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UK government allocates funds to boost fiber deployments
In addition to fiber funding, the government is urging private operators to contribute to the Digital Infrastructure Fund
The U.K. government plans to provide $500 million for a new Digital Infrastructure Fund for the development of fiber infrastructure across the United Kingdom. The announcement is...
Tokyo train station gets wireless boost from Ericsson Elastic RAN
SoftBank said it will continue to deploy the Ericsson solution in dense urban areas
Ericsson said it completed a commercial implementation of its Elastic Radio Access Network for Japanese mobile operator SoftBank.
Elastic RAN is part of the Ericsson Cloud RAN solution and was developed...
Vodafone connectivity enables IoT health care, public safety
CSL, an "internet of things" and machine-to-machine solutions company with a footprint in the fire and security industry, selected Vodafone to bolster the connectivity of its more than 2,800 alarm installers.
CSL became a Vodafone partner in 1996, as it looked "scale resilience of the...
Vodafone chooses PTC’s Thingworx platform for IoT app development
PTC announced its ThingWorx application enablement platform has been chosen by Vodafone for "internet of things" application development. PTC noted the initial agreement covers development of solutions designed for the IoT market.
Vodafone offers end-to-end IoT capabilities targeting a number of industries including automotive, insurance...
Vodafone connectivity enables IoT health care, public safety
CSL, an "internet of things" and machine-to-machine solutions company with a footprint in the fire and security industry, selected Vodafone to bolster the connectivity of its more than 2,800 alarm installers.
CSL became a Vodafone partner in 1996, as it looked "scale resilience of the...
Vodafone chooses PTC’s Thingworx platform for IoT app development
PTC announced its ThingWorx application enablement platform has been chosen by Vodafone for "internet of things" application development. PTC noted the initial agreement covers development of solutions designed for the IoT market.
Vodafone offers end-to-end IoT capabilities targeting a number of industries including automotive, insurance...
Nokia, Vodafone Australia to trial mobile edge computing next year
The two companies partnered to deliver mobile edge computing proof of concept
Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) and Finnish vendor Nokia aim to carry out trials of mobile edge computing (MEC) during 2017.
The two companies recently announced a partnership to deliver a proof of concept (PoC)...
TIM completes field trial of 4.5G technology in Turin
In partnership with Ericsson, the 4.5G test reached access speeds of more than 500 Mbps
Italian mobile operator TIM completed a field trial of "4.5G" technology in Turin, with download speeds of more than 500 megabits per second on a single data connection on a live LTE...
T-Mobile to launch NB-IoT network in major cities across the Netherlands
T-Mobile Netherlands notes planned NB-IoT network set to launch next week to be initially available in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Eindhoven
Dutch mobile operator T-Mobile Netherlands confirmed its narrowband “internet of things” network will be commercially available in major cities across the country starting...
T-Mobile to launch NB-IoT network in major cities across the Netherlands
T-Mobile Netherlands notes planned NB-IoT network set to launch next week to be initially available in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Eindhoven
Dutch mobile operator T-Mobile Netherlands confirmed its narrowband “internet of things” network will be commercially available in major cities across the country starting...
Huawei, Vodafone test 5G connectivity in high- and low-frequency bands
The two companies had signed a 5G partnership in 2015
Chinese vendor Huawei and UK telecom group Vodafone announced they have successfully tested 5G mobile connectivity using high- and low-frequency bands.
The two companies have demonstrated 1.5 kilometer cell coverage in the lower C-Band and 5...
Vodafone joints 5G Automotive Association
The 5G Automotive Association was formed last month by German car makers, telecom vendors and chip makers
Vodafone announced it has become the first telecommunication services provider to join the recently-established 5G Automotive Association (5GAA).
Last month German car makers Audi, BMW and Daimler, as well...
Costs and benefits of building 100 smart cities in India
Building 100 smart cities in India could cost $31 billion through 2020, but expected benefits in terms of gross domestic product contribution and jobs should far outweigh this huge investment.
To cope with the challenge of rapid urbanization, the government of India launched in June...
BMW launches first motorcycle with Vodafone IoT SIM card
BMW has launched the K 1600 GT touring motorcycle, the first model with an optional eCall service via an onboard Vodafone SIM card.
The BMW Motorrad ConnectedRide eCall/ ACN (Emergency Call/ Automatic Collision Notification) system uses networks throughout Europe in order to get help to...
Sprint Unlimited Freedom plan migrates to business customers
Sprint expanded the availability of its Unlimited Freedom plans to enterprise accounts, including the bonus of a $5 per month discount compared with consumer pricing
Sprint’s Unlimited Freedom plans have migrated to its business offering, with enterprises now able to tap into the rate plans...
Swisscom expands coverage of its LoRa-based IoT network
The telco said more than 30 companies are already hosting trials on the IoT network
Swisscom announced that its LoRa-based IoT network already covers 75% of the country’s population.
The network uses technology based on the Low Power Wide Area Network standard from the LoRa Alliance, which...
India raises almost $10B in mobile spectrum auction
Indian government confirmed only 40% of the available frequencies were sold during spectrum auction
The government of India has raised more than 657.9 billion rupees ($9.8 billion) in the recent mobile spectrum auction, local press reported.
The local authorities previously said they were expecting to obtain $83 billion through the...
Recent acquisitions will help Amdocs accelerate digital strategy
Amdocs paid $260 million for Vindicia, Brite:Bill and Pontis
BERLIN – Amdocs believes the recent acquisition of three private companies will allow the firm to boost its digital strategy, the company’s Shuky Sheffel, president for the customer business group, said during a keynote at the Amdocs Experience...
Vodafone trials LTE-V2X technology in the UK
Vodafone aims to carry out similar connected car tests in Germany
U.K. telecommunications operator Vodafone has started to trial vehicle-to-vehicle communications in the U.K. and is planning to carry out additional trials in Germany.
LTE-V2X enables vehicles to communicate with each other to improve road safety and...
Qualcomm, SK Telecom conduct ELAA trial in Korea
The ELAA demo used 2.6 GHz licensed spectrum band and 5 GHz unlicensed spectrum band
Qualcomm and SK Telecom are claiming the first over-the-air demonstration of enhanced licensed assisted access and licensed assisted access that utilizes both licensed and unlicensed spectrum.
The demo took place at SK...
IoTS World Congress keynotes include GE, Intel, Microsoft, MIT, Red Hat, Schneider and the World Economic Forum
The factory of the future, artificial intelligence and security in industrial cloud hosting among key IoTS World Congress topics
The new edition of the Internet of Things Solutions World Congress (IoTSWC) will gather once again the world’s leading industrial internet experts in Fira de Barcelona...
Ericsson inaugurates open lab for 5G technologies in France
The Ericsson Garage will focus on IoT apps for smart cities, transport and energy projects
Swedish vendor Ericsson inaugurated an open lab for 5G technologies at the company's headquarters in Massy near Paris.
The Ericsson Garage has a focus on collaborating with students, startups and employees...
Telenor Connexion IoT group expands global partner program
The Swedish IoT provider has added 10 new partners so far this year
Sweden-based IoT provider Telenor Connexion has expanded its global partner program in a move to make easier for its customers to bring their connected products and services to market.
So far this year,...
Seven telcos apply to take part in upcoming spectrum auction in India
The spectrum auction covers 2,200 megahertz of available airwaves
India's Department of Telecommunications has confirmed that seven telecommunications operators have submitted applications to participate in an upcoming spectrum auction.
Interested operators include Reliance Jio Infocomm, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular, Tata Teleservices, Reliance Communications and Aircel – the...