Vodafone has released its IoT Barometer for 2019, its sixth. The Barometer is full of good news about IoT, but it’s hard to believe that the “1,430 qualified respondents involved in shaping their company’s IoT strategy,” surveyed did not face a few hurdles. The Barometer is certainly a useful and valuable document that will likely boost […]
Vodafone NZ announces NB-IoT and CAT-M1 coverage
Vodafone New Zealand has simultaneously turned on NB-IoT and CAT-M1 technology in its cellular network. NB-IoT is available to 97.5 percent of the population and 48.2 percent of the land area, Vodafone NZ says. CAT-M1 (which Vodafone prefers to refer to as LTE-M) has 60.1 percent population coverage. Vodafone NZ says this his will […]
Vodafone Regional Coverage Hub: variation on an old solution
Vodafone has announced what it says are successful trials of a new solution to provide mobile coverage for rural properties outside its normal coverage area, but the technology is essentially the same as something Optus launched several years ago, and subsequently discontinued. The Vodafone Regional Coverage Hub is a small cellular base station that instead […]
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 […]
IoT “critical for success” for Australian businesses, says Vodafone
Vodafone Australia has revealed some Australia-specific data from the survey carried out for its global IoT Barometer, released in July, saying it shows that more than three quarters of Australian businesses believe embracing IoT to be critical for success in their industry. The survey was conducted by Circle Research in April and May 2016 and […]
Vodafone CEO Iñaki Berroeta to deliver TelSoc Charles Todd oration
The Telecommunications Association (TelSoc) has announced that Iñaki Berroeta, CEO of Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) will give the Charles Todd Oration in Sydney on Wednesday 19th October 2016. Berroeta’s theme “On The Move: The Future of Mobile in Australia & Globally” will focus on the major changes that 5G and IoT will mean to mobile […]
IoT budgets booming, says Vodafone
Organisations that have adopted the Internet of Things (IoT) are now spending 24 percent of their IT budget on IoT related projects, a figure comparable to the amount spent on each of cloud and hosting, analytics and mobility, according to the Vodafone IoT Barometer 2016. Interest in IoT is at an all-time high, Vodafone says. “Twenty eight […]
Thyssenkrupp aims to halve lift breakdowns with Vodafone M2M
Think on this next time you get into a lift: lift disruptions worldwide total some 190 million hours annually. That mind-numbing statistic comes from lift (elevator) manufacturer Thyssenkrupp, which has just greatly ramped up its elevator IoT enablement plans with the aim of halving its contribution to that total. The company has expanded its relationship […]
Vodafone makes Philips street lighting smart
Vodafone is to become a global provider of managed IoT connectivity for Philips Lighting. Under the agreement, the two companies will provide to city authorities smart street lighting systems that will be connected wirelessly to save energy and increase maintenance efficiency. The Philips CityTouch street lighting management system will use Vodafone’s machine-to-machine (M2M) network to […]
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 […]
