Walgreens to implement Theatro’s IoT platform nationwide
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Walgreens, one of the largest drugstore chains in the U.S. has selected Theatro, a provider of voice-controlled mobile platform as a service for the hourly workforce. Under the terms …
UK water utility connects to Vodafone’s NB-IoT network to stop leakages
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSouth East Water is connecting digital water meters, sensors and acoustic loggers on underground mains water pipes to Vodafone’s NB-IoT network in the UK. The arrangement is part of a …
“NB-IoT is cheap in China – from as little as $3 per module,” says Huawei
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailCellular IoT technologies are expected to take the lion’s share of the low-power wide-area (LPWA) market, but it has been a bumpy start – outside of China, at least. Rival …
Ingenu’s second-coming: claims $2bn pipeline, contract wins, slates rivals
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailIoT provider Ingenu has relaunched with a ‘2.0’ message about the suitability of its low-power wide-area (LPWA) technology for sundry industrial sectors, with a platform-as-a-service offer and a number of …
LoRaWAN has the edge on NB-IoT, and Sigfox has retreated, says Proximus
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailDevice availability, network flexibility, and technical features give LoRaWAN the edge on NB-IoT today, reckons Proximus. But competition between the two IoT technologies will grow closer, it expects. Meanwhile, Sigfox …
What IoT applications does LoRaWAN serve best? Senet suggests 19
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailLoRaWAN supports a broad set of IoT applications, applicable to a wide variety of vertical markets. Below is a comprehensive list of 19 use cases, as provided by LoRaWAN provider …
Three NB-IoT deployment models – and why NB-IoT performance is not what it should be
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNarrowband IoT (NB-IoT) is a cellular-based low-power wide-area (LPWA) technology. Specified in Release 13 of the 3GPP in June 2016, it coexists with GSM and LTE in licensed frequency bands. …
T-Mobile US launches asset tracking solution via NB-IoT network
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail T-Mobile US announced it will start selling what it claims to be the first asset tracking solution in the United States, the telco said in a release. T-Mobile US …
Sensoneo implements smart waste monitoring solution in the US
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Cloud communications platform company Twilio said that it is powering its first commercial narrowband internet of things deployment in the United States by Sensoneo, a smart waste management solution …
Narrowband, private, and powerline – questions of connectivity for smart grids
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNote, this article is serialised from a report on the state of the smart energy market. It continues from a previous post.Go here for the last post; go here for the full …