HPE opens IoT development centre in India as part of $500m investment
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailHewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has opened a new ‘customer experience centre’ in Bangalore (Bengaluru), in India, to offer IoT solutions to customers and partners from across industries. The facility, on …
Volvo signs with China Unicom to develop 5G for smart traffic, autonomous driving
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailChina-owned Volvo Cars is working with China Unicom to develop 5G based communications between cars and infrastructure in China. The two companies have agreed to work together to research, develop …
Siemens and Arm combine on chip design for autonomous vehicles
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSiemens and Arm have struck a deal around computing and sensor design for connected and autonomous vehicles, to help the automotive industry develop more complex platforms for in-car and between-car …
Hyundai talks flying cars and smart cities; ties-up with Uber for flying taxis
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFor a time, electronics shows were dominated by handheld devices. The biggest and most glam stands belonged to smartphone makers. It seems almost passé now, and more interesting for it, …
BMW puts 5G in driving seat at CES with in-car and between-car connectivity
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailBMW is pushing in-car 5G connectivity at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020 in Las Vegas. The German car marque reckons its forthcoming iNEXT electric crossover, scheduled for launch in …
Verizon and HERE join 5G, edge, mapping in new traffic collision avoidance system
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailUS carrier Verizon and Dutch mapping company HERE are pairing 5G connectivity and multi-access edge computing (MEC) with location data and autonomous vehicle knowhow as part of a co-innovation exercise …
Nokia and Deutsche Bahn to test standalone 5G for autonomous trains
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNokia has won a tender with German rail company Deutsche Bahn to test and deliver standalone 5G for autonomous trains and rail operations. It will be the first time a …
Nokia tees-up band of five to push private 5G ahead of spectrum release in Japan
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNokia has said it is building a “strategic partnership ecosystem” to bring private LTE and 5G networks to industrial and government customers in Japan. Spectrum for local LTE and 5G …
Softbank strikes IoT deal with Lippo Group to connect malls, roads and hospitals
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailJapan’s Softbank will plough artificial intelligence (AI) and internet-of-things (IoT) technologies into a burgeoning smart city project in Indonesia, after striking a deal with Jakarta-based conglomerate Lippo Group. The deal, …
UPS and CVS make first home deliveries of medical prescriptions by drone
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPostal company UPS has achieved another ‘first’ for drone deliveries by making a commercial delivery of a medical prescription from a pharmacy to a residential property. The firm’s drone subsidiary …
