Optus has selected Nokia’s Impact IoT platform to provide device management and data collection capabilities to its customers, to be marketed jointly with Nokia. Nokia’ says its Impact device management platform will enable Optus to provide its customers with simple access to NB-IoT device data, from low power devices, and remote device management at scale, […]
What’s on the IoT threat horizon in 2019?
‘Tis the season for predictions, and the IT security industry has been particularly prolific: a number of the major vendors have come out with their thoughts on what we can expect in cyber crime and cyber crime prevention in 2019. Not surprisingly, IoT loomed large in their forecasts. Not surprisingly the news was, mostly, not […]
Nokia’s challenge: change the world with IIoT
Nokia has launched its sixth annual Nokia Open Innovation Challenge (NOIC), an annual global competition that “seeks innovative technologies, products and solutions that can change the world.” This year the focus is on industrial automation and the industrial Internet of Things. The competition is administered by Nokia Bell Labs in partnership with venture capital firm […]
Nokia urges concerted action to make Australian cities smart
Nokia has released a study on smart cities for Australia and called for a concerted political and industry focus on their development saying they will be a key enabler of Australia’s innovation agenda and for future economic opportunity. Nokia says its report A new world of cities and the future of Australia “highlights the risks […]
VHA and Nokia to develop mobile edge computing platform
Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) and Nokia have announced plans for a proof of concept demonstration of how mobile edge computing on an LTE networks can improve public safety. They plan to trial the technology during 2017. VHA has also signed a MoU to join Nokia’s Mission Critical Communications Alliance, a global body made up of […]
MWC day two brings more IoT news
Day two of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona saw another number of IoT related announcements. Nokia announced NB-IoT trials with Vodafone, and Ericsson with Verizon. Sigfox announced two new customers Nokia, Intel and Vodafone demo NB-IoT Nokia demonstrated NB-IoT technology at Mobile World Congress in collaboration with Intel and Vodafone, “marking a major milestone in the […]
Nokia and SK Telecom demo low powered LTE for IoT
Nokia says it has conducted the first trial in Korea of low powered LTE technology designed for IoT and for communication with devices that can run for a decade on a single battery. The over-the-air trial was conducted in a test bed in SK Telecom’s network technology R&D center, using Nokia’s Flexi Multiradio 10 base […]
Beware of vendors spruiking IoT standards
Nokia has issued a press release claiming some initiative in promoting IoT standards. Close scrutiny reveals just what Nokia is on about. The press release is headed “Nokia Networks kick-starts industry collaboration to enable the programmable world.” In reality, when you drill down, there’s not a lot of kicking happening, but it’s very goal-directed. The […]
LTE-M is coming, but is that M for M2M or M for Maritime?
Korean telco, SK Telecom, has just announced plans to launch what it says will be the world’s first pilot LTE-M (LTE for Maritime Wireless Communications) network, as part of a research and development project led by the Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF). According to SK Telecom, LTE-M will provide high-speed wireless telecommunications for […]
How LTE will evolve to meet the demands of IoT
Nokia has released a white paper LTE M2M Optimizing LTE for the Internet of Things detailing how Rel-12 and Rel-13 of the 3GPP’s LTE standards will cater for the specific requirements of IoT and M2M: large numbers of devices, increased coverage, low cost devices, long battery life and high reliability. It looks at the changes […]
