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Cellnex gets EU funds for shared 5G network for IoT, V2X on Czech-Poland border

Shared 5G infrastructure is to be deployed for smart vehicle and traffic communications, plus for rural connectivity, in cross-border areas between the Czech Republic and Poland. The project is funded by the European Union (EU) as part of its Connecting Europe Facility for digital...

Boldyn to buy Apogee to expand connectivity in US higher-ed campuses

UK-headquartered shared network specialist Boldyn Networks has agreed to acquire US-based higher-education connectivity provider Apogee Telecom for an undisclosed fee. The announcement follows hard on the heels of its completion, yesterday (March 5), of the purchase of industrial private 5G specialist Edzcom from Spanish...

Verizon to supply 4G/5G IoT to Sony-Honda AI-EV JV in US

US operator Verizon has struck a deal with Japan-based counterpart KDDI to provide connectivity in North America to a forthcoming electric vehicle from Sony Honda Mobility (SHM), a joint venture between Sony and Honda. Verizon will supply cellular IoT and broadband connectivity to the...

BT launches ‘multi-million-pound’ NB-IoT network for UK smart cities (etc)

BT has opened a new NB-IoT network in the UK to serve the smart cities space, alongside utilities, construction, and logistics services. The firm claims 97 percent population outdoor coverage for the new infrastructure, which rides on its EE-branded LTE network in the 1800MHz...

Reimagine the Future with Boldyn Networks ft. Christos Karmis

Dive into the future of connectivity with Carrie Charles on the latest episode of '5G Talent Talk'. Join us as we sit down with Christos Karmis, the visionary US CEO of Boldyn Networks, for an exclusive peek into the world of cutting-edge network connectivity...

10 new 5G projects get €50m EU funds – for healthcare, public safety, logistics

Ten new projects have been selected for €50 million of European Union (EU) funding from a second call for proposals under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF Digital) programme. The focus of the funding is 5G for Smart Communities’, and includes a couple of notable...

Renault taps IoT startup ProvenRun for max-security in-car comms

France-based IoT security startup ProvenRun has done a deal with Renault Group to protect onboard comms on software-defined vehicle (SDV) platforms for Ampere, the car company’s electric vehicle (EV) software spinoff. The firm has worked with Ampere on a ‘protocol breaker’ product to create...

Six verticals for Wi-Fi HaLow – as Wi-Fi crowd preps new low-power IoT contender

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), handling Wi-Fi industry cooperation and initiatives, has said Wi-Fi HaLow is ready to rock in “commercial IoT deployments across a range of sectors”. As such, it has issued a new white paper with a bunch of likely deployment scenarios...

AT&T talks IoT strategy and focus areas

The new AT&T Connected Solutions group incorporates connected vehicles into larger IoT business Over the years CES has gradually brought in more and more automotive technology and this year was no exception. Given AT&T’s long-standing leadership in connecting vehicles, RCR Wireless News caught up with...

CelcomDigi inks partnership to develop Industry 4.0 solutions

CelcomDigi said the collaboration with SoftBank and SC-NEX will leverage on the expertise of both firms on AI, robotics and analytic solutions Malaysian carrier CelcomDigi announced a strategic partnership with Japanese telco SoftBank and SC-NEX, a firm owned by Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation, to accelerate the...

Boldyn to build neutral-host 5G smart-city network in Rome

UK-headquartered neutral host provider Boldyn Networks has signed a deal with Roma Capitale, the municipal government covering the Italian capital plus 120 other municipalities around the city of Rome, to deploy 5G and Wi-Fi infrastructure across the Lazio region to support its ‘smart-city’ ambitions....

Las Vegas selects Juniper Network for its 5G private network

Las Vegas selected Juniper Networks’ Cloud Metro solution, featuring ACX7024 cloud metro routers and EX4300 switches Juniper Networks announced the city of Las Vegas has selected Juniper Cloud Metro solutions for building its private 5G network, with the aim of powering services for the...

‘Cellular has changed’ – eSIM positions cellular IoT for energy transition

Utility providers are grappling with the quickening pace of energy transition as an urgent response to climate change, and to escalating pressure about how power is produced and consumed. At the same time, they are faced with a tangle of counter pressures as markets...

Deutsche Telekom and partners showcase 5G network slicing for urban infrastructure

The network slicing demo took place at the new Deutsche Telekom lab in Poland and in partnership with with cthings.co and Valmont Deutsche Telekom demonstrated the use of 5G network slicing for mission-critical urban infrastructure with edge IoT solutions company cthings.co. The demonstration took place...

Why meters matter – why smart meters are the best of IoT (and deserve more love)

Note: this an introduction to and reduction of a forthcoming editorial report on smart meters, covering ‘how IoT has changed up a gear in the utilities market’. The report will be available next month. RCR Wireless will host a webinar on the same subject...

Poland releases 3.8-4.2 GHz band for local private (and public) 5G deployments

The Polish government has released the 3800-4200 MHz (3.8-4.2 GHz) frequency band to cities and enterprises for private LTE and 5G network deployments. The Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) has allocated the 3800-3900 MHz band for use by local governments exclusively, which can apply...

Orange to build, manage smart city platform for key Saudi business district

Orange Business, the enterprise division of Orange, has signed a deal to tie together existing digital systems and internet-of-things (IoT) technologies in the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) in the Al Aqeeq area of Riyadh, and wrap it up in new data analytics and...

Grand Rapids, Michigan, appoints Dimonoff to install smart-city street-lighting network

The City of Grand Rapids, in Michigan in the US, has awarded a major smart street-lighting contract to Canadian firm Dimonoff, which will see it install 18,037 connected nodes on luminaries across the city to enable more dynamic control of its lighting infrastructure. Dimonoff...

Bosch strikes deal to buy building tech supplier Paladin to enter Canadian market

Bosch has announced a deal to acquire Vancouver-headquartered systems integrator Paladin Technologies to expand its building services business in North America, and specifically to enter the Canadian market. Paladin Technologies, which also supplies security and safety solutions, will be integrated into its building technologies...

Austria’s capital utility taps Actility for LoRaWAN network to make Vienna ‘smartest city’

State-owned energy provider Wien Energie is to deploy a LoRaWAN network across the city of Vienna as part of its bid to make the Austrian capital the “most livable and smartest city in the world”. Wien Energie has appointed LoRaWAN mainstay Actility to provide...

Nokia bags global SI deal with DXC for private 5G, smart-city private 5G gig in France

Nokia has announced a go-to-market deal for its private edge networking system with US-based system integrator DXC Technology. The pair said they will bundle the former’s compute and cellular components with the latter’s network operations centre (NOC) and management analytics in a DXC-branded managed...

NTT and Cisco combine on LoRaWAN IoT sustainability push for big businesses

Global system integrator NTT has announced a deal with Cisco to jointly “develop and deploy” IoT sustainability solutions for large organisations, mostly based on LoRaWAN. The new applications will be available on subscription, as-a-service, in order for enterprises to wrap their bids for sustainability...

O2 Telefonica converts streetlights into 5G hotspots in Frankfurt

In 2021, O2 Telefonica set up the first 5G street light in Hesse, in Frankfurt am Main German operator O2 Telefonica, together with smart energy solutions provider Mainova, are working on a project to convert street lights in Frankfurt am Main into 5G locations in...

Amdocs claims “new solutions” for “new use cases” on Azure private 5G networks

Amdocs claims to have developed / solved a series of “new use cases” for private 5G networks at its new sandbox lab in Texas. The US telecoms software firm said it has worked with Microsoft to create new solutions for industrial maintenance and training...