Amazon trumps Google in smart home sales; smart lighting tops growth forecasts
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe smart home market in Europe continued to grow in the third quarter of 2019, reaching almost 23.8 million units, an increase of 18.1 per cent compared to the same …
Ericsson, Telia carry out 5G autonomous ferry demo in Norway
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Ericsson, Telia and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have partnered to carry out a demonstration of a 5G autonomous ferry, Ericsson said in a release. The …
Three key test cases for industrial 5G being explored by AT&T and Samsung
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAT&T and Samung have revealed a number of initial use-case experiments for industrial 5G at the duo’s new ‘Innovation Zone’ within Samsung’s semiconductor factory on Austin, Texas. These include tests …
Telensa teams with Samsung on 5G, AI and blockchain for smart cities in APAC, US
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSamsung and Telensa are to collaborate on smart city projects around streetlighting and data governance, with work slated in South Korea, followed by wider deployments across Asia Pacific and in …
AT&T mixes industry verticals and digital tech to brew-up new supply-chain magic
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe supply chain links the whole Industry 4.0 movement. For higher-grade operational intelligence to be brought to bear across the wider industrial market, the supply chain needs to mesh-in with …
Arm, AT&T, Ericsson, HPE et al join new Linux group to bring order to edge IoT chaos
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe Linux Foundation has started a new umbrella organisation, LF Edge, to establish an open, interoperable framework for edge computing that is independent of hardware, silicon, cloud, or operating system. …
Carrier focused smart car vendors Tantalum, Springworks combine in £14m deal
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailCarrier focused connected-car companies Tantalum and Springworks have combined in a deal worth around £14 million, bolstering their position in Europe and the US automotive and telecommunications markets. The deal …
Samsung to recruit 1,000 data scientists for New York AI research hub
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSamsung said it aims to employ about 1,000 specialists globally in the AI field Samsung announced plans to open a new artificial intelligence research centre in New York City, …
IoT standard gets security, compatability updates; new products promised in 2019
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailMainstream appliance manufacturers Electrolux, Haier, LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics will introduce smart-home products based on an emerging ‘internet-of-things’ (IoT) standard from the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) next year. The …
Zigbee claims record sales with surge in lighting, meters and climate control
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAnnual shipments of Zigbee chipsets will reach one billion by 2023, mostly in smart home sensors, accounting for 85 per cent of IEEE 802.15.4 mesh network devices. Half a billion …
