Vodafone explores new IoT satellite technology
Operator Vodafone has signed an agreement with positioning system specialist Topcon Positioning Group to work on proof-of-concept activities to locate IoT devices, machinery, and vehicles.
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Royal Caribbean claims cruise ship satellite connectivity first with Starlink
Cruise ship operator Royal Caribbean is hoping to make sure its customers will never be starved of lovely connectivity by using Spacex’s Starlink satellite internet service.
Industrial private 5G adoption hampered by dearth of devices
The manufacturing and industrial sector is on course to reach 49 million private 5G connections by the end of the decade.
More IoT consolidation as Semtech snaps up Sierra
IoT chip maker Semtech has struck a $1.2 billion deal to acquire IoT module specialist Sierra Wireless.
Telit bulks up in Europe with Thales IoT acquisition
US-based IoT specialist Telit looks set to take a bigger slice of the European market.
Telefónica flirts with Sateliot’s direct-to-satellite IoT tech
Spanish operator group Telefónica is looking to space to help it offer seamless NB-IoT coverage in those hard-to-reach places.
Nokia launches 5G and robotics research hub in India
Finnish kit vendor Nokia will launch a Centre of Excellence for Networked Robotics in India to promote research in robotics, 5G and AI for ‘socially relevant use cases‘.
Groundhog Day as yet another European connected car club emerges
This one is called Punxsutawney Phil, and if it sees its shadow the telco industry must endure another six weeks of new connected car groups.
VMO2 and Nokia help create UK’s ‘first 5G connected hospital’
Virgin Media O2 and the NHS have collaborated to build the UK’s ‘first 5G connected hospital’ which it claims will transform healthcare.
Telefónica diversifies into IoT security
The inventive boffin arm of Spanish operator Telefónica – Telefónica Tech – has developed a security monitoring service for IoT environments.
How many EU cross border 5G autonomous car projects do we need?
The other project designed to play around with 5G connected autonomous cars crossing European borders has reemerged, in this case championed by Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson.
Digital 9 Infrastructure to acquire 48% stake of Arqiva
Investment firm Digital 9 Infrastructure has agreed the terms of an acquisition of a 48% voting stake in UK network and communications infrastructure firm Arqiva Group.
Vodafone launches Italy’s first LTE-M network
UK-based Vodafone hopes to gain an advantage in Italy’s IoT market by rolling the country’s first LTE-M network.
Ericsson, TIM and Comau build experimental ‘factory of the future‘
Italian operator Tim, kit vendor Ericsson and automation/robotics firm Comau promise ‘innovative solutions for Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing’ thanks to some 5G network slicing.
Nokia teams up with LS Electrics to build new industrial smart stuff
Kit Vendor Nokia has teamed up with South Korean firm LS Electronics – which specialises in fields such as automation, smart power and smart transportation – to come up with new industrial tech.
The Telecoms.com Podcast: 5G, IoT and Huawei
We are delighted to welcome special guest William Webb back to the pod but decide to start by putting him on the spot over hist historical telecoms predictions, to see how many he got right. Eventually we give him a break and move on to news Vodafone snuck under the radar about spinning off its IoT unit, before reviewing Huawei’s latest attempt at reconciliation with the West.
Apple WWDC 2022: a new MacBook Air and lots of software goodies
At its worldwide developer conference, US gadget giant Apple unveiled a new lappy and refreshes of the operating systems that run its armada of high-end gadgets, including smart home and smart car updates.
Nokia plugs in Microsoft Azure into its industrial edge platform
Kit Vendor Nokia and tech giant Microsoft team up to integrate Microsoft Azure Arc cloud capabilities into the Nokia MX Industrial Edge platform, designed for digital transformation.
5G and how to secure the transportation revolution
Soon our goods could be transported across the country by automated trucks, drones could arrive at our doors with our packages and we could be chauffeured around the cities in the very near future in driverless,
Nokia and MiR to put on a 5G powered robot fleet parade
Finnish kit vendor Nokia and robot manufacturer Mobile Industrial Robots will showcase autonomous mobile robots at the Stuttgart based logistics event LogiMat.
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