Japan’s telco, NTT DoCoMo, shut down its NarrowBand-IoT (NB-IoT) network on March 31st. Coming barely a year after NTT’s services were launched, Jeremy Cowan editorial director of IoT Now, turned to industry watchers for their views on the decision and what lies ahead for NB-IoT. (more…)
May 11, 2020
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Cellular networks will be the communication backbone for billions of mobile devices and machines connected to the Internet of Things (IoT). At the core of this development is the embedded Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM), which securely connects devices to networks. To shape this development, Infineon Technologies AGÂ is launching a comprehensive turnkey eSIM solution for the plethora of IoT devices and applications. (more…)
May 8, 2020
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Technology has a history of helping to track and treat viruses. And, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic, people are rightly asking themselves how new technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and Big Data can be employed to slow down the proliferation of pandemics and avoid a future global health crisis. (more…)
May 7, 2020
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
We take a look at the Internet of Things business and Digital Transformation. George Malim examines what’s behind the news that NTT DoCoMo has binned all further work using Narrowband-IoT. Matt Hatton busts some Internet of Things myths. And Jeremy Cowan asks them both to describe how everyone’s business landscape will change after COVID-19. Plus what made us laugh in tech lately. Because Life’s already serious enough. (more…)
May 6, 2020
Posted by: IoT global network
The Coca-Cola Company, announced a five-year agreement with Microsoft Corp. to standardise its business operations on Microsoft’s cloud and deliver rich new digital experiences that will provide innovative solutions to modernise how the company engages with employees and customers. (more…)
April 28, 2020
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of IoT security regulations
From smart cars to smart factories, the Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming every aspect of modern life. Deployment of smart, connected devices delivers many benefits, says Steve Hanna, senior principal, Infineon Technologies, but also brings a very real threat of cyberattacks that can harm innocent users. (more…)
April 27, 2020
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
From test results and lab equipment to monitoring equipment and patient records, the healthcare industry is increasingly reliant on digital solutions. (more…)
April 24, 2020
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Samsung Electronics has announced a demonstration of the first video call on Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform using Mission Critical Push-to-Talk, Data and Video (MCPTX, also known as Mission Critical Communications), a communications capability developed for first responders. It was enabled by the successful onboarding, integration and deployment on AWS cloud. This implementation was based on 3GPP Release 14 specifications.
April 9, 2020
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Call centres that are under intense pressure due to the COVID-19 pandemic will benefit from the just released AI voice responder from Replicant, a provider of artificial intelligence-enabled voice technologies. (more…)
March 26, 2020
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
The Global Certification Forum (GCF) has announced that u-blox is the company to certify a product under its new IoT chipset certification scheme (started in January this year). This latest GCF programme is designed for chipsets covering NB-IoT and LTE-M and facilitates the easy integration of embedded chipsets into modules and devices. The u-blox UBX-R5 Cat-M1 chipset is the first product to achieve certification under the new scheme. (more…)
March 2, 2020
Posted by: Anasia D'mello