Vodafone's Director of IoT has dismissed suggestions operators will become the dumb pipe of the Internet of Things as "fundamentally wrong".

Proximus has launched its NB-IoT network in Belgium with a project underway to connect 1.3 million gas and electricity meters across the Flanders region.

Digi Mobil is seeking to collaborate with Romanian companies on 5G, after it showcased how the technology could power smart traffic systems, cloud robotics and gaming.

Telenor Connexion has broken through the 10 million installed SIM cards benchmark as it continues to broaden its Internet of Things reach.

Ericsson will showcase how 5G could play a crucial role in the production of components for jet engines.

Take-up of the Internet of Things has fallen short of expectations, but “maturity is coming”, according to execs from Orange and Proximus.

Telia has partnered with Microsoft to introduce a new suite of IoT solutions to customers.

Telia Norway has launched a new project aiming to digitise construction sites through the use of NB-IoT and LTE-M.

Telia Sweden and Finland's DNA have launched separate projects aimed at strengthening the NB-IoT ecosystem.

Telia has teamed up with Nokia to demonstrate how 5G technologies can transform industrial processes from the production line to offering remote data exchange to customers.

LPWA player Actility is working with Swedish energy company Öresundskraft to roll out a LoRa-based network in the city of Helsingborg.

The industrial Internet of Things is just one of the multitude of next generation businesses that operators are looking to for rich rewards. But like any opportunity facing the mobile industry, identifying it is one thing, implementing it is another.

Telefónica is working with Microsoft to integrate the software company's Azure IoT suite and offer enterprise customers a secure hub to manage devices.

Proximus is to use a Walloonian town as a real-life testbed for IoT solutions, as Telia launches NB-IoT across Finland.

Deutsche Telekom has teamed up with an IoT company to launch a vehicle tracking solution in Germany.

Vodafone has teamed up with automotive manufacturer Continental to create a connected monitoring solution for truck tyres.

Orange’s enterprise division is set to build a new virtualised network for manufacturer Siemens as the latter embraces the likes of the IoT.

Vodafone has used its NB-IoT network in the Czech Republic to launch a new smart heating pilot as it opened up a new testing package for companies to start using the connectivity.

Siemens is teaming up with an Austrian university to research how 5G can support industrial production lines.

Under one in 20 Britons are expecting to source smart home products from a mobile operator, a new report has claimed.