Telstra has renewed for a further five years its agreement with Cisco to use the Cisco IoT Control Center. It underpins the Telstra Control Center powered by Cisco, which enables organisations to manage multiple SIMs, globally, across multiple cellular networks. The service was originally the Jasper Control Center and Telstra has been using it since […]
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 […]
Telstra & Software AG expand Cumulocity IoT platform relationship
Telstra has signed a three-year contract with Software AG under which it will expand the functionality of its IoT offerings based on Software AG’s Cumulocity IoT platform using Software AG’s Apama streaming analytics and machine learning products. Telstra expects to offer additional features, co-developed with Software AG, during 2020. The latest initiative follows Telstra and […]
Telstra taps Software AG’s Cumulocity for water utility IoT
Telstra has teamed up with Software AG to use Software AG’s Cumulocity IoT platform as the basis for a complete system to enable water utilities to gather and analyse information from digital water meters and other components of their infrastructure. The system is being trialled with Busselton Water in Western Australia. Busselton Water serves around […]
Telstra joins Ericsson IoT Accelerator ecosystem
Telstra has joined Ericsson’s IoT Accelerator, a combination of platform services for IoT and agreements with mobile operators and technology partners that enables enterprises to deploy IoT capability worldwide and manage it centrally. Ericsson says its IoT Accelerator ecosystem spans more than 30 service providers in more than 100 countries and has more than 3,500 […]
Arduino debuts NB-IoT/Cat-M1 version with Telstra
Telstra has partnered with Arduino, maker of a popular, low cost programmable circuit board widely used for the control and monitoring of IoT devices and will offer a version of the Arduino board supporting NB-IoT and Cat-M1. The new version, the Arduino MKR NB 1500 board will be available to purchase in early 2019 from […]
Location services: Telstra’s latest IoT foray
Telstra has unveiled its next two forays into the IoT market, flagged by CEO Andy Penn as a key growth area for the company.* Later this year Telstra will launch two asset location services: the Telstra Locator for consumer and small business customers, and Track and Monitor for enterprise customers. They use a combination of […]
Smart meters ‘first’ for Telstra CAT-M1 network trials
Sierra Wireless has announced that it will supply CAT-M1 modules embedded in Landis+Gyr smart meters, making them what it says will be the first CAT-M1 devices to be deployed on Telstra’s CAT-M1 network. No details of the trial have been announced, such as where it will be conducted and the electricity utility involved. However when Ericsson […]
Ericsson upgrades Telstra network to CAT-M1, nationwide
Ericsson announced at Mobile World Congress that Telstra has deployed its software to upgrade the entire Telstra cellular network to support the 3GPP CAT-M1 technology designed for IoT. The move potentially puts Telstra into head-on competition with companies like Thinxtra and NNN Co that are rolling out LP WAN networks using, respectively Sigfox and LoRaWAN […]
Telstra’s smart home products go on sale
Telstra has launched its range of Smart Home products, announced in June. Products available include motion sensors, cameras, light bulbs, a thermostat, smart power plugs and a smart door lock all of which communicate through Telstra’s Smart Home platform, which is based on a product from US manufacturer Icontrol and which has since been acquired […]
