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Wi-Fi 6: It’s for the robots
Kevin Robinson learned leadership at America’s elite military academy West Point. Now, as the Wi-Fi Alliance’s marketing vice president, he is marshalling a battalion of 550 companies to weaponise Wi-fi 6.
Read moreBerg Insight says NB-IoT device shipments reached 53 million units in 2018
According to a new research report from IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, global shipments of NB-IoT devices reached 53 million units in 2018. Annual shipments are expected to almost triple in 2019 reaching 142 million units.
Read moreLow Power Wide Area Network market to be valued at US$65bn by 2025, GMI report says
Global Low Power Wide Area Network Market is set to grow from its current market value of more than $1.5 billion (€1.3 billion) to over $65 billion (€58.2 billion) by 2025. So says a new research report by Global Market Insights, Inc.
Read moreCSP sales channels will be sidelined in US$21.3bn smart home device market by 2024, says Rethink
In key geographic markets, smart home device sales will reach 356.3 million units annually in 2024, accounting for 80.2 million total smart homes. This represents an installed base of 1.33 billion smart home devices, with annual sales revenue of $21.3 billion (€18.99 billion) in 2024.
Read moreBlockchain billing pilot project with Orange Group and MTS proves a success, say Syniverse and IBM
Syniverse and IBM have joined forces with the goal of advancing mobile roaming solutions with a pilot program that uses open-source blockchain technology. The solution is designed to instantly validate new wholesale billing and charging processes for clearing and settlement services.
Read moreNGMN gathers global operators for briefing on industry use cases building on 5G
The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance brought together several global operators to showcase 5G use cases beyond mobile broadband at its press and industry briefing at Mobile World Congress.
Read moreOrange and NTT sign strategic R&D deal to speed digital and network transformation in 5G, AI, IoT cybersecurity
Orange and NTT signed a strategic Research and Development (R&D) framework agreement lasting until 2022 to mutualise research findings in several key domains. These include 5G, network transformation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), cybersecurity, cloud services, smart cities, sports, tourism and culture.
Read moreHow BLE indoor asset location is being deployed in healthcare, office and the military: Part 2
As Jeremy Cowan, IoT Now’s editorial director, hears from Thomas Hasselman, chief marketing officer of Finland-based Quuppa, BLE is finding a home for asset tracking in hospitals, offices, the army and via mobile network operator, Orange. Also see Part 1.
Read moreBLE tech scoops new biz in indoor asset location for healthcare, offices and even the army: Part 1
Riddle me this. What do Finnish saunas, patient care, hot-desking and a soldier’s kit have in common? Do you give up yet? As Jeremy Cowan, IoT Now’s editorial director, finds talking to Thomas Hasselman, chief marketing officer of Finland-based Quuppa, there is a thread running through all of these. It starts with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology
Read moreHow to make sure IoT and 5G give manufacturing the full ‘smart bounce’
Have you noticed how everything is defined as ‘smart’ these days? Cars might be smart, I’ll grant you that, and the roads have the potential to be intelligent. But I draw the line at memory foam.
Read moreEuropean cellular IoT market to grow 384% by 2023, but telcos warned of LoRa, Sigfox
The European market for cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) communications will grow to 416.5 million connections by 2023, from 86 million at the end of 2017, according to ABI Research. This growth, of 384%, will come with the launch of new Internet-of-Things (IoT) based LTE-M and NB-IoT networks and services, notably.
Read moreClear vision and shared goals key to digital transformation but operator optimism falls, says research
At its Digital Transformation World event, held in Nice, TM Forum, the industry association driving digital transformation through collaboration, has warned that clear,
Read moreDr. Helmut Reisinger named CEO of Orange Business Services
Dr. Helmut Reisinger is the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Orange Business Services, taking over from Thierry Bonhomme, who becomes special advisor to the chairman and CEO of Orange before retirement later this year.
Read moreOrange Business Services and Siemens partner to provide customers with lower costs, new revenue streams and efficiencies
Orange Business Services and Siemens, the factory automation equipment provider, have joined forces to drive the adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the industrial sector by simplifying integration and promoting IoT innovation.
Read moreOrange Cyberdefense launches “Mobile Threat Protection”, a new offer to protect mobile device fleets from cyberattacks
Orange Cyberdefense, the Orange Group’s entity that specialises in cybersecurity, and Check Point Software Technologies have teamed up to deliver a new Orange service called Mobile Threat Protection to help multinational enterprises safeguard their mobile device fleets against current and emerging threats.
Read moreApple & Google to bring social payments to the masses, driving mobile P2P users to reach 2.5bn this year
A new study from Juniper Research has found that the global number of registered mobile domestic money transfer users is expected to reach 2.5 billion this year, up from an estimated 1.7 billion in 2016.
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