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Vodafone inks Internet of Things deal with America Movil

Vodafone Business, the enterprise unit of UK telecommunications group Vodafone, has signed an Internet of Things (IoT) partnership with Latin American telecom carrier America Movil, the former said in a release. Under the terms of the global IoT agreement, IoT customers of both companies will be...

UK government set to allow Huawei to take part in 5G deployments: report

  U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to allow Chinese vendor Huawei to participate in future 5G deployments in the country despite the pressure by the U.S government, according to a report by the Sunday Times. Citing senior government sources, the report stated that the...

UK regulator confirms new 5G spectrum auction in 2020

  U.K. telecommunications regulator Ofcom has confirmed plans to release additional spectrum for the provision of 5G services in spring 2020. In a statement, Ofcom said that the auction will include 80 megahertz in the 700 MHz band and 120 megahertz in the 3.6-3.8 GHz band...

Vodafone selects Taoglas’ edge-compute antenna for Invent IoT development kit

Vodafone has selected the Taoglas Edge hardware and firmware connectivity solution from Irish IoT antenna company Taoglas for its new Invent application development platform. Vodafone’s Invent platform allows enterprises to create bespoke IoT solutions for industries such as agriculture, manufacturing, healthcare, energy and utilities, and...

O2 launches 5G services in six UK cities

  U..K carrier O2, owned by Spanish telecommunciations group Telefonica, announced the launch of its commercial 5G network in the U.K. O2’s 5G network is now available in certain areas of Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, Slough and Leeds. O2’s initial focus for its 5G network is...

BT launches 5G services in more than 20 UK cities

  BT has commercial launched its 5G mobile service for consumers and business customers in more than 20 cities and large towns across the U.K. The services, dubbed BT Plus and BT Business, were already available in cities including London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester, Edinburgh, Belfast, Coventry,...

Vodafone opens LTE band for private usage, as EU races US on spectrum innovation

Vodafone 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 coverage, and drive industrial transformation.  The deal signals a race for spectrum innovation, according to...

Vodafone, Ubitus to launch 5G cloud gaming service in Italy

Italy's 26.2 million gamers spent $2 billion on gaming software alone in 2018 Ubitus Inc. and Vodafone are working together to launch GameNow, a new 5G cloud gaming service exclusively to Vodafone Italy customers. The gaming service, based on Ubitus' GameCloud technologies and developed on...

Vodafone joins up with Microsoft for 4G, 5G mobile gaming

Forecasts show that the value of the U.K.'s mobile gaming industry will reach nearly $2 billion by 2023 Vodafone and Microsoft have entered a technical partnership focused on optimizing mobile gaming technology in the U.K. As part of the arrangement, Vodafone customers will have the...

Air France deploys RFID for baggage tracking at French airports, starting in Paris

Air 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, it said. Air France is working with Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport to implement the technology,...

Gatwick’s ‘smart airport’ ambitions take flight as Vodafone rolls-out 5G

Vodafone 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 its airport operations. The UK-based carrier said the 5G upgrade at Gatwick, starting with its...

Vodafone and IBM put National Express on digital highway with IoT, 5G, AI

Vodafone 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, artificial intelligence, edge computing, and software defined networking. Vodafone and IBM signed a $550 million...

Smart waste management: four cases, four venues, four applications

1 | 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 waste management specialist Sensoneo to deploy sensors in eight 1,100-litre garbage bins at its stores...

Three launches 5G broadband offering in Central London

  U.K. mobile operator Three has launched 5G services in the country with the initial offering of a high-speed 5G broadband service in parts of London, the company said in a release. Three said that customers in London can have access to one single 5G home...

Vodafone launches 5G technology in Berlin

  Vodafone Germany continued to expand its 5G coverage across the country, following the activation of the first 5G network in Berlin. Vodafone said that the first antenna in Berlin is located in Germany's largest science and technology park, Adlershof. Vodafone also said that its customers can...

Operators will struggle to monetize 5G, NB-IoT, LTE-M in M2M market, says report

Cellular 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 years. And 3G and 4G connections – as opposed to either 5G, or twin...

The difference between eSIMs and iSIMs, and the benefits for the IoT market

The 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 an image of “paperclips, staples, and stud earrings” as users attempt to eject their...

Vodafone on IoT – “The future is here” (Reader Forum)

The 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 the way modern businesses operate, increasing efficiency and reducing costs. Technology applications like...

Cisco, Nokia, Vodafone join IBM blockchain to bring order, trust to supply chain

Cisco, 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 Anheuser-Busch InBev and UK pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline have also joined as ‘founding participlants’, alongside these...

UK operators welcome Ofcom move on spectrum, but warn about interference

The 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 incumbent users. Ofcom announced last week it will release spectrum in shared and licensed bands....

Vodafone completes sale of New Zealand unit

U.K.-based telecom group Vodafone announced it has completed the full sale of Vodafone New Zealand Limited (VFNZ) to a consortium comprising Infratil Limited and Brookfield Asset Management Inc. for a cash consideration equivalent to an enterprise value of NZ$3.4 billion ($2.23 billion). Vodafone and VFNZ...

Vodafone announces creation of Europe’s largest tower company

  The U.K.’s Vodafone Group has confirmed that it will create a separate business to house its tower infrastructure in Europe. Vodafone said the new entity, dubbed TowerCo, woill be the largest tower company in Europe. Its assets include 61,700 towers across ten markets, with 75%...

UK water utility connects to Vodafone’s NB-IoT network to stop leakages

South 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 year-long trial of the technology to monitor and fix water leakage, in line with...

UK carriers Vodafone, O2 strike network sharing deal for 5G

U.K. telecommunications operators Vodafone and O2 Telefónica UK (O2) announced that they have agreed to share 5G active equipment, such as radio antennas, on joint network sites across the country. The two carriers said that this network sharing agreement will allow them to speed up...