
Telefónica, APM Terminals to deploy 5G and C-V2X at Port of Barcelona
Telefónica is to deploy a 5G network for Netherlands-based port operating company APM Terminals at the Port of Barcelona. The network, in a pilot phase, will be used to connect …

SNCF tests LoRaWAN to track rail assets as LoRa Alliance bids for GS1 certification
The LoRa Alliance is working with SNCF to monitor rail assets in France and test the feasibility of adding LoRaWAN as a carrier tech in GS1 standards. It is engaged …

UK IoT firm Eseye gets boost as TELUS plugs-in IoT roaming, pumps-in £15m
Canadian operator TELUS has launched a global cellular IoT roaming service with IoT connectivity management provider Eseye, and pumped £15 million (CAD$26.3m, USD$20.88m) of investment into the UK-based firm at …

Private 5G for industrial IoT in smart ports – payback in two years, says Ericsson
Shipping ports can make money back on key private 5G-based automation systems in less than two years, reckons Ericsson, and make valuable gains (178-percent returns) within five. The Swedish vendor …

Europe announces major release, review of public-private 5G funds to spur economy
The European Commission has published a major review of funding for 5G-based and 5G-related industrial transformation, including €10 billion of new public-private partnership (PPP) funding to drive the region’s digital …

Ondas Networks targets US defence sector with mission-critical broadband IoT
Ondas Networks has announced a deal with systems integration firm Rogue Industries to sell its mission-critical IoT platform to US government and defence markets, including for military drones and unmanned …

From 5G to 6G with Industry 4.0 – and the $1tn telco boom that might never come
(Am I really going to write this?) 6G is a trillion dollar opportunity, apparently. So says the headline in a PR missive about a new report from research firm IDTechEx, …

Vodafone intros 10cm GNSS positioning to zone-in on ‘needle in industrial IoT haystack’
Vodafone is launching a higher-accuracy GNSS-based positioning technology for enterprises to remotely track vehicles, machines, and devices to within 10 centimetres, compared to around three metres with standard satellite systems. …

Volkswagen reaches for the cloud with Microsoft to orchestrate smart cars
Volkswagen Group is to build a cloud-based ‘automated driving platform’ on Microsoft Azure to accelerate development of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and automated driving functions for group car brands. …

Telefónica taps Mavenir and AWS to offer cloud-native IoT to enterprises everywhere
Telefónica is working with Mavenir and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to offer managed IoT connectivity to industrial, manufacturing, public sector, and automotive customers anywhere in the world using the former’s …