IoT

  • Sprint and Ericsson conduct first US field tests for 2.5GHz Massive MIMO

    At Mobile World Congress Americas, US telecom provider Sprint and Ericsson unveiled the results of the first US 2.5GHz Massive MIMO (multiple input, multiple output) field tests conducted in Seattle, Washington and Plano, Texas using Sprint's spectrum and Ericsson's 64T64R (64 transmit, 64 receive) radios.

  • Taiwan’s 5G value chain expected to support 510K jobs in 2035

    Qualcomm has released additional findings of a landmark study, The 5G Economy. The new research, conducted by leading industry and economic analysis firm IHS Markit, examines the potential economic impact of 5G for the Taiwan market.

  • Tata Communications launches B2B IoT marketplace

    India’s Tata Communications has revealed its launch for an IoT marketplace which is aimed at linking enterprise customers with IoT service providers through a single platform in an effort to accelerate the country’s growing IoT ecosystem.

  • Tata Communications, Zain KSA fuel digital transformation with smart solutions

    Tata Communications, a global digital ecosystem enabler, and Zain KSA, a pioneering mobile telecommunications and digital services provider that is committed to supporting innovation and spearheading the next-generation’s technological revolution in the Middle East, announced a strategic engagement to fuel digital transformation journeys of enterprises and government organisations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). With this collaboration the combined ecosystems will deliver solutions and platforms to remodel cities with smart street lighting, smart waste management, connected workplace, healthcare and connected cars.

  • Telefónica and Huawei to launch NB-IoT Open Lab in Chile

    Spanish telecom giant Telefónica and Huawei have announced the opening of an Open IoT Lab to work on the development of products and applications related to Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) technology.

  • Telenor to open IoT ProtoLab in Norway

    Norway-based Telenor Group and Wireless Trondheim are joining forces to open a new IoT powerhouse to boost innovation, build competencies and promote Norwegian competitiveness. The IoT ProtoLab will be open to start-ups, developers and students looking to rapidly prototype and develop IoT products and services.

  • The unfathomable potential of the Internet of Underwater Things

    Oceans occupy just over 70% of our planet and pose a great many benefits for humankind. Some of these benefits include climate regulation, medicine, food, recreation and many others, essentially fueling the incomes of several major industries. Ocean-based businesses contribute to around $500 billion to the global economy. The Internet of Underwater Things (IoUT) can be increasingly valuable for humanity’s quest to tackle environmental issues.

  • TRA and ITU host forum on managing Data in a 'Smart City'

    Dubai's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has hosted the world's first ever forum on Data Management. The event was a joint collaboration with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) who hosted the inaugural forum under the slogan of 'Transforming data into value, expanding the IoT potential with a special focus on Smart Cities'. The forum welcomed participation from a wide group of experts and decision-makers from around the world, as well as many UAE government entities and private sector companies.

  • UAE and META use big data to drive smart government efforts

    With an aim to harness the potential of big data in supporting government efforts and initiatives, the UAE government development and the Future Office, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, and the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC) launched the ‘Driving Data for Good’ initiative As part of the ‘Future Partnerships’ initiative.

  • UAE Ranks Higher in UN’s Frontier Technologies Readiness Index

    UAE ICT deployment

    The UAE was ranked 37th in the 2023 edition of the United Nations' Technology and Innovation Report titled “Opening Green Windows: Technological Opportunities for a Low-Carbon World.” The report ranks countries according to their readiness to use, adopt and adapt a range of frontier advanced technologies with a focus on green innovation.

  • US chipmaker introduces revolutionary IoT-enabling product

    Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, announced its next-generation modem purpose-built for Internet of Things (IoT) applications such as asset trackers, health monitors, security systems, smart city sensors and smart meters, as well as a range of wearable trackers.

  • Vodafone launches new product which will take IoT into the mainstream

    UK telecommunications colossus Vodafone is launching a consumer IoT product which will allow its customers to connect millions of home and leisure electronic products to the company's dedicated global IoT network, which is subsequently the largest in the world.

  • What Industrial IoT means for the future of the manufacturing sector

    The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), a subset of the Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to transform a variety of industries. Digital transformation has reverberated across several, if not all, industries and it will definitely continue to do so over the next few years, especially with the rise of 5G network adoption across the globe, it will give IoT the power to function in the best way imaginable.

  • Which technology trend is set to make Canadian telecommunications sector more efficient?

    A new report conducted by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) has found that the Internet of Things will make the Canadian telecommunications sector much more efficient - and claimed that the industry is competitive in comparison to other markets on a global basis.

  • Will innovation survive the unprecedented crisis?

    We live in a time characterized by immense uncertainty and an even greater reliance on digital technologies, more than ever before. COVID-19 has wreaked absolute havoc on almost every single industry, leaving the global economy in a state of distress and a future that has never been more ambiguous.

  • Will IoT Flat Rates Kill Revenue Assurance?

    When mobile data, video and streaming plans started offering an “all-you-can-eat” menu, they included just that – unlimited usage. Regardless of the amount of data used, the concept was that the subscriber was charged a single fixed rate each month, in order to avoid overage charges and customers’ experiencing bill shock. Many in the industry believed these flat rate tariffs would alleviate the need for billing and rating validations or requiring assurance services. Instead, what transpired was a realization that the complexities of revenue assurance audits simply shifted the goal posts for revenue assurance teams to continue to deliver billing accuracy.

  • World Economic Forum launches initiative to address ‘governance gaps’ in emerging tech

    The World Economic Forum launched six Industry 4.0 Councils on Wednesday to aid policymakers and enterprises in leveraging emerging technologies whilst anticipating the social risks that could result from them.

  • Worldwide experts reveal the growing need for spectrum access

    Sessions over the first two days of the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) Global Summit have highlighted the spectrum sharing lessons learned between countries worldwide and the current demand for unlicensed access. On its final day, the Global Summit explored national spectrum plans and the economic benefits of the spectrum.

  • ZTE Signs Cooperation Agreement with Intel for IoT Innovation

    ZTE Corporation a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for mobile internet, and Intel, officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement at an IoT forum in Barcelona, Spain. Both parties will jointly establish an innovative lab for research and development of future key IoT technologies, including experimental verification, evaluation, and research and development of related technologies, thereby providing integrated market-oriented IoT solutions.