Orange has completed its first data connection using LTE-M technology in a trial at its Spanish opco.

Orange has partnered on what it claimed is the first Internet of Things module with integrated cellular connectivity and launched a programme aimed at growing the cellular IoT ecosystem.

Internet of Things provider Kerlink is deploying what it describes as the world's biggest LoRa network in India in partnership with Tata Communications.

Proximus’s LoRa network is being used by a Belgian gas supplier for a smart metering project.

Deutsche Telekom has enthusiastically backed NB-IoT in favour of its unlicensed rivals through one of the most unusual Internet of Things deployments Europe has seen to date. How? By using bees.

Almost three quarters of executives are deploying or researching the Internet of Things for their businesses, but are concerned about standards, security, interoperability and cost, new research from Verizon has claimed.

Nokia has expanded its Internet of Things network-as-a-service offering to include consultation and multi-vendor testing.

The Internet of Things could unlock further potential in the healthcare sector, Vodafone has claimed, with the technology possessing the ability to track adherence to treatment regimes.

Vodafone’s Irish opco has debuted NB-IoT across the country and launched a series of trials of the technology.

Deutsche Telekom has launched a network optimisation tool, a new smart parking network for Bonn and an upgrade to its virtual reality offering.

Huawei will research how 5G and cloud robotics can transform manufacturing after signing a memorandum of understanding with German automation company Festo.

Qualcomm has become the latest company to join the IoT Cybersecurity Alliance as it looks to strengthen protection of the increasing number of connected devices.

KPN and China Unicom have signed a partnership that will allow IoT-focused enterprise customers to access each other’s networks.

Turkcell has upgraded its LTE network to support NB-IoT as it looks to support the growth of an IoT ecosystem in Turkey.

A cross-industry project including Telia and Ericsson has demonstrated applications for providing cellular connectivity within mining environments and demonstrated how it could aid the remote control of machinery.

Swisscom is stepping up its Internet of Things expansion plans with developer days and a new Experience Centre to outline the benefits of the technology.

Intel’s new acquisition Mobileye has unveiled plans to build a fleet of fully autonomous vehicles as it looks to demonstrate the technology in real world environments.

UK mobile subscribers increased their data usage by 44 percent in 2016 as they capitalised on faster 4G plans, research from Ofcom has revealed.

BT and Telefónica are set to underpin new IoT-enabled transport projects in the UK and Germany.

Telefónica Germany’s NEXT arm has opened its IoT platform to developers as it looks to make good on a promise to deliver B2B2C solutions.