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Vodafone and Microsoft forge 10-year partnership to transform customer experience
Vodafone and Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled an extensive 10-year partnership that uses their unique capabilities to provide scalable digital platforms to over 300 million businesses, public sector organisations and consumers throughout Europe and Africa.
Read morePairpoint, Deloitte and Nexxiot forge an alliance for global cargo flo
Pairpoint (Vodafone and Sumitomo Corporation’s Economy of Things business), Deloitte and Nexxiot have joined forces to offer digital services that speed up the flow of goods worldwide.
Read moreVodafone Roaming Services earns top spot again in IoT roaming in 2023, Juniper Research reveals
A new study by Juniper Research has found that there will be over 600 million roaming IoT connections by 2028; rising from 145 million in 2023. This will necessitate the implementation of new roaming standards to detect and monetise IoT roaming. To capitalise on this substantial growth in connections, the report identified BCE (billing and
Read moreNordic cellular IoT solar asset tracker provides a minimum of eight years of maintenance-free operation
Grandcentrix, a Vodafone company and a Nordic Semiconductor design and solution partner, is using Nordic’s nRF9160 low power system-in-package (SiP) with integrated LTE-M (long term evolution for machines) /NB-IoT modem and GNSS at the heart of its ‘Vodafone Asset Solar’ asset tracker. The asset tracker employs a photovoltaic (‘solar’) panel charging a 3.6 V, 1100 mAh NiMH
Read moreSTMicroelectronics achieves Vodafone NB-IoT certification for location-aware cellular IoT modules
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor provider serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has announced the achievement of Vodafone NB-IoT (Narrowband-Internet of Things) certification of its ST87M01 NB-IoT and GNSS (global navigation satellite system) modules. The ST87M01 combines cellular IoT connectivity and geolocation in a miniaturised, low-power, integrated module featured for wide-ranging IoT and smart-industrial applications.
Read moreSonim enters next chapter of accelerated growth, expansion with new category of data devices
Sonim Technologies, Inc., has announced the expansion of its product portfolio to introduce a new category of 4G/5G wireless and Wi-Fi data devices. Sonim will offer a range of mobile hotspots, USB (universal serial bus) modems, and fixed wireless access (FWA) solutions under the category name Sonim Connect. The first of these products will be
Read moreVodafone elevates backbone network to form ‘express superhighway’
Vodafone customers are set for better Redstream Evolution with a multi-year network upgrade project. Known as Redstream Evolution, a project focuses on the part of the network that transports all customer data around the country.
Read moreVodafone uses IoT to save energy across Europe
Ahead of Earth Day this year, Vodafone Business’s “Light as you Need” (LayN) initiative is aiming to make streetlights 30% more energy efficient using the IoT and big data analytics. This week, Vodafone Business has announced a partnership with service integrator Serveo to rollout an urban lighting management project known as LayN.
Read moreJuniper Research claims operators can achieve ‘competitive advantage’ in $30bn roaming market
Juniper Research, analysts covering the global roaming market, has released a roaming market intelligence research subscription, providing competitive advantage for subscribers.
Read moreLynk, Vodafone partner to bring satellite-direct-to-standard-phone technology to Ghana
Lynk Global, Inc. (Lynk), a satellite-direct-to-standard-phone telecoms company announced that it has signed its second commercial contract with Telecel Group in Africa to provide services to Vodafone Ghana’s subscribers. This new contract will provide mobile coverage to Ghana’s population of 31 million inhabitants using Lynk’s “cell-towers-in-space.”
Read moreDryad, Vodafone to bring ‘ultra-early’ wildfire detection technology to Spanish market
Germany, 1 March 2023 – Dryad Networks has collaborated with Vodafone to bring its wireless environmental sensor network to Spain, supporting the ‘ultra-early’ detection of wildfires across the country. The system can operate in forest environments where the impacts of climate change are more difficult to monitor and could reduce the percentage of area devastated
Read moreVodafone credit card size 5G network could eventually expand private wireless markets, says GlobalData
23 February 2023 – Vodafone has unveiled a prototype 5G network built on a credit card-sized Raspberry Pi personal computer and an equally small, advanced silicon chipset.
Read moreThe leading IoT connectivity providers analysed, named in the latest Transforma Insights report
London, UK. 23 February 2023 – Technology industry analyst firm Transforma Insights has today published its annual Communications Service Provider IoT Peer Benchmarking report. The report is based on detailed analysis of the strategies and capabilities of 23 leading global providers of cellular-based IoT connectivity. It assesses the key trends in the sector and identifies
Read moreDigitisation takes IoT connectivity into a new era of choice, sustainability and customer support
As IoT matures, customers are looking for connectivity from providers that are easy to work with, can offer rapid onboarding, flexibility and excellent support. Digitalisation and automation are the keys to enabling this, but customer priorities also include security and sustainability. Wrapping these capabilities together with a comprehensive portfolio of IoT connectivity technology and then
Read moreAeris to acquire IoT business from Ericsson
Ericsson and Aeris Communications, a provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions based in San Jose, California, have signed an agreement for the transfer of Ericsson’s IoT Accelerator and Connected Vehicle Cloud businesses.
Read moreEurope’s IoT industry doubles down to make the mass market a reality
Europe is an early adopter of IoT and sustained, planned investment by enterprises will ensure it keeps its position as the third largest IoT market behind China and North America as the decade continues, in spite of the challenges of war and disease, writes George Malim.
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