Startup Skylo promises instant NB-IoT via satellite after Softbank funding
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSatellite connectivity startup Skylo, promising NB-IoT on existing geostationary satellites, has emerged from stealth with $116 million in total funding, including a new $103 million Series B round led by …
Softbank and Nokia test-drive non-standalone 5G for connected cars
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailJapanese telecoms group SoftBank claims to have tested non-standalone 5G with connected cars. Nokia, the kit partner for the tests, called it a “world-first trial”. The setup used 3GPP Release …
Softbank strikes IoT deal with Lippo Group to connect malls, roads and hospitals
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailJapan’s Softbank will plough artificial intelligence (AI) and internet-of-things (IoT) technologies into a burgeoning smart city project in Indonesia, after striking a deal with Jakarta-based conglomerate Lippo Group. The deal, …
Subaru, SoftBank launch joint research on use cases applying 5G, C-V2X
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Japanese car maker Subaru and compatriot telecommunications group SoftBank have started joint research on use cases that apply 5G mobile communication systems and cellular V2X (C-V2X) communication systems to help …
Altair adds cloud positioning to NB-IoT/LTE-M chip; Japan approves Altair and Sequans IoT chips
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailIsraeli firm Altair Semicondictor will embed ‘cloud location over cellular’ (C-LoC) software into its ALT1250 dual-mode NB-IoT and LTE-M chipset. It has worked with C-LoC technology firm Polte Corporation on …
Reliance Jio to launch NB-IoT network in India in January: report
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Indian telecommunications operator Reliance Jio expects to connect at least a billion connected IoT devices to its Internet of Things (IoT) platform within the next two years, Indian newspaper The Economic Times reported …
Sequans intros Monarch 2 LTE-M / NB-IoT chipset to “transform IoT landscape”
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSequans Communications has introduced a new version of its Monarch chip platform, combining LTE-M and NB-IoT connectivity. The backward-compatible Monarch 2 chip brings a new secure element, a 60-percent boost …
Softbank, Toyota ink deal to create mobility services JV
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail The JV, dubbed MONET, aims to create a mobility-as-a-service business unit in 2020 Japanese firms Toyota and SoftBank have agreed to form a strategic partnership to facilitate the …
SoftBank completes key connection tests for NIDD technology
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail The new technology enables users to transmit data to IoT devices without the need of an IP address Japanese carrier SoftBank announced that it has successfully completed what …
Sprint’s IoT platform will be finished and 5G-ready next month, says Ericsson
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailEricsson will have completed construction of Sprint’s new IoT core network and operating system (OS) by next month, it has said. The US carrier will be able to offer ‘internet …
