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Internet of Things (IoT)

• June 20, 2022 20 Jun'22

  Hyundai taps Singtel’s 5G network in electric vehicle manufacturing

  Automotive giant is tapping Singtel’s 5G network and multi-access edge computing platform to manage and power its electric vehicle factory in Singapore

• June 20, 2022 20 Jun'22

  City of Dublin aims to realise smart city vision with OpenRoaming Wi-Fi trial

  Proof-of-concept trial showcases how wireless internet standard has been deployed to provide residents, tourists and businesses in Irish capital with convenient access to municipal services

• June 20, 2022 20 Jun'22

  OPPO accelerates 5G enterprise network slicing deployment

  OPPO, Ericsson and Qualcomm collaborate to realise what they claim is industry-leading milestone of deploying 5G enterprise network slicing solution for commercially available Android 12 devices

• June 16, 2022 16 Jun'22

  Oxbotica taps metaverse to improve autonomous vehicle detection scenarios

  Software firm aims to use artificial intelligence to accelerate the safe and efficient deployment of autonomous vehicle technology, also reducing the carbon emissions generated by vehicles

• June 16, 2022 16 Jun'22

  Qualcomm acquires Cellwize to accelerate 5G, edge adoption, innovation

  Chip giant makes acquisition of 5G network deployment, automation and management software platform with intention of fuelling digital transformation of industries, powering the connected intelligent edge and supporting growth of cloud economy

• June 06, 2022 06 Jun'22

  Micron to deploy mmWave in Singapore fab

  The US chipmaker is leveraging Singtel’s 5G mmWave connectivity to roll out a range of Industry 4.0 applications at its cleanroom in Singapore

• June 01, 2022 01 Jun'22

  SES and Vodafone team to deliver 4G and future 5G services via satellite to Papua New Guinea

  Latest development in satellite-based connectivity sees new mobile operator in southwestern Pacific island supported by terrestrial and satellite providers to boost further digital opportunities

• June 01, 2022 01 Jun'22

  BT inks partnership with Ericsson to support commercial 5G networks

  First commercial 5G private network agreement of its kind in the UK will drive Industry 4.0 and the digital transformation of industrial sectors

• June 01, 2022 01 Jun'22

  How Pfizer is leveraging technology in healthcare

  Pfizer uses predictive modelling to recruit patients for clinical trials and supercomputers to identity candidate molecules that go into antiviral drugs, among other technology use cases

• May 31, 2022 31 May'22

  CIO interview: Emma Frost, director of innovation, London Legacy Development Corporation

  The former Olympic Park in London has become a hotbed – and a testbed – for data and technology innovation that could have a wider benefit for the urban environments in which we live

• May 31, 2022 31 May'22

  Eutelsat, Telenor set sail on maritime connectivity deal

  Reflecting the buoyancy of the maritime connectivity market in the Mediterranean and Caribbean, French and Nordic providers showcase combination of in-orbit resources and managed connectivity services

• May 31, 2022 31 May'22

  Nokia beefs up Microsoft partnership to enhance mission-critical industrial edge performance

  Comms tech provider forges partnership with cloud provider to enhance the performance of critical use cases pairing 5G private wireless, offering enterprises more options to tap into Azure for their OT environments

• May 30, 2022 30 May'22

  Omnispace Spark-2 puts global satellite mobile 5G into orbit

  Completion of initial phase of space-based comms programme designed to advance delivery of the first global, mobile network with direct-to-device connectivity from satellite constellation

• May 27, 2022 27 May'22

  Taiwan Mobile taps Nokia in energy-efficient 5G coverage expansion deal

  Deal will see delivery of enhanced 5G Standalone Core technology to support expanded 5G coverage across key Asian territory using energy-efficient technology portfolio, including slicing and low-latency edge cloud

• May 27, 2022 27 May'22

  NUS students learn to handle agitated patients through VR

  Medical and nursing students at the National University of Singapore’s medical school will soon don virtual reality headsets to learn how to handle agitated patients

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  Verizon, AWS expand edge computing to more metro areas

  US comms provider teams with cloud giant to add new Wavelength Zones in Tennessee and Florida

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  Amdocs acquires MYCOM OSI to monetise next-generation 5G intelligent services

  Acquisition of UK SaaS-based cloud network and service assurance company designed to expand comms software and services provider’s network service assurance and monetisation offering

• May 25, 2022 25 May'22

  Nokia and T-Mobile team to build private 5G networks

  US operator and comms tech provider unite to deliver 5G private mobile networks that use telco cloud and 5G hybrid mobile networks in bid to allow enterprise customers to access an extra level of reliability, control and security to enable their ...

• May 24, 2022 24 May'22

  Oxbotica completes Europe-first on-road zero-occupancy autonomous vehicle journey

  Driverless vehicle software provider collaborates with regulators and insurers to facilitate autonomous vehicle testing and announces landmark deployment with zero-occupancy, fully autonomous, new-type electric vehicle on UK roads

• May 23, 2022 23 May'22

  Netherlands approves beyond-visual-line-of-sight inspection drones

  Drones can automate the traditionally challenging job of inspecting industrial sites, including hard-to-reach infrastructure

• May 23, 2022 23 May'22

  Reimagining the cities of the future in Finland

  New ideas around new space: Helsinki not only imagines, but can see, the cities of the future

• May 19, 2022 19 May'22

  BT strengthens push into enterprise and public sector

  UK’s incumbent telco unveils charter to provide enterprise customers with springboard for growth by fuelling innovation through new investment in Division X unit, combining innovation and expertise with customer service and purpose-driven ...

• May 19, 2022 19 May'22

  OneWeb sets sail with Navarino to extend connectivity to commercial shipping

  Growing satellite broadband provider agreement expands availability of low Earth orbit connectivity for commercial shipping in bid to transform operational efficiency and support smarter shipping

• May 17, 2022 17 May'22

  Etisalat takes stake as Vodafone reports ‘good’ fiscal year

  In the wake of major MENA provider buying 9% share, global operator claims satisfactory fiscal year with continued growth in both Europe and Africa

• May 17, 2022 17 May'22

  Nokia and University of Technology Sydney unveil 5G-connected microbrewery

  5G-connected microbrewery located in the Tech Lab of leading Australian educational establishment, which forms part of Industry 4.0 research facility, uses comms tech provider’s 5G backhaul connectivity solution and digital twin technology to ...

• May 16, 2022 16 May'22

  Smart traffic management offers greater emissions control

  Juniper Research has predicted that CO2 emissions could be slashed if governments fully deploy smart traffic management systems

• May 16, 2022 16 May'22

  Verizon Business and Visionable open connected healthcare centre

  Verizon Business and Visionable to open technology-led centre dedicated to accelerating the adoption of connected healthcare technologies for patient-centric care

• May 12, 2022 12 May'22

  Qualcomm unveils new Snapdragon, readies virtualised Open RAN with Viettel, advances robotics

  Chip giant reveals next-generation of core Snapdragon platform with emphasis on smart transit and mmWave solutions, and deployment of virtualised and modular 5G networks

• May 10, 2022 10 May'22

  Nasa takes off with SES for near-Earth satellite broadband

  US space agency selects Luxembourg-based satellite operator to develop near-Earth communication services and investigate potential to partner on future projects involving proven non-geostationary orbit systems

• May 09, 2022 09 May'22

  Qualcomm announces Wi-Fi 7 product line

  Chip giant announces product line that supports latest version of wireless standard, anticipating a new class of customer systems for current applications and emerging Wi-Fi 7 ecosystem

• May 05, 2022 05 May'22

  EchoStar Mobile launches pan-European satellite-based LoRa IoT early adopter programme

  What is said to be unique combination of S-band satellite service with LoRa protocol is made available to unleash potential for mobile and remote connectivity and capability for millions of internet of things devices

• May 05, 2022 05 May'22

  How PB Traffic is preventing traffic light theft

  New Zealand’s PB Traffic has deployed an IoT-based tracking system to gain oversight of its portable traffic light systems and prevent theft

• May 04, 2022 04 May'22

  Inside UnaBiz’s bid for Sigfox

  Singapore-based UnaBiz has made a successful bid for the French low-power wide area network technology supplier, in a deal that will advance its vision of a unified IoT world

• May 03, 2022 03 May'22

  Qualcomm to power Volkswagen’s future automated driving technology

  Volkswagen Group’s software division looks to global chip giant to supply system-on-chips to enable assisted and automated driving functions

• May 03, 2022 03 May'22

  UScellular taps Qualcomm, Inseego to launch 5G mmWave fixed wireless in 10 US cities

  US provider’s Home Internet+ service will use high-frequency 5G technology to provide high-speed internet to homes and businesses, with expansion from 10 to dozens of cities throughout 2022

• April 28, 2022 28 Apr'22

  Oracle teams with Verizon as it expands global network of industry innovation labs

  New facility outside Chicago will explore how 5G can create and test use cases to solve industry challenges, from carbon reduction to worker safety and sustainable building

• April 28, 2022 28 Apr'22

  Huawei demands innovation for greener world based on 5.5G

  Communications technology giant outlines three pillars for innovation in a greener world, including advancing the connectivity industry

• April 25, 2022 25 Apr'22

  UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus takes the high road in Scotland

  Live road testing is taking place for the next two weeks in what is claimed to be Europe’s most complex and ambitious public autonomous bus pilot, with passenger service due to go live in late summer

• April 22, 2022 22 Apr'22

  How Adnovum is leveraging its Swiss roots

  Software company Adnovum is leveraging its strengths in identity and access management and its Swiss heritage as it expands into new markets and areas such as zero-trust security

• April 21, 2022 21 Apr'22

  Orange opens Warsaw 5G Lab

  Telco adds Polish facility to its roster of 5G Labs across Europe, allowing businesses across the country to have the opportunity to discover and experiment all the potential of next-generation networks

• April 21, 2022 21 Apr'22

  One-third of manufacturers considered fit for the future with IoT and mobile edge

  Survey shows pandemic drove the manufacturing industry to accelerate its digital transformation and be better prepared to deal with future challenges such as increased competition, changing employee expectations and rising customer demand

• April 21, 2022 21 Apr'22

  European cities moving fast to change business of parking

  German cities are using the latest smart parking technology to reduce traffic and car pollution while collecting more fees for parking

• April 21, 2022 21 Apr'22

  Leadwind completes €140m first closing to fund deep tech scaleups

  First investment for fund designed for firms at the intersection of technologies such as edge computing, artificial intelligence, data analytics, 5G connectivity, blockchain and cloud services located in Southern Europe, prioritising Spain and Latin...

• April 19, 2022 19 Apr'22

  Verizon takes equity stake in Casa Systems to sharpen 5G edge

  US telco takes 9.9% stake in provider of core 5G technologies to develop mobile edge computing solutions

• April 19, 2022 19 Apr'22

  Softbank and UnaBiz team up on internet of robotic things

  Japan’s Softbank Robotics and Singapore-based UnaBiz are bringing IoT and robotics technology together to improve facilities management, among other applications

• April 11, 2022 11 Apr'22

  Vodafone extends 5G network across UK

  Latest part of Vodafone network modernisation programme to improve the 4G and 5G experience while retiring 3G networks sees next-generation mobile infrastructure deployed in towns and cities across the UK

• April 11, 2022 11 Apr'22

  Raspberry Pi Foundation ditches default username policy

  Raspberry Pi owners will no longer be able to use the default ‘pi’ username, as the Raspberry Pi Foundation clamps down on insecure practices

• April 06, 2022 06 Apr'22

  Amazon Project Kuiper gains orbit from Arianespace, Blue Origin, United Launch Alliance

  Cloud giant claims the largest commercial procurement of launch vehicles in history with agreements to provide heavy-lift capacity for Project Kuiper to deploy most of its low Earth orbit constellation of 3,236 satellites

• April 04, 2022 04 Apr'22

  Qualcomm accelerates advanced driver tech with Arriver acquisition

  Chip giant will incorporate Arriver’s Computer Vision, Drive Policy and Driver Assistance assets into its Snapdragon Ride Platform portfolio of high-performance central compute and vision systems

• April 01, 2022 01 Apr'22

  How X2M Connect is spreading the IoT word

  Australian IoT technology provider X2M Connect has been making headway in key Asian markets, where sustainability and air and water quality are gaining more attention