The Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance (NGMN) released a new White Paper: “ODiN – Operating Disaggregated Networks” which explores the appealing opportunities and the expected challenges arising from the disaggregation of mobile networks. (more…)
October 5, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
oneM2M has announced the release of its whitepaper on IoT sustainability. Co-written by diverse industrial stakeholders, it describes the sustainability landscape, surveys potential demand for sustainability solutions and shows how different organisations are pursuing sustainability objectives. (more…)
October 1, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
IoT Carrier 1NCE reports it has raised $50 million (€42.87 million) in new financing. The capital is being provided by investors including Deutsche Telekom, SoftBank, and other investors. 1NCE offers cellular device connectivity at a fixed price in over 100 countries via 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, NB-IoT and LTE-M. Its cloud-based connectivity platform includes IoT services such as plug-and-play setup and device management. (more…)
September 29, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
A new report from the IoT market research firm Berg Insight says that the global number of cellular IoT subscribers increased by 12% during 2020 to reach 1.74 billion. (more…)
August 2, 2021
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Sierra Wireless, an IoT solutions provider, announced that its EM9190 5G mmWave/Sub-6/LTE New Radio (NR) and EM9191 5G Sub-6/LTE NR embedded modules to be fully certified to operate on Deutsche Telekom’s 5G public network and campus (private) networks in Europe. (more…)
June 30, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
In a German village about 100 miles north of Munich, Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson are pioneering the use of solar energy for mobile broadband sites. The use of renewable energy is increasing in sectors across Germany, but solar modules have not yet been used to power commercial mobile broadband sites. (more…)
February 24, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Omdia’s first research into communication service providers’ (CSPs’) Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives finds that green energy accounted for the most individual measures over the research period. This is equivalent to 25.3% of the total, followed by digital inclusion (16.7%) and social welfare (16.7%). (more…)
January 18, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance and the O-RAN ALLIANCE have struck a deal to strengthen their relationship and to foster a closer co-operation in the area of Radio Access Network (RAN) decomposition of 4G and 5G networks. (more…)
December 22, 2020
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
1NCE, a Tier-1 Internet of Things (IoT) carrier, aims to take away the entry barriers for developing cloud-based IoT solutions with 12 months of free, zero-commitment cellular IoT connectivity. This, says the company, is plenty of time for IoT developers to build their projects on 1NCE. (more…)
December 18, 2020
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
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…)
May 11, 2020
Posted by: Anasia D'mello