Press Releases

Mexico City deploys over 13,000 surveillance cameras in four months

Eagle Eye Networks, a provider of cloud video surveillance, announced today one of the fastest completions of a large scale, fully integrated city-wide surveillance program, installing 13,720 cameras in 4 months. This project has been a large success for Mexico City C5, contributing to Mexico City’s larger “Citizen Safety” mobile application. This mobile application facilitates content sharing for more effective neighborhood watch and a panic SOS button.

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May 14, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

How is the internet faring during Covid-19?

Now, more than ever, the internet has become a critical lifeline for billions of people and businesses impacted by Covid-19 around the world. Usage has soared as employees log on from home, students continue learning, streaming increases as people keep themselves entertained during national lockdowns, and even religious services, fitness classes and medical appointments all go digital. (more…)

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May 13, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Vodafone Idea Limited achieves major production milestone with IBM and Red Hat

IBM announced that Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) has delivered the major production milestone for core network functions on its Open Universal Hybrid Cloud, powered by IBM and Red Hat. The platform now enables IT and network applications to run on a common cloud architecture – designed to deliver breakthrough ROI improvements through optimisation of CapEx, OpEx, skills and automation investments across both the Network and IT application domains. (more…)

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May 12, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Airtel selects IBM and Red Hat to build open hybrid cloud network

Bharti Airtel, one of India’s integrated telcos, has selected IBM and Red Hat to build its new telco network cloud, designed to make it more efficient, flexible and future-ready to support core operations and enable new digital services. Under the agreement, Airtel will build its next generation core network, analytical tools and new consumer and enterprise services on top of this cloud platform based on open standards. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Pod Group partners with Expeto to enable Enterprise First with global IoT connectivity

A strategic partnership has been announced by Pod Group, a provider of platforms, software and connectivity services for the Internet of Things (IoT) and connected enterprises working with Expeto, a platform provider of disruptive cloud and edge IoT Connectivity technology. (more…)

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May 11, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Industrial IoT edge platform launched for timing-critical smart factory use cases

Arrow Electronics has collaborated with Exor embedded to create gigaSOM gS01, a full production design and an additional development kit featuring a high-performance, energy-efficient system-on-module (SOM) for Internet of Things (IoT) edge deployments. (more…)

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Killed off by NTT DoCoMo: NB-IoT still kicking globally, but for how long?

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…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Intel buys app builder Moovit for $900mn to speed Mobility-as-a-Service offering

Intel Corporation has acquired Moovit, a mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) solutions company, for approximately US$900 million (€831 million). Moovit is known for its urban mobility application that offers travellers around the world the best multimodal trip planning by combining public transportation, bicycle and scooter services, ride-hailing, and car-sharing. (more…)

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May 8, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Waylay partners with EPAM to deliver integrated IoT solutions to customers

IoT automation and analytics software company, Waylay has formed a partnership with EPAM Systems, Inc, a global provider of digital platform engineering and software development services. This is in response to increasing customer demand for advanced technologies that help derive more business value from IoT data. (more…)

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eSIM solution offers pre-integrated network coverage in over 200 countries

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 AG is launching a comprehensive turnkey eSIM solution for the plethora of IoT devices and applications. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello