Fleet Space launches first IoT nanosatellites

Adelaide based satellite company Fleet Space Technologies has launched the first two of its planned fleet of 100 commercial nanosatellites and two demonstration satellites to test its communications technology. Its

Cosmote achieves live speeds above 12Gbps during 5G test

Cosmote said its 5G test network achieved live speeds above 12Gbps, 60 times higher than today’s 4G/LTE speeds. The test was conducted in an open space of the Municipality of

Beeline expands IoT services for car-sharing companies

Russian mobile operator Beeline, controlled by the Veon Group, has expanded its IoT service user base among car-sharing companies. The operator’s IoT Sims are currently installed on 13,000 cars providing

Docomo, Rohde&Schwarz conduct radio wave propagation experiments at frequencies up to 150 GHz

NTT Docomo and Rohde & Schwarz have joined forces to set up an ultra-wideband channel sounder for mobile communications exceeding 100 GHz. They conducted radio wave propagation experiments at frequencies

Microchip Technology introduces highly integrated LoRa SiP family

Microchip Technology introduced a highly integrated LoRa System-in-Package (SiP) family with an ultra-low-power 32-bit microcontroller (MCU), sub-GHz RF LoRa transceiver and software stack to accelerate the development of LoRa-based connected

FCC starts auction of first 5G high band spectrum

The Federal Communications Commission confirmed the start of its first high-band 5G spectrum auction. Bidding starts with the 28 GHz band and then will go to the 24 GHz band, with

Orange Romania creates LTE-M national network

Orange Romania created an IoT communications network that uses the LTE-M technology dedicated to internet-connected objects. The network is already available in 3,137 localities in Romania, writes local paper Ziarul

Groningen to make city centre more accessible using IoT sensors

Innovative sensors could make the city centre of Groningen more accessible. With its Proeftuin Binnenstad monitoring project, the municipality is looking for new technologies to map complex traffic situations. The

Kerlink suports IoT Scotland project with Boston Networks

Global Internet of Things (IoT) systems specialist Kerlink Group has been selected as hardware and software provider for the IoT Scotland project, which will deliver a nationwide, low-power wide-area (LPWA)

Telefonica, FAO launch El Salvador smart agriculture project

Telefonica and the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have launched a smart agriculture pilot in El Salvador as part of the agreement signed in February to develop digitalisation initiatives in Latin