Shipments of asset trackers will increase by more than 50 percent annually through 2024, driven by growth in low-power wide-area (LPWA) networks and smaller, cheaper and smarter IoT devices. Asset tracking is one of the highest-growth segments in the IoT market, concludes a new study by analyst firm ABI Research, with 51 percent expected per…
Vodafone is to supply 5G infrastructure and connectivity to a new port automation project for the Port of Kiel, at the Kiel Fjord, a 17 kilometre inlet of the Baltic Sea in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. Vodafone will extend 5G coverage from the state capital city of Kiel to the port area…
AtgTech startup FarmSense uses AI and analytics for pest control California-based AgTech startup FarmSense unveiled its smart pest monitoring system, which farmers adopt the latest in artificial intelligence and analytics to improve insect monitoring and crop management. FarmSense’s FlightSensor uses innovative optical sensor technology to automate the process of real-time insect classification and counting, providing immediate access…
General Motors (GM) announced plans to make 5G available in most Chevrolet and Buick vehicles beginning 2022. However, the launch, at least for right now, is limited to the Chinese market, most likely the result of unexpected sales success in the country over the past few years. In fact, according to Julian Blissett, president of…
Companies in almost every industry are looking to digital twin technologies to drive meaningful business outcomes across the entire product development life cycle, from ideation and production to manufacturing, support and maintenance. Digital twins integrate geometry, real-time telemetry, engineering analysis, sensors, connectivity, artificial intelligence, machine learning and software analytics in a unified spatial model to create a living digital simulation that…
A new Bluetooth specification is being developed so wearable devices can participate in existing smartphone-based coronavirus (COVID-19) notification systems, being deployed with Bluetooth technology. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has said it is working to standardise extension of the Bluetooth-based Exposure Notification System (ENS), deployed to track and trace potential COVID-19 infections to include…
Telecoms operator du, formerly Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), has partnered with Germany-based Software AG to offer a subscription-based digital-change offer to UAE based enterprises. The pair called it a “first of its kind collaboration” and the “largest IoT partnership for business solutions” in the region. The arrangement allows du to license white-labelled versions of…
Deutsche Telekom is to build a “new type” of LTE-based campus network using spectrum from its public network to test drone deliveries of medical supplies. The deployment is at the university city of Siegen in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. The LTE installation will be a standalone setup, making local usage of Deutsche Telekom’s spectrum holding…
Softbank-backed satellite IoT startup Skylo is set to deploy 5G-ready NB-IoT chipsets that can connect via geostationary satellites, it has said. The California-based firm has teamed up with Sony Semiconductor Israel to accelerate the adoption of NB-IoT over satellite. Sony Semiconductor Israel, formerly Altair Semiconductor, is providing Altair-branded NB-IoT chipsets to the partnership, compatible with…
Deutsche Telekom is to build a “new type” of LTE-based campus network using spectrum from its public network to test drone deliveries of medical supplies. The deployment is at the university city of Siegen in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. The LTE installation will be a standalone setup, making local usage of Deutsche Telekom’s spectrum holding…
