Three cases for combining Wi-Fi and LoRaWAN connectivity
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailBuildings and transportation use cases are well served by combining unlicensed Wi-Fi and LoRaWAN, according to a new white paper from the two organisations responsible for developing and promoting the …
5G back in the driving seat in European tech race to power connected cars
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail5G technology is back in the driving seat as the connectivity platform for connected and autonomous vehicles in Europe, after European Union member states rejected a European Commission vote to …
Smart cities: When a light is more than a light and a bus is more than a bus
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThere’s no master list of smart city use cases primarily because, in the right context, nearly anything could contribute to a smart city. However, some of the major ones that …
Europe sets rules for Cooperative Intelligent Transport System
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail The new rules were criticized by the GSMA, which urged Europe to adopt the C-V2X technology instead of Wi-Fi-based DSRC technology The European Commission (EC) has implemented new …
Mining automation a potential industrial application of 5G
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailBoliden AB invests in mining automation with connected drill rigs Mining is a labor intensive, expensive undertaking that comes with a wide range of concerns, foremost among them worker safety …
EC offers cities Wi-Fi vouchers in €120m drive for free public internet access
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe European Commission (EC) is inviting municipal authorities to apply for €15,000 vouchers to finance Wi-Fi equipment and installation in public spaces. Vouchers worth €17.75 million in total will be …
Wi-Fi, IoT, and BYOD: Securing complex environments (Reality Check)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailGoing forward, almost every electronic device in your house, or in your work environment, is going to be connected to the network or internet and sending data of one kind …
Software-defined networking and Wi-Fi: Delivering wireless access to the edge (Reader Forum)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Software-defined networking, and SD-WAN in particular, is helping to redefine IT strategies for organizations across a number of industries. Companies with distributed operations have been traditionally dependent on resource-intensive, …
Smart Cities Connect: Dallas to share smart city data with developers
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAs the world headquarters for AT&T, Dallas was an obvious choice for the telecom giant when it selected eight locations to test its smart city technologies. The company partnered with …
Analyst Angle: Digital inclusion–The key to prosperous and smart cities
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAt the dawn of the 5G and the Internet of Everything era, one would easily assume that most people are already well connected with broadband access, especially in urban areas. …
