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Internet of Things (IoT)

• April 09, 2024 09 Apr'24

  Embedded World 2024: Qualcomm takes on-device AI to mid-tier IoT

  Mobile platform provider uses Embedded World 2024 to announce what it claims is breakthrough Wi-Fi technology along with AI-ready internet of things and industrial platforms

• April 03, 2024 03 Apr'24

  AiP advances ‘pivotal’ for 5G, 6G evolution

  Research into antenna-in-package arena reveals how development in various substrate types and packaging methods can boost the roll-out of 5G mmWave networks and drive the forthcoming 6G market

• April 02, 2024 02 Apr'24

  North America leads charge as global 5G connections surge

  A 66% increase in 2023 sees 7.6 billion 5G global connections at the end of the year, driven by strong North American market, with total set to rise to 7.9 billion by 2028

• March 27, 2024 27 Mar'24

  Ofgem begins consultation on dynamic price caps

  Smart meters make it possible to manage the electricity grid in a more flexible way, but millions are facing connectivity issues

• March 25, 2024 25 Mar'24

  Vodafone Business aims to boost SME effectiveness with IT Hubs channel

  UK IT experts and entrepreneurs are invited to join local franchise opportunity as part of strategic drive from Vodafone to help smaller businesses better manage their IT solutions

• March 25, 2024 25 Mar'24

  Vodafone, Three merger faces further competition review

  Blow to major UK operators’ merger plans as competition watchdog takes investigation to new level, concluding that combining firms could leave consumers and businesses worse off

• March 21, 2024 21 Mar'24

  UK mobile users satisfied with download speeds

  Despite the UK having some of the lowest 5G download speeds in the G7, consumer needs are being met when it comes to mobile speeds delivering services that satisfy the majority of mobile users

• March 21, 2024 21 Mar'24

  Port of Tyne sets sail on private 5G-enabled ‘smart port’ operations

  Latest part of UK’s 5G Innovation Regions project sees North East regional port gain funding to develop 5G and advanced wireless connectivity projects, and reap benefits such as enhanced operational efficiency, safety and sustainability

• March 19, 2024 19 Mar'24

  Qualcomm brings more on-device AI to smartphones with Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

  Chip giant unveils mobile platform using specially selected premium capabilities for next-level on-device generative AI features set to be adopted by major OEMs over the coming months

• March 19, 2024 19 Mar'24

  UK government looks to end of 4G mobile blackspots in rural Wales

  First of 86 UK government-funded 4G masts have been switched on as part of joint plan with telecoms firms in £1bn scheme to deliver mobile connectivity across 95% of UK

• March 18, 2024 18 Mar'24

  Virgin Media O2 boosts mobile coverage in smart pole trial

  UK operator claims successful innovation in trial using smart poles installed beside existing on-street broadband cabinets to accelerate mobile network roll-out across the UK by converting cabinets to mobile base stations

• March 18, 2024 18 Mar'24

  HUDs head automotive road safety initiatives

  Tech firm examines the impact of road safety initiatives on heads-up display adoption in automotive industry as it looks for solutions to driver distractions

• March 15, 2024 15 Mar'24

  eSIM to accelerate IoT automotive, smart city programmes

  Research finds tech and market developments are accelerating eSIM adoption in IoT sectors such as automotive and smart cities, with the latter sector expected to witness highest demand for eSIM-enabled services

• March 14, 2024 14 Mar'24

  Passalacqua hotel claims exceptional guest connectivity with AI-driven Wi-Fi 7

  Prestigious hotel on the shores of Lake Como to become one of the world’s first early adopters of Wi-Fi 7 to give not only high connectivity speeds, but also low latency and increased capacity

• March 13, 2024 13 Mar'24

  TotalEnergies upgrades OT network to increase safety, performance, cyber security

  Global multi-energy company upgrades operational technology network on its North Sea oil and gas platforms with next-generation infrastructure to ensure efficient operation of critical infrastructure

• March 13, 2024 13 Mar'24

  Traveller experience takes off at Houston Airports with HPE Aruba mobility

  One of North America’s largest public airport systems modernises connectivity with Wi-Fi 6E and networking infrastructure to boost quality of passenger experience and contribute to sustainability goals

• March 13, 2024 13 Mar'24

  Omnispace, MTN team to develop, deploy satellite IoT, 5G NTN services

  African space-based mobile communications industry gains higher orbit as continent’s largest mobile operator enters partnership with non-geostationary satellite constellation firm

• March 11, 2024 11 Mar'24

  Sateliot to launch four 5G satellites

  LEO 5G internet of things satellite constellation provider reveals summer launch of satellites to connect nearly seven million IoT devices and begin to recurrently bill €187m in binding orders

• March 11, 2024 11 Mar'24

  Global cellular IoT connections to grow by three billion in next four years

  Federated learning to automate platform management, configuration of devices, security processes and connectivity in real time will be key to handling large increase in data as telco network-based internet of things flourishes

• March 08, 2024 08 Mar'24

  UK government reconfirms satellite programme

  2024 Budget sees continued approval for connectivity funding in plan to expand space-based broadband and 5G coverage for remote areas

• March 08, 2024 08 Mar'24

  Ethernovia accelerates chip drive for software-defined vehicles

  Silicon Valley-based startup announces sampling of scalable family of automotive PHY transceivers for software-defined vehicle applications aiming to meet rising bandwidth demands and deliver safety functionality

• March 05, 2024 05 Mar'24

  NanoAvionics jumps on SpaceX to expand 5G, IoT space comms

  Smallsat bus manufacturer and mission integrator’s craft expand two constellations with upcoming SpaceX Transporter-10 mission

• March 05, 2024 05 Mar'24

  Speedcast on board with connectivity for P&O maritime logistics

  Comms and IT services provider sets sail to deliver multi-orbit, multi-path SD-WAN service across 59 vessels in fleet of provider of critical logistics support and marine offerings for offshore energy, port services and cargo transportation

• March 05, 2024 05 Mar'24

  TIM taps Cisco and NEC to improve Brazilian network quality

  Firms team up to address quality of experience and quality of service objectives by expanding monitoring across all transport domains, including cell site routers, national backbone and backhaul

• March 01, 2024 01 Mar'24

  MWC 2024: Technology, business building blocks emerge for 5G Advanced

  Summit shows how imminent mass introduction of 5G Advanced networks will likely see 2024 being a pivotal year for the mobile industry, breaking the traditional generational cycle in mobile communications technology

• February 29, 2024 29 Feb'24

  Oxa hails first commercial deployment of self-driving software

  Culmination of 10 years of software engineering, hardware integration, machine learning and testing in the virtual and real worlds sees connected vehicle technology provider deliver automation in AV Shuttles in Florida, US.

• February 29, 2024 29 Feb'24

  MWC 2024: Open Gateway, AI drive future mobile networks

  Mobile industry’s flagship event reveals that more than 40 mobile operator networks across five continents have now commercially launched network API services to the developer community to unlock 5G’s full potential

• February 29, 2024 29 Feb'24

  MWC 2024: Orange Business and Cisco team to achieve net-zero goals

  Network giant and business services division of telco form collaborative partnership to accelerate progress towards greenhouse gas emission reduction goals, covering circular economy best practices

• February 28, 2024 28 Feb'24

  BT launches smart city NB-IoT offer

  UK’s leading comms provider launches multi-million-pound narrowband internet of things network to pave way for more smart cities and industries, creating cost-efficiency gains and costs savings for public sector

• February 27, 2024 27 Feb'24

  How TeamViewer is charting its growth beyond remote connectivity

  TeamViewer CEO Oliver Steil outlines the company’s efforts to build on its remote connectivity and control capabilities to support emerging use cases such as smart factories

• February 27, 2024 27 Feb'24

  MWC 2024: Huawei looks to advance 5.5G opportunity

  Comms tech giant lays out course it will follow to take advantage of forthcoming next standard in 5G mobile communications offering the prospect of native 10Gbps connectivity, native green technology and native intelligence

• February 26, 2024 26 Feb'24

  Ericsson, Telefónica claim to redefine 5G experiences with on-demand slicing

  Proof of concept from telco and leading comms tech provide said to provide superior service experience for mobile consumers, enhancing performance of 5G services

• February 26, 2024 26 Feb'24

  5G, IoT roaming traffic soars in 2023

  Data from international communications enabler reveals 156% spike in year-on-year 5G non-standalone roaming for consumer and IoT devices

• February 23, 2024 23 Feb'24

  Audi revs up customised private 5G environment to gain edge

  Auto giant’s private network aims to replicate connectivity environments found across the world to give it a competitive advantage by ensuring connected technology is sound and functional on public roads

• February 23, 2024 23 Feb'24

  Singtel rolls out network slicing on 5G network

  Singtel’s app-based network slicing capabilities will boost the performance of 5G applications and cater to different experience, security and privacy requirements

• February 21, 2024 21 Feb'24

  SITA enhances aviation SASE with automated multi-cloud networking service

  Leading IT provider in the air transport industry announces strategic collaboration with multi-cloud networking firm to gain enhanced access to secure cloud-based offerings

• February 21, 2024 21 Feb'24

  Vodafone starts roll-out of commercial Open RAN in Romania

  Pan-European operator builds on UK commercial deployment and trials in other European countries for open radio access networks in key territory

• February 20, 2024 20 Feb'24

  BICS, Skylo unite to deliver GEO satellite NB-IoT connectivity

  Connectivity enabler announces partnership with non-terrestrial network operator to deliver ubiquitous satellite-based narrowband internet of things connectivity for enterprises, letting IoT devices travel outside of their home country

• February 19, 2024 19 Feb'24

  Cradlepoint embedded IoT connects AI-driven sustainable intelligent waste system

  Collaboration shows how cellular-connected artificial intelligence can support environmental sustainability through secure, scalable IoT connectivity that merges cellular technology with AI for optimal waste diversion and profitability

• February 19, 2024 19 Feb'24

  Vodafone looks to ease AR loads with HyperRealityHub

  Telco unveils standalone solution powered by Qualcomm technology utilising fast, secure connectivity computing to be shared between a hub, extended reality glasses and across the cloud

• February 16, 2024 16 Feb'24

  Dell, Nokia team to advance network cloud transformation, private 5G

  Comms tech provider adopts technology and services as its preferred infrastructure and preferred private wireless partner for enterprise edge use cases

• February 15, 2024 15 Feb'24

  Nokia intros first OT-compliant GenAI service for connected workers

  Comms tech provider says it has become the first company to adapt GenAI large language model technology for operational environments

• February 14, 2024 14 Feb'24

  Nokia, A1, Microsoft claim first for enterprise 5G edge cloud network slicing

  Telco teams with IT giant and comms tech provider to offer network slicing solution designed to deliver secure virtual private network services to enterprise customers integrated with edge-based enterprise cloud applications over 4G and 5G networks

• February 14, 2024 14 Feb'24

  UK government adds to autonomous vehicle funding

  Members of the fifth connected vehicle technology development cohort given potential to receive funding from UK government to aid creation of services that could power self-driving vehicles

• February 14, 2024 14 Feb'24

  Revolut launches eSIM plan for 100 countries

  Financial institution claims to be first company of its kind in the UK to launch embedded subscriber identity module offering a cost-effective way to access data plans without unexpected roaming charges in over 100 countries

• February 14, 2024 14 Feb'24

  Vodafone announces alert-based CCTV over mobile connectivity

  Operator announces IoT smart surveillance that offers business customers live video-over-mobile network on unlimited data plan designed to overcome challenges faced by existing CCTV infrastructure

• February 13, 2024 13 Feb'24

  MSB strengthens Sweden’s national critical network with 5G

  Comms tech and service company becomes part of Sweden’s next-generation mission-critical network infrastructure, Rakel G2, whose 5G core network is designed to ensure fast and secure sharing of voice, data, images and video

• February 12, 2024 12 Feb'24

  Jersey Telecom, RoamsysNext claim IoT game changer

  Telco teams with development partner to introduce internet of things certification manager and solve network congestion and performance issues caused by uncertified IoT devices

• February 06, 2024 06 Feb'24

  Cisco unveils innovations for observability as it looks to future networking vision

  Networking and IT tech and services giant kicks off European flagship event with major enhancements to networking cloud vision, innovations in digital experience and user monitoring for cloud-native applications

• January 26, 2024 26 Jan'24

  Ford Pro accelerates vehicle insights and control

  Commercial division of Ford gasses up connected car offer by expanding suite of telematics productivity solutions to give commercial customers more insight and control over their fleet vehicles