TomTom BRIDGE is now ready for ELD

TomTom (TOM2), a provider of navigation and mapping products, and M2M DataSmart, wireless data service provider, announced a solution to improve the trucker data logging experience.

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Qualcomm introduces new platform naming structure as ‘processor’ doesn’t capture its anthology of technology

Over the coming months, Qualcomm Technologies will roll out changes and updates to our product brand positioning to best articulate the value of our technology and products for our customers and their end users.

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Qualcomm Technologies stops calling Snapdragon a processor, preferring ’platform’ to represent its solutions suite

Over the coming months Qualcomm is to roll out changes and updates to its product brand positioning to better articulate the value of Qualcomm’s products.

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Experimental platform on 5G network-based communications shows improved performance, lower latency

Ericsson, Orange and PSA Group say they have taken a significant step towards delivering 5G technology for connected vehicles after conducting field trials to test advanced applications in France.

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Ficosa is first Spanish company to join 5G Automotive Association, aiming to boost connected mobility

Ficosa, a global provider specialising in the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of high-technology vision, safety, connectivity and efficiency systems for the automotive and mobility sectors, has become the first Spanish company to join the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA).

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The number of remotely monitored patients worldwide grew 44% in 2016 to 7.1 million, says Berg Insight

M2M/IoT market research provider, Berg Insight has released new findings about the mobile healthcare (mHealth) market. The number of remotely monitored patients grew by 44% to 7.1 million in 2016 as the market entered a growth phase fuelled by rising market acceptance in several key verticals.

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Qualcomm study expects 5G to create 22 million jobs by 2035

Qualcomm Inc.’s subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. has released a landmark study, The 5G Economy,examining the potential economic and social impact of 5G around the world.

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Panasonic Automotive and Qualcomm to launch an in-vehicle infotainment system

Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, a Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, (Panasonic Automotive), and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, are working together to develop an Android-based in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system.

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Qualcomm Technologies announces two new important elements of the Qualcomm Network

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, announced two new critically important elements of the Qualcomm® Network designed to deliver simple, consistent and seamless connected experiences.

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KPN trials LTE-M technology in Europe

KPN has successfully trialed the new Internet of Things (IoT) technology LTE-M (also known as LTE Cat-M1), claiming the first operator in Europe to do so.

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Bytesnap predicts big things in 2017 for home automation, LTE-M, and Industry 4.0

Yes, it’s already that time of year when every analyst turns into Mystic Meg and tries to predict the year ahead. How many of them in 2015 foresaw Brexit or President Trump? Answer me that, says Jeremy Cowan. Well, here’s the firstof 2016/17, courtesy of the team at embedded systems consultancy, ByteSnap Design.

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Finland’s Walkbase taps mobile proximity executive Kevin Hunter to lead U.S. expansion

Walkbase, a venue IoT analytics and marketing platform company, has announced its expansion into the U.S. market, appointing Kevin Hunter as its president of the Americas.

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Will Qualcomm’s acquisition of NXP Semiconductors trigger a new wave of market consolidation?

Qualcomm, the smartphone chipmaker, has acquired NXP Semiconductors for US$47 billion in the largest semiconductor acquisition of all time, says Yiru Zhong, senior industry analyst, Digital Transformation, Frost & Sullivan. (Also see: Qualcomm focuses on IoT as it agrees to buy chipset maker NXP Semiconductors for US$47bn.)

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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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Avanci launches one-stop licensing platform to accelerate wireless connectivity for IoT

Avanci claims to have launched the first marketplace for licensing patented wireless technology to the Internet of Things (IoT).

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Berlin’s IFA is the venue for three connected device launches by Qualcomm

Qualcomm made a series of announcements at IFA in Berlin, involving virtual reality (VR), smartwatches and home entertainment.

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