Open collaboration will help bring about a single 5G standard, says Huawei’s Ding

At the FT-ETNO Summit held in Brussels, Huawei executive director and Products & Solutions president Ryan Ding said, “5G will be one of the cornerstones of industry digitalisation. A single global standard is vital.”

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Vodafone connects new Skoda Kodiaq

Vodafone is providing the integrated connectivity for the new Skoda Kodiaq car, launched last week. A specialised SIM card keeps the vehicle connected to the Vodafone network and allows the Skoda Connect service to provide the driver with a range of information

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Generac picks Aria Systems to monetise its based remote monitoring services

Aria Systems, which helps enterprises grow recurring revenue, announced that Generac Power Systems selected Aria’s cloud-based Monetisation Platform as a key component of its IoT strategy. With Aria, Generac can quickly scale its Mobile Link™ subscription-based remote monitoring services.

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Audi partners with Cubic Telecom to deliver connected vehicles with infotainment and Wi-Fi across Europe

Cubic Telecom and Audi have announced a partnership to bring Audi’s connected car infotainment services to drivers across Europe. The partnership will deliver robust, low-cost connectivity for more than a million Audi drivers across Europe, becoming the largest-scale rollout within Cubic Telecom’s machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity initiatives.

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Yankee Group has mixed feelings about Audi's deal with T-Mobile to power its connected car platform

Boston, Massachusetts, USA – Following its recent research into the M2M products consumers are most likely to buy, Yankee Group expressed mixed feelings about Audi’s deal with T-Mobile USA to power its Audi Connect infotainment platform with wireless service.

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Gemalto enables Audi’s 'industry-first' embedded 4G LTE infotainment system

Gemalto’s Cinterion® range of automotive-grade M2M technology is providing 4G connectivity for Audi’s embedded LTE infotainment system, which is said to be an industry-first.

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Car conversations dominated CES 2013 social media, says Crimson Hexagon

January 14, 2013 — With the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) only just closed it’s interesting to see what dominated discussions. Crimson Hexagon’s social media analysis platform, ForSight, monitored social media conversations surrounding CES, by analysing Twitter and Facebook posts throughout the event.

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Connected energy, fleet and industrial sectors are accelerating M2M growth, says Yankee Group report

By 2016, global cellular M2M connections will balloon to 313 million, says a Yankee Group analyst, as more enterprises and consumers realise business benefits and improved experiences from connected devices.

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