NZ telco Spark has released a new three year strategy flagging the NZ IoT market as one of three future growth markets it will focus on, along with digital health and sport. By FY23 it aims to generate revenue of $NZ80m – $NZ90m from these three markets, and by By 2023 it aims to have […]
Telstra and Cradlepoint bring edge computing for IoT to 5G
Telstra has launched edge computing for IoT with products from Cradlepoint for its 5G network billing them as making 5G a viable alternative to fixed services. It says the launch is a significant step in Telstra Enterprise’s broader plan to bring together its investment in 5G, simplified next generation plans, enterprise endpoints and managed services […]
Ericsson says CAT-M1 and NB-IoT connections tripled in 2019
The number of CAT-M1 and NB-IoT connections tripled to almost 100 million in 2019, according to Ericsson. In the latest, June, edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report the company is forecasting NB-IoT and Cat-M1 to account for 52 percent of all cellular IoT connections by the end of 2025. Ericsson says it has identified 125 […]
ATIS calls for US to achieve leadership in 6G
The US Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) has set out plans designed to ensure the US gains, and retains, leadership in 6G cellular technology. ATIS describes it document Promoting US Leadership on the Path to 6G as “A call to action from the leading companies in the information and communications technology (ICT) industry […]
House of Reps report says 5G key to Industry 4.0
A new Australian Government report into 5G has flagged it as a key enabling technology for Industry 4.0. So what’s next? “The fourth industrial revolution, or ‘Industry 4.0’, is coming.” That’s the opening statement from the report of an Australian Government enquiry: The Next Gen Future Inquiry into the deployment, adoption and application of 5G […]
Quectel webinar will examine 5G for IoT
Shanghai-based Quectel Wireless Solutions is hosting a webinar on 7 April: 5G IoT are you ready? It will examine the latest developments in 5G and their application to IoT, including 5G New radio modules, 5G antenna design and low powered wide area network products and services. Quectel recently announced a collabration with Microsoft and Qualcomm […]
The end of cloud as we know it?
Every year for the past several years Cisco ANZ CTO Kevin Bloch has produced a list of his top 10 ICT trends for the year “selected for their impact on the networking industry.” This year he is predicting “the end of cloud as we know it.” That might seem a rash forecast given the still […]
Pirelli’s smart tyre relays road conditions via 5G
Pirelli has demonstrated a car tyre that is able to monitor road conditions and transmit information on these via 5G to other cars in the vicinity. The demonstration was staged in conjunction with Ericsson, Audi, Tim, Italdesign and KTH at a 5G Path of Vehicle-to-Everything Communication event in Turin organised by the 5G Automotive Association( […]
Gartner tips surveillance cameras to be top 5G IoT application, but not for long
Gartner is tipping outdoor surveillance cameras to account for the bulk of IoT endpoints connected over 5G in 2020, but longer term says the automotive industry represents the biggest 5G IoT opportunity. It is urging communications providers to skill up and invest to capitalise on this market. Gartner is tipping the 5G IoT endpoint installed […]
5G Americas’ white paper puts the case for 5G’s IoT role
A new white paper from US cellular industry body 5G Americas stakes a claim for 5G to play a dominant role in providing connectivity for IoT devices and applications. It is the latest move by the 5G ecosystem to promote the technology’s role in IoT. Back in 2015 mobile operator executives surveyed by Heavy Reading […]
