LoRa community hails “unique piece of silicon” as dual-mode IoT comes of age
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe developer community working with LoRa-based IoT solutions took stock of Semtech’s new LR1110 module at a virtual meet-up last month, and declared it a “pretty unique piece of silicon”. …
Bosch-led €9.5m research sets principles for 5G and ITS-G5 in V2X comms
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailA consortium of 16 industrial companies and research institutions have combined in a €9.5 million project to set out the “groundwork” for truck platooning with autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles, as …
Cisco taps public Wi-Fi to unburden 5G networks of data from driverless cars
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailCisco is working with Oxford University spin-out company Oxbotica on a UK trial to explore how autonomous vehicles can securely and automatically share data via public Wi-Fi hotspots. The idea …
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 …
