to develop a reusable “edge cloud …

AT&T channels Ericsson to offer private LTE and 5G in CBRS spectrum
AT&T is offering localised private LTE and 5G in CBRS spectrum using Ericsson’s pre-packed radio access and cloud-based core networking products, along with its own multi-access edge computing portfolio. The …

Cloud players to take two-thirds of $7bn edge computing market in 2025
The global market for connected edge computing services will grow to about $7 billion in 2025, representing a seven-fold jump over 2019. The lion’s share – as much as two …

Booming MEC market to hit $7bn by 2024, as 90% of industry brings data home
Nine in 10 industrial enterprises will use edge computing by 2022, as cloud workloads shift closer to the ‘coal face’ of industry in pursuit of lower latency and higher security. …

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 …

Verizon and IBM pool 5G, IoT, edge analytics and networking in Industry 4.0 drive
Verizon and IBM are combining their capabilities in 5G connectivity, edge and cloud computing, and data analytics to service the industrial market’s pursuit of digital change, as part of the …