Cornerstone partners with Signify to inflence street lighting with 5G and IoT connectivity. Cornerstone’s approach recognises the growing demand for digital connectivity in UK cities, and this partnership aims to provide an innovative solution to address this need by using existing infrastructure. By integrating Signify’s luminaire technology into lamp heads on streetlights, Cornerstone will build an Outdoor Neutral Host platform to enable connectivity in urban environments discreetly and efficiently, allowing communities access to public networks.
“This partnership is yet another example of our evolution towards neutral hosting and smart city solutions,” said Nick Spedding, a new business manager at Cornerstone. “We’re committed to bringing connectivity to urban and dense urban areas across the UK where currently connectivity is not in place or limited, enabling access to public networks is at everyone’s fingertips.”
Cornerstone’s role as a neutral host in this partnership underscores its commitment to enabling connectivity deployment across diverse urban landscapes. The first project under this partnership will be deployed across three cities, laying the foundation for future expansion and innovation in the field of smart city infrastructure.
“This collaboration with Cornerstone marks an exciting opportunity to converge the strengths of two industry leaders,” said Khalid Aziz, the SVP and managing director of the BrightSites Business Unit at Signify. “By harnessing the power of 5G and IoT through our street lighting solution, we are illuminating streets and paving the way for a more connected and sustainable future.”
With the project set to launch within the next 10 weeks, both companies are poised to lead the market in driving innovation and progress across the UK.
For media inquiries or further information, please contact Lydia McGurin at lydia.mcgurin@cornerstone.network.
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May 13, 2024
Posted by: Magda Dabrowska
Validic continues to expand its healthcare IoT platform with the integration of Smart Meter. This integration brings exclusive cellular-enabled, patient-friendly monitoring devices supplied by Smart Meter, a connected health solution supplier to a growing nationwide network of SmartPartners, to the Validic ecosystem. (more…)
February 28, 2024
Posted by: Magda Dabrowska
Aetheros has announced that it has added GSMA remote SIM provisioning (RSP) support to its flagship software product AetherOS (AOS). Utilities customers can now provision their smart grid eSIMs for the fast, reliable and secure AT&T nationwide network.
In North America, AetherOS is available on the Aclara I-210+c and kV2c Gen 5 smart meters. Utilities need secure, reliable and resilient wireless connectivity to deliver new services to customers and connect to their customers’ smart meters. With remote SIM provisioning, utility companies have the power of choice and flexibility to deploy AMI 2.0 on public, private or hybrid networks.
“Working with AT&T, we have developed a secure and scalable eSIM solution for utility companies that want to build out private 4G/5G LTE networks,” said Ray Bell, the founder and CEO of Aetheros. “By adding eSIM support to AOS, these utilities now have a zero-cost option for migrating their smart meters between their private and public LTE networks.”
AetherOS is an open standards-based network operating system and edge computing platform based on Linux. At the core of AOS is its oneM2M compliant IoT Service Layer software with integrated OMA SpecWorks compliant LightweightM2M support, that together provide devices and applications with secure, reliable, and scalable device, application, and network management services. This rich set of services provided by the AOS open standards based IoT Service Layer enables utilities to securely and deploy and manage their intelligent edge applications on market leading residential, commercial and industrial smart meters.
“AT&T is committed to assisting utilities that are using advanced 4G/5G cellular networking in their next-generation smart metering infrastructure network buildouts,” said David Garver, a Area vice president, AT&T Connected Solutions. “AT&T has a long history of working with utilities customers providing fast, reliable and secure telecommunications services. By working with Aetheros to deliver eSIM support for smart meters, AT&T is empowering utilities to deploy LTE smart meters on the AT&T nationwide network and their private networks.”
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February 27, 2024
Posted by: Magda Dabrowska
Odido, Hansen Technologies, TNO and Gomibo Platforms have announced that they have secured funding from the National Growth Fund. The companies have joined forces in a project aimed at monetising 6G technology. (more…)
February 22, 2024
Posted by: Magda Dabrowska
Lumen Technologies is influencing the future of wireless connectivity with the launch of a custom-built Wi-Fi 7 capable device. Lumen’s new wireless technology offers faster speeds and an improved Wi-Fi experience for its Quantum Fiber multi-gig customers compared to Wi-Fi 6/6E devices. (more…)
January 2, 2024
Posted by: Magda Dabrowska
As artificial intelligence (AI) merges with the telecommunications sector, it’s creating a radical shift in the way we share information and connect, writes Guido Voigt, Director of Engineering for Lantronix’s EMEA region. This fusion is giving companies around the globe new abilities to improve how they help customers, understand important usage data, and fight against scammers with more success. (more…)
December 29, 2023
Posted by: Magda Dabrowska
In this insightful episode of our technology-focused podcast, host Antony Savvas, International Technology Editor, delves into the evolving landscape of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) with industry expert Gabriel Salvate from BICS. They explore the concept of ‘connectivity twins’ and its pivotal role in efficient operations within various sectors. Gabriel sheds light on the integration of AI and data analytics in IoT, transforming mundane objects into smart, interconnected systems. Plus, get a glimpse into the future with a discussion on Amazon’s innovative drone delivery system.
December 18, 2023
Posted by: Barto Szkaradek
Join Antony Savvas and industry leaders Niall Strachan, Chief Commercial Officer from Pelion, and Steffen Sorrell, Chief of Research from Kaleido Intelligence, as they delve into the transformative impact of IoT eSIM SGP.32. Learn about this groundbreaking GSMA specification that is setting new standards for profile availability, interoperability, and security in eSIM devices.
October 12, 2023
Posted by: IoT global network
Airbiquity has announced a technology partnership with Tessolve delivering a pre-integrated hardware and software platform for secure and ‘sophisticated’ Over-the-Air (OTA) software updates and data logging. The two companies combine Airbiquity’s OTAmatic software management platform and LOGmatic data logging platform with Tessolve’s TERA family of devices to provide application gateways that can be integrated into vehicles. (more…)
October 3, 2023
Posted by: Magda Dabrowska
Smart street lamps that can charge electric vehicles and boost wireless coverage will be rolled out in towns and cities across UK, as part of a £1.3 million (€1.49 million) pilot to test next-generation digital technologies. With rising demand for wireless services, companies are increasingly exploring opportunities to install infrastructure on lamp posts, traffic lights, CCTV (closed circuit television) columns, benches, bins and bus stops. (more…)
September 27, 2023
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar