Vodafone opens LTE band for private usage, as EU races US on spectrum innovation
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailVodafone is the first network operator in the UK to sub-license unused LTE / 4G spectrum under UK regulator Ofcom’s new spectrum policy, which seeks to bolster rural and indoor …
Air France deploys RFID for baggage tracking at French airports, starting in Paris
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAir France will track all bags at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport using radio frequency identification (RFID) tags from 2020. Around eight million pieces of baggage will be tagged each year, …
Gatwick’s ‘smart airport’ ambitions take flight as Vodafone rolls-out 5G
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailVodafone has deployed a high speed, high capacity fibre optic network at Gatwick Airport in the UK to support 5G services, and enable higher levels of automation and intelligence in …
Vodafone and IBM put National Express on digital highway with IoT, 5G, AI
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailVodafone and IBM have won a contract with UK based transport company National Express to upgrade its IT infrastructure, and prepare it for the “next wave of transformation” with 5G, …
Smart waste management: four cases, four venues, four applications
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail1 | THE SHOP Supermarket chain Tesco has used IoT sensors to monitor bins in Slovakia, where it operates 150 stores, and employ over 9,000 people. It has worked with …
Operators will struggle to monetize 5G, NB-IoT, LTE-M in M2M market, says report
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailCellular M2M value-added service revenues will account for only 14 per cent of the total revenues gained on the top of straight cellular M2M connection revenues, in the next five …
The difference between eSIMs and iSIMs, and the benefits for the IoT market
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe SIM card, or subscriber identity module, is hardly perceived as cutting-edge technology, observes Vincent Korstanje, vice president and general manager of secure identity at chip-design company Arm. He conjures …
Vodafone on IoT – “The future is here” (Reader Forum)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe internet of things (IoT) provides a myriad of opportunities across a wide range of sectors. The possible applications are both far-reaching and exciting, with the potential to radically transform …
Cisco, Nokia, Vodafone join IBM blockchain to bring order, trust to supply chain
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailCisco, Lenovo, Nokia, Schneider Electric, and Vodafone have joined IBM’s new Trust Your Supplier (TYS) blockchain project to bring efficiency, order, and accountability to the supply chain. Belgian brewing company …
UK operators welcome Ofcom move on spectrum, but warn about interference
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe industry welcomed Ofcom’s move to release spectrum in the UK for private and shared usage, although UK operators said their support was contingent on effective coordination measures to protect …
