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NTT and Cisco offer up IoT-as-a-service

Industry heavyweights NTT and Cisco have teamed up to launch a suite of repeatable IoT solutions that can be sold as a managed service.

• 8 days ago

Vodafone spins off Economy of Things business and sells stake to Sumitomo

UK telco Vodafone is accelerating plans to enable machines to pay for stuff automatically.

• 04 May 2023

Android users can now unlock their BMWs from their phones

Certain BMW cars can now be opened, locked and started from Android phones via Digital Key Plus.

• 25 Apr 2023

Sigfox and LoRa come together in unlicensed matrimony

Two rival non-cellular IoT technologies are set to become cross-compatible thanks to a new partnership between their respective backers.

• 20 Apr 2023

Nokia and ABI Research benchmark Industry 4.0 progress

Heavy machinery manufacturers are lagging other sectors when it comes to the deployment of Industry 4.0 solutions.

• 17 Apr 2023

Qualcomm launches a bunch of IoT chips

Building on the launch of its Aware platform, US mobile chip giant Qualcomm has fleshed out its IoT proposition with no less than four new SoCs.

• 17 Apr 2023

Nokia drops new industry 4.0 apps

Kit vendor Nokia has launched four third-party apps on Nokia MX Industrial Edge, designed to offer all sorts of handy things in smart industry settings.

• 13 Apr 2023

Qualcomm announces Qualcomm Aware: an industrial intelligence solution

Scott Bicheno speaks with Roberto Di Pietro about the comprehensive new Qualcomm Aware platform. Qualcomm Aware is an innovative IoT platform that combines industry-leading chips, expansive ecosystem, and API-first, developer-friendly tools to digitally transform industries with real-time intelligence and visibility solutions.

• 21 Mar 2023

Orange Business will serve up in-car features for Lucid’s teched-up cars

American electric car firm Lucid has signed a deal with Orange Business, the B2B arm of the French operator, to provide it with technology inside its software-defined vehicles.

• 07 Mar 2023

Deutsche Telekom taps into satellite for full coverage IoT

German operator Deutsche Telekom is about to start using satellite to ensure full global coverage for its Internet of Things offering.

• 01 Mar 2023

Qualcomm launches a new IoT platform

US mobile chip firm Qualcomm has launched a new platform that it hopes will simplify the process of getting into the IoT game.

• 22 Feb 2023

BT rolls out national IoT roaming

UK incumbent BT has the UK delivery sector in its sights with its new IoT national roaming SIM.

• 17 Feb 2023

Ericsson and Telia collaborate over industrial 5G

Swedish telecoms players Ericsson and Telia have launched a new initiative designed to encourage industrial companies to do clever things with 5G technology.

• 15 Feb 2023

Nokia and Kyndryl renew their business vows

Kit vendor Nokia and IT infrastructure firm Kyndryl have signed a new three-year agreement which will see collaboration on LTE and 5G private wireless services, Industry 4.0 offerings, and a new partner innovation lab.

• 14 Feb 2023

BT deploys 4G and smart sensors to upgrade water systems in Yorkshire

UK telecoms group BT and Yorkshire water have installed smart sensors and a 4G mast to provide remote water quality monitoring in the Yorkshire Dales.

• 07 Feb 2023

STC and Telefónica pool resources to develop new tech

Spanish operator Telefónica has signed another collaborative agreement, this time with Middle Eastern telco STC as they look to rustle up some treats in the cybersecurity, cloud, IoT and Big Data fields.

• 06 Feb 2023

Self-driving bus trial to launch in Cambridge

A new self-driving bus trial will kick off in Cambridge next year – though safety drivers will remain on board.  

• 01 Feb 2023

Qualcomm says 5G mmWave is the way forward, but questions remain

5G mmWave is being hailed as an enabler for things like fixing congestion issues in crowded spaces and revolutionising farming – but wasn’t vanilla 5G supposed to have already done that, and more?

• 25 Jan 2023

Security could be a fly in the ointment for the IoT boom

Cyber security firm CUJO AI has produced a report on the state of cybersecurity. Telecoms.com got an early look at the findings and they paint a grim picture of the threats to IoT devices and home networks.

• 23 Jan 2023

Apple’s new HomePod smart speaker comes with a hefty price tag

Tech giant Apple has dropped a pricy new smart speaker with all the bells and whistles its R&D team could conjure up – but will it fly in the current economic climate?

• 19 Jan 2023