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Internet of Things (IoT)

• April 09, 2021 09 Apr'21

  Cisco, NEC advance 5G IP transport networks deployment

  IT provider and systems integrator team up to provide added value to the 5G ecosystems that are accelerating enterprise users’ digital transformations

• April 09, 2021 09 Apr'21

  EU advances Horizon 2020 project with 5GMediaHUB project

  EU advances project to accelerate the testing and validation of 5G-empowered media applications and NetApps through open, integrated and fully featured experimentation facility investigating network slicing, AR and VR

• April 06, 2021 06 Apr'21

  Firms balance new tech deployment, security and skills as IT moves past pandemic

  Sunburst cyber attack rubs salt into the wounds of firms struggling to cope with the new demands on networks in the post-Covid working environment, says survey

• April 06, 2021 06 Apr'21

  Verizon and AWS team on private MEC to bring enterprises an edge

  Partnership forged to allow enterprises to deploy a dedicated, private edge compute platform fully integrated with AWS cloud services and Verizon 5G private networks to improve productivity, safety and operational efficiencies

• April 01, 2021 01 Apr'21

  Plume introduces WorkPass for small businesses

  Smart home tech provider offers secure hyper connectivity and personalised smart home solutions as the home becomes the office

• March 31, 2021 31 Mar'21

  Colt runs further with IBM to accelerate adoption of edge computing

  SDN and NFV-based connectivity provider selects cloud satellite technology to drive innovation and more flexibility for customers around deploying hybrid cloud applications at the edge and enabling distributed cloud

• March 30, 2021 30 Mar'21

  Belgium’s Federal Justice Service advances digitally with fast networks

  Security and networking firms team to claim 20 times faster connectivity for Belgium’s justice system so it can hold court hearings and prison visitations remotely and exchange information between services and applications securely

• March 29, 2021 29 Mar'21

  CW Innovation Awards: Recognising APAC’s top industry leaders

  The region’s top industry innovators were recognised for their digital transformation efforts to tap new business opportunities, improve efficiencies and solve pressing issues

• March 29, 2021 29 Mar'21

  CW Innovation Awards: Bharat Petroleum refines operations with a digital nerve centre

  Bharat Petroleum has developed a digital nerve centre powered by the internet of things and artificial intelligence technologies to monitor the journey of its products

• March 29, 2021 29 Mar'21

  CW Innovation Awards: Jio Platforms taps machine learning to manage telco network

  Why India’s largest telecom operator built its own machine learning platform to meet the growing data and signalling requirements of new networks

• March 26, 2021 26 Mar'21

  Nokia, Key Bridge Wireless forge partnership to deliver enterprise CBRS

  Comms tech provider and automated frequency coordination and spectrum administration solutions firm team to introduce integrated citizens broadband radio service offering for comms service providers, multiple-system operators and enterprise private ...

• March 26, 2021 26 Mar'21

  Leading Israeli IoT firm lands in US as worldwide malware attacks surge

  With US end-user internet of things devices expected to grow to $1.6tn by 2025 and with more than 5.4 billion IoT connected devices in North America alone, tech firms and the black hat community are weighing up the potential

• March 25, 2021 25 Mar'21

  Bharti Airtel taps OpenStack to modernise telco network

  India’s Bharti Airtel turns to OpenStack to ready its network for emerging technologies such as 5G and edge computing

• March 24, 2021 24 Mar'21

  Google Cloud claims revolution with Network Connectivity Centre

  Cloud giant introduces platform designed to allow enterprises to simplify complex heterogeneous networks for on-prem and cloud connectivity needs and connect with Cisco SD-WAN as a single network

• March 23, 2021 23 Mar'21

  Ericsson aims to make network services smarter with 5G Core Policy Studio

  Programmability tool designed to offer centralised management of end-to-end network policies for communication service providers

• March 23, 2021 23 Mar'21

  Benu has the edge with cloud-native integrated SASE and 5G AGF

  New broadband network gateway said to offer industry’s only carrier-first secure access service edge architecture as market scales to billions of devices, users and services

• March 23, 2021 23 Mar'21

  Northwest Australia to get digital boost

  A $1.5bn datacentre and connectivity project that links Perth and Darwin to the rest of the Asia-Pacific region is set to boost digital investments in northwest Australia

• March 22, 2021 22 Mar'21

  Singtel and Optus partner AWS on telco edge

  Singtel and Optus are supporting AWS Outposts in their telco edge platforms that will enable enterprises to use AWS services for on-premise 5G applications

• March 17, 2021 17 Mar'21

  Nordic healthcare digitisation drives medtech growth

  Nordic medtech is growing rapidly as the healthcare sector adopts technologies such as artificial intelligence and the internet of things

• March 16, 2021 16 Mar'21

  Canada’s Rogers and Shaw announce $26bn merger

  Canadian telcos come together citing the belief that 5G is redefining the innovation landscape and that significant multibillion-dollar investments are needed to deliver the connectivity that communities, consumers and businesses require

• March 15, 2021 15 Mar'21

  Consortium makes big shift in autonomous vehicle research in the UK

  New SHIFT Autonomous Vehicle Deployment Report identifies the potential impact of deploying autonomous vehicle services across the UK with advanced traffic modelling helping to predict potential impact of autonomy on congestion, emissions, public ...

• March 15, 2021 15 Mar'21

  Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha becomes Nokia FAN for green transport

  In its effort to improve environmental safety and quality with the latest class of gas-fuelled vessel, leading Japanese shipping line implements 4G/LTE field area network

• March 12, 2021 12 Mar'21

  Eseye looks to Verizon to enable IoT localisation

  Partnership aims to enable customers with global IoT deployments to localise devices over-the-air to operator’s network, avoiding permanent roaming issues and delivering global IoT connectivity

• March 12, 2021 12 Mar'21

  Cisco, University of Strathclyde and Scotland 5G Centre announce 5G Cloud Core network

  Networking tech giant, leading university and national hub for accelerating deployment and adoption of 5G team up to create enterprise-grade cloud and core systems to deliver benefit to communities and businesses

• March 11, 2021 11 Mar'21

  Attack on surveillance cameras a warning over security, ethics

  The attack on a video surveillance startup by a hacktivist group raises questions not just over cyber security, but the use and extent of surveillance technology

• March 10, 2021 10 Mar'21

  KymiRing throttles up private 5G wireless network for motorsports circuit

  Largest motorsports and events venue in Northern Europe to implement industrial-grade private 5G network to fulfil international broadcasting needs and provide a secure testing environment for the automotive industry

• March 09, 2021 09 Mar'21

  Cibicom taps Nokia to supply mission-critical LTE network across Denmark

  Finnish comms provider inks deal with Danish operator to roll out new 450 MHz LTE infrastructure for mass volume IoT and mission critical data coverage

• March 08, 2021 08 Mar'21

  UK’s first 5G-connected tram on track across West Midlands

  Leading next-generation network test lab announces latest project offering a showcase for what the future of connected transport could look like in its home region and beyond

• March 05, 2021 05 Mar'21

  T-Mobile targets post-pandemic workplace with remote working suite

  Aiming to address a world of work in which Covid-19 brought a decade’s worth of progress in a year’s time,T-Mobile launches a collaborative solutions suite that it says will meet the challenges of remote working head on

• March 02, 2021 02 Mar'21

  Cellular IoT connections to reach 3.5 billion by 2030

  Strategy Analytics survey finds that despite mass roll-out of next-gen networks, in the real world of the internet of things, 4G will continue as the dominant underlying platform, and 5G-based IoT growth will be gradual over the remaining part of ...

• February 24, 2021 24 Feb'21

  Demand for telcos to prioritise efficiency and sustainability in 5G nets

  Research reveals that embracing best practices and partnering with customers to amplify efficiency will be key for operators

• February 24, 2021 24 Feb'21

  Wi-Fi Alliance improves quality of service for real-time Wi-Fi applications

  New certification programme for wireless broadband quality-of-service management is claimed to be able to bring robust service delivery and high-quality Wi-Fi experiences

• February 22, 2021 22 Feb'21

  Malaysia government intervenes to drive 5G forward

  The government of Malaysia pledges to spend 15bn ringgit to set up an entity that would be granted spectrum and operational scope to manage 5G roll-outs

• February 22, 2021 22 Feb'21

  Ericsson accelerates 5G mid-band roll-outs with mMIMO, RAN Compute lines

  Swedish comms tech provider expands MIMO portfolio and radio access network solutions to enhance network performance with what it claims is optimised energy efficiency and reduced carbon footprint with new mid-band products, including 20kg flagship ...

• February 21, 2021 21 Feb'21

  Dell to invest $50m in Singapore innovation hub

  Dell Technologies’ global innovation hub will house a research and development lab and other facilities to drive development and adoption of emerging technologies

• February 15, 2021 15 Feb'21

  Sun shines on first private cellular campus smart manufacturing network in Greece

  Supporting the digital transformation of Greek enterprises, comms tech provider implements connectivity system based on the deployment of a private cellular campus network at solar thermal products provider

• February 15, 2021 15 Feb'21

  How computer vision can protect coral reefs

  The Australian Institute of Marine Science teams up with Accenture to protect coral reefs in a computer vision project inspired by a Netflix documentary

• February 12, 2021 12 Feb'21

  Remote workers battle for home broadband

  Research reveals that maybe the real issue in the big broadband debate is to be found inside the home rather than outside, especially for remote workers

• February 12, 2021 12 Feb'21

  Masergy, Cisco construct UCaaS collaboration solution

  SD-WAN provider teams with networking and collaboration technology giant to address distributed enterprises’ communications needs

• February 11, 2021 11 Feb'21

  Massive uptick in collaboration software usage in 2020

  US and Europe show differing directions of travel in remote working take-up but leading collaboration systems exhibit four-figure growth since February 2020, with usage levels set to remain high as the new normal of work establishes itself

• February 11, 2021 11 Feb'21

  Verizon Business, Deloitte gain retail edge with 5G

  Operator’s 5G and mobile edge compute technology, coupled with IT consultancy’s retail industry and solution engineering experience, aims to improve store operating efficiency and enhance the customer experience

• February 11, 2021 11 Feb'21

  Nordic states launch joint drone development initiative

  Nordic Drone Initiative backed by 16 public and privately owned organisations in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark to probe the efficient use of airspace for drones

• February 10, 2021 10 Feb'21

  Companies call for new breed of enterprise network operator for greater IoT control

  Survey finds almost half of those controlling decisions on the deployment of internet of things technology and services would like to own a dedicated network in-house

• February 08, 2021 08 Feb'21

  Large and small firms accelerate UC technology adoption in response to Covid-19

  Large companies showed an increase of nearly 40%, an increased adoption driven by remote working surge caused by the pandemic

• February 05, 2021 05 Feb'21

  Telcos flesh out 5G volumetric use cases

  NTT DoCoMo and BT among first telcos to examine the potential of technology that will enable large, high-quality interactive 3D files to be streamed to 5G mobile devices and viewed directly through a browser, along with AR/VR.

• February 05, 2021 05 Feb'21

  How Yarra Valley Water is tapping APIs

  The largest water retailer in Melbourne has rolled out application programming interfaces to improve operations and customer service

• February 04, 2021 04 Feb'21

  Wi-Fi global economic value to reach $5tn in 2025

  Study of the mainstay of in-home work, educational and entertainment communications finds Wi-Fi is a major global economic engine

• February 04, 2021 04 Feb'21

  BT counts cost of Covid-19 in third quarter

  Fibre and 5G roll-outs continue apace, but trading update reveals trying times for UK incumbent telco, with falling revenues and profits

• February 03, 2021 03 Feb'21

  AWS and Telstra team up on 5G

  Australia’s Telstra will explore a range of AWS’s edge computing offerings that can be integrated into its 5G network to speed up the performance of 5G applications

• February 03, 2021 03 Feb'21

  Tata Communications grows IoT footprint

  India’s Tata Communications has been shoring up its IoT capabilities through a handful of acquisitions and partnerships with telcos