Blogs

No need for industry to wait for 5G

5G continues to climb up the hype side of the inflated expectations curve and extravagant claims are being made about early deployments, says freelance technology writer, Bob Emmerson. (more…)

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June 19, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Berg Insight says NB-IoT device shipments reached 53 million units in 2018

According to a new research report from IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, global shipments of NB-IoT devices reached 53 million units in 2018. Annual shipments are expected to almost triple in 2019 reaching 142 million units. (more…)

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June 13, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Viettel claims to demonstrate the first 5G connection in Vietnam

Viettel and Ericsson claimed to demonstrate the first 5G connection in Vietnam. Speed test result shows Viettel’s 5G connection, which runs on Ericsson products and test devices, runs at 1.5-1.7 Gbps. The connection utilises the 3.7-3.8Ghz (C-Band) and 27.5-28.5 Ghz (mmWave) frequency. (more…)

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May 17, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Síminn and Ericsson ramp up move towards 5G and massive IoT in Iceland

As part of its 5G preparations, Síminn will modernise and expand its radio network and continue to deploy the 5G-ready Ericsson Radio System. (more…)

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May 3, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

GSA’s 2019 IoT Ecosystem report highlights rapid growth of NB-IoT and LTE-M networks

Since the March 2018 report on the IoT Ecosystem & Evolution to Narrow Band Internet of Things (IoT), the continued mobile industry commitment to the range of 3GPP-standards-based Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) technologies has been characterised by (more…)

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April 25, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

GlobalPlatform takes first steps towards ‘Integrated’ secure element standardisation

GlobalPlatform, the standard for secure digital services and devices, has claimed to publish the world’s first open specifications to facilitate the standardisation of integrated secure elements. Chip, device and firmware developers now have a standardised way to load and manage firmware – (more…)

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March 22, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Sigfox awards SGS laboratory certification at test labs in China, Finland and Taiwan

Internet of Things (IoT) services provider, Sigfox has awarded SGS ‘Accredited Test Lab’ (ATL) status for its testing and certification facilities in Shenzhen (China), New Taipei City (Taiwan) and Espoo (Finland). (more…)

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March 11, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Ericsson enables Telstra’s enterprise customers to manage IoT-connected devices and applications globally

Australian service provider Telstra and Ericsson have partnered to deliver Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity to global enterprises by integrating Ericsson’s Connectivity Management services from Ericsson’s IoT Accelerator solution (previously Device Connection Platform) into Telstra’s IoT solution and mobile network. (more…)

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February 25, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Low power mobile IoT networks to cover 93% of the largest markets by Q3 2019

The GSMA reports that mobile IoT or Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) networks are now globally available in licensed spectrum in 49 markets around the world. This follows 93 launches by 50 different mobile operators across both LTE-M and NB-IoT. (more…)

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February 22, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

uCIFI Alliance announces universal data model and interoperability for smart city IoT devices

During the Mobile World Congress, the international industry and end-customer alliance will announce the release of the uCIFI data model that will provide (more…)

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February 21, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello