Enterprise Ecosystems

IoT hardware manufacturer Cavli Wireless announced plans to start manufacturing modules in India based on GCT Semiconductor chipsets, a move to broaden its business in India’s growing IoT market.

In a rather unusual development, certain areas of IoT provision may be rendered illegal after a proposal by Russia’s ministry of digital development, communications and mass media at the end of last year.

The advance of Sigfox in the IoT space continues: the global 0G network and cloud provider for industrial data has announced the addition of Ukraine to its coverage area.

In what is claimed to be a first for India, the government-owned telecommunications provider BSNL and Skylo, which offers satellite-based IoT solutions, have announced an exclusive IoT partnership.

Nokia and Vodafone India Foundation, the CSR arm of Vi (formerly Vodafone Idea), have deployed a smart agriculture solution that aims to improve the productivity of farmers in India.

In an unusual use of LTE, but one that may become more common as industries adopt 4G and 5G for private networking, Nokia has announced plans to digitize crane monitoring systems in Indonesia.

The Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence (SDAIA) has been quick to add detail to its plans for artificial intelligence (AI) partnerships, with the signing of a number of MoUs during the kingdom’s recent Global AI Summit.

Saudi Arabia has launched a national artificial intelligence (AI) strategy. This initiative, widely reported in both the regional and international press, aims to attract $20 billion in foreign and local investments by 2030 and to make the country a global leader in the AI field.

Filipino mobile provider Smart has selected Nokia to launch IoT services across the archipelago.

Further proof of the relevance of the Internet of Things (IoT) to sustainability in the developing world comes with the announcement that Telenor Connexion is to partner with Ericsson on a water project in East Africa.

Recent news from India and Africa underlines the continuing growth of IoT-based solutions for a diverse range of applications.

A large number of Indian news outlets have been reporting that India, the US and Israel are now collaborating on 5G technology.

Further evidence of the growing reach of Internet of Things (IoT)-based solutions comes from a new LoRaWAN contract in South America.

For some, 5G may seem a technology whose main applications are to high-end technologies and users. It’s timely therefore that Nokia has announced plans to set up a robotics lab at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore for research on socially relevant use cases based on 5G and emerging technologies.

If there was ever a time when remote education was more than just an interesting concept, this is it. For example, the government of Bahrain has said that 140,000 students are now benefiting from remote learning in the kingdom.

Sigfox Russia is partnering with venture capital firm Energo Capital to launch its Sigfox 0G IoT network.

Nokia has partnered with China Mobile/CMCC Guangxi to deliver a landslide monitoring and early warning system for highways operations management company, BGIGC Group.

Ooredoo a communications company with a customer base of more than 100 million across the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia, has announced a new IoT initiative in Qatar: an industrial metering solution.

Telecom Argentina has signed a deal with Nokia allowing it to offer IoT services to its enterprise customers in the country and across Latin America using Nokia Worldwide IoT Network Grid (WING).

Telkomsel, the largest wireless carrier in Indonesia, has selected the MaX UC portfolio from cloud native communications software supplier Metaswitch  to enable it to offer unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) services to the broader business market.

A certification award for a drone service offered by a Middle Eastern mobile telecommunications company could boost opportunities for drone-based communications and inspection services in the region.

Nokia has signed a contract with telecommunications giant TIM to provide Internet of Things (IoT) services to its enterprise customers in Brazil.

IT services, consulting and business solutions organization Tata Consultancy Services has announced the launch, in collaboration with wireless technology giant Qualcomm Technologies Inc, of what it calls a first-of-its-kind Innovation Hub in Hyderabad, India.

Nokia has signed a contract with leading telecommunications service provider Hutchison 3 Indonesia (3ID) to provide IoT coverage to enterprises in Indonesia.

FVC has partnered with Avaya Holdings to help businesses across North, West, East, Central Africa and Egypt (NWECA) deliver customer experiences with UCC and cloud solutions.

African mobile network service provider Flickswitch has partnered with BICS to push IoT deployment in Africa.

Growing urban demographics and the rapid expansion of cities are driving the use of smart city solutions in Africa and the Middle East.

Zain Saudi Arabia and Nokia have signed two agreements that will allow the operator to launch IoT services and applications and provide innovative end-to-end solutions to enterprise and public sector segments in the Kingdom.

Chip company Arm and China Unicom have announced a long-term partnership agreement to deliver IoT scalability, security and simplicity to Chinese enterprises and global companies looking to have a local presence in China.

Global provider of IoT services Eseye has formed a partnership with Africa Mobile Network Operator (MNO) MTN and the AnyNet Federation association of MNOs to meet the complex management and enhanced resilience requirements of the rapidly expanding global M2M IoT customer base.

Nokia and Telecom Egypt are to build the first cloud infrastructure in Egypt exclusively for Internet of Things (IoT) services. Telecom Egypt will use Nokia's Worldwide IoT Network Grid (WING) as a Service as the platform to launch IoT services for the enterprise segment later this year.

NTT DOCOMO Inc and NTT DOCOMO ASIA Pte. Ltd have begun conducting a trial of an IoT monitoring system to improve the manufacturing performance of a synthetic fibres factory in Thailand. The trial will last until the end of March.

Czech telecommunications company České Radiokomunikace (CRA) has deployed a nationwide LoRaWAN-based network.