Transport

06 March, 2020

Nokia, CENGN and NORCAT to power mining innovation with private wireless network

Nokia announced that it has joined forces with CENGN and NORCAT to install and operate a private LTE/4.9G wireless connectivity network in NORCAT’s Underground Centre. NORCAT and CENGN will serve as a hub for the future of mining technology, while Nokia furthers its commitment towards advancing worldwide mining innovation. (more…)

14 February, 2020

5G tipping point: Industry and consumers lured with cheaper, smarter services

Ericsson landed on its corporate feet when it parachuted out of the GSMA’s Mobile World Congress last Friday. For the last few years, the network solutions provider has (like Huawei and a few others) hosted Pre-MWC Briefings for media and analysts in key markets, in an attempt to catch attention ahead of the pandemonium in Barcelona.  (more…)

10 January, 2020

ZTE wins Industry Leader Award at NGOF with 5G transport solution

ZTE Corporation, an international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, has won Industry Leader Award at Next Generation Optical Forum (NGOF) for its packet enhanced OTN 5G transport solution. This award fully verifies ZTE’s technological innovations and industry application capabilities. (more…)

20 December, 2019

Mobile tech is enabling ‘huge’ carbon reductions in response to climate emergency, says GSMA

The use of mobile technology has enabled a global reduction in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions of around 2,135 million tonnes of CO2e last year. This is according to a new study commissioned by the mobile network operators’ association, the GSMA. (more…)

06 September, 2019

A functioning 5G-based station demonstrated in Moscow

Mobile network operator MegaFon has demonstrated a functioning 5G based station at a site in Moscow-City, where it hosted a Dota2 cybersport tournament using 5G and Cloud Gaming technologies. (more…)

23 January, 2019

The rise of mobile ticketing and implications for mobility as a service

Nick Maynard from Juniper Research talks to VanillaPlus‘ Annie Turner about the dramatic rise in mobile ticketing and its implications for mobility as a service.

AT: How fast is mobile ticketing for transport growing and what’s driving the growth?

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21 December, 2018

What to expect in 2019: Clue – If it’s not about 5G it’s barely being mentioned

Spoiler Alert: If you’re hoping to get through the Festive Period without any mention of 5G, look away now. And, says Jeremy Cowan, if you thought 2018 was full of 5G hype you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. We haven’t even got to #MWC19 in Barcelona yet!
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06 December, 2018

Small businesses left in the dark over edge computing

Small businesses in the UK are falling behind their larger counterparts when it comes to the adoption of new technologies according to a new report, with just 38% of smaller companies making use of Edge computing systems compared to 60% of bigger businesses. (more…)

30 October, 2018

Can telcos beat cloud giants like Google, Microsoft and Amazon in the IoT battle?

Nowadays, we see a new battle arising in the Internet of Things (IoT) domain. It seems that after years of false promises, the IoT is becoming a viable market and all the tech giants want a piece. (more…)

27 July, 2018

Qualcomm pays $2bn as it kills plans to buy NXP but board authorises $30bn stock repurchase, insists strategy unchanged

Qualcomm Inc. terminated its planned acquisition of NXP Semiconductors N.V. by Qualcomm River Holdings B.V., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary.  (more…)