Three-tiered private 5G offer emerges as telcos embrace vertical, unlicensed bands

Network operators are looking to segment their private LTE and 5G offers for enterprises into gold, silver, and bronze tiers to distinguish between standalone systems using slices of public networks, managed services using privately-licensed ‘vertical’ spectrum, and plug-and-play installations running in unlicensed bands. So says Nokia, relaying the types of conversations it has been having…

Bluetooth SIG and DiiA look to streamline BLE mesh and DALI control in smart lighting

The trade groups representing Bluetooth technology and the DALI smart-lighting interface are working together to promote their technologies as complementary IoT standards for commercial indoor lighting systems. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), the trade association that oversees Bluetooth technology, and the Digital Illumination Interface Alliance (DiiA), a consortium pushing lighting-control solutions based on the Digital…