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.

Telia has launched a new service aiming to track the movement of people and vehicles by using anonymised network data.

Senior executives from Orange, Proximus, Three and Vodafone have been confirmed as headline speakers at the latest European Communications and Mobile Europe IoT in Telecoms conference.

Switzerland is set to get its first Sigfox network after European infrastructure company Cellnex announced plans to introduce it to more than 350 sites.

Deutsche Telekom has expanded its NB-IoT network in Greece as it looks to build an ecosystem around the technology.

Telenor is set to commercially launch its cloud-based core network it developed with Cisco, just one of the deals the US-vendor announced on day two of Mobile World Congress.

Vodafone is launching an NB-IoT network in Germany as it looks to win new enterprise customers.

The 20 years since Bluetooth’s launch have seen a dramatic evolution in the wireless landscape, with phones evolving from plastic “bricks” to the sleek smartphones widely used today.

Orange, KPN and IoT platform supplier Actility have completed the first successful field trial of roaming between LoRaWAN networks in different countries.

Nokia has launched a “factory in a box” which combines wireless connectivity with manufacturing capabilities.

Ericsson is introducing a new platform to help service providers expand their business offerings with IoT-based apps.

Cellular IoT technology is continuing to grow with new GSMA figures revealing 41 networks are using either NB-IoT or LTE-M.