IoT

The LoRa Alliance has changed-up its leadership team with outgoing chief and chair Donna Moore replaced by in a two-hander promotion by Actility’s Alper Yegin and Semtech’s Olivier Beaujard, as chief executive and board chair, respectively. Meanwhile, Ahmed Kasttet, head …

We don’t normally cover startup funding rounds, but some companies are interesting and good, and worth tracking. Germany-based IoT company Dryad Networks, which RCR Wireless has covered since bumping into it at The Things Conference several years ago, has raised …

Netherlands-based smart energy platform provider Netinium has integrated eSIM provisioning software from IoT module maker Telit Cinterion into its multi-vendor head-end system (HES) for smart metering and smart grids. The solution enables subscription management from an HES for the first …

Airtel IQ Business Connect, powered by Vonage, is part of Airtel’s cloud communications suite dubbed Airtel IQ Airtel Business, the enterprise arm of Indian operator Bharti Airtel, has teamed up with Vonage, a global cloud communications specialist and subsidiary of …

India-based health-tech company LifeSigns has announced 4G/5G-based IoT hardware and airtime tie-ups with India-based IoT solutions provider Hetrogenous and London-based IoT airtime provider FloLIVE to launch a connected ambulance solution in the country. The LifeSigns product, called LifeConnect, uses medical …

T-Mobile US collaborated with consumer electronics manufacturer TCL on the 5G RedCap USB-C dongle T-Mobile US has launched TCL LINKPORT IK511, a 5G RedCap USB-C dongle, in collaboration with consumer electronics manufacturer. The new device features the Snapdragon X35 5G Modem-RF System, …

Cumulative revenues from the sale of RedCap-based IoT modules will reach $1.2 billion over the next five years, according to a new forecast by ABI Research. Sales of slimmed-down eRedCap modules, available later in the cycle, will reach $615 million …

For never was a story of more woe than this; except it happens too often in the IoT space. Montpellier-based IoTerop, a pioneer of the Lightweight M2M (LwM2M) standard, is seeking a buyer after it was placed into receivership by …

We’re playing this one straight. Kentucky-based industrial fan manufacturer Big Ass Fans is working with US printer company Lexmark, which has a sideline in IoT management software, and IT and cloud service provider Microsoft to produce an “IoT-powered comfort ecosystem” …

Vodafone is working with Emirati operator e& to supply Mercedes-Benz with cellular IoT for its vehicles in the United Arab Emirates. Vodafone is to supply an eSIM solution for in-vehicle connectivity and digital services. It will be active, and available …

Ushering in a new era of efficiency and innovation This is the third blog in a continuing series on private mobile networks. Read part one for more on what the technology is and how it works, and part two to …

Germany-headquartered IoT MVNO 1NCE has claimed another record year, outrunning its 2023 total with eight million new cellular IoT connections in the first three quarters of 2024. The firm added seven million new “endpoints” (connected devices) in 2023, it said. …

Cisco is quitting the LoRaWAN market, with sales of new LoRaWAN gateway products stopping on January 1 next year (2025) and service and support for all products and parts ending completely on December 31 2029, with a phased withdrawal for …

Custom builds, better performance, lower costs — it’s easy to understand the hype of chiplets in the Internet of Things (IoT). These modular chip components, originally developed for high-performance computing, are now making significant inroads into the world of connected …

The broad internet-of-things (IoT) market will drive demand for reduced-capability 5G, and even-more reduced-capability 5G (enhanced RedCap; eRedCap) technology to the tune of almost a billion connections by 2030, says analyst house Omdia. The total will surge upwards at a …

Greek LoRaWAN operator IoTech is expanding its footprint of IoT devices and applications in 15 cities in Greece, and also seeking to improve network planning with a view to network densification and expansion. It has signed with global LoRaWAN group …

Qualcomm Technologies is to integrate its Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/Thread combo system-on-a-chip (SoC), which features on-board compute processing for low-power AI workloads on industrial IoT applications, into STMicroelectronics’ STM32 family of microcontrollers (MCUs). The deal will expand to see other cellular IoT SoCs …

British soft drinks company Britvic has appointed cellular IoT provider Wireless Logic to provide telemetry data about consumption of drinks from its new digital ‘flavour taps’ in order to streamline logistics, reduce plastic wastage, and improve sustainability. The initiative to …

UK-headquartered mobile operator Vodafone – or ‘Vodafone IoT’, or ‘Vodafone Business’, perhaps, or ‘Vodafone Business IoT’, as it is written in the press notice – is now connecting commercial integrated SIM (iSIM) chipsets and modules for IoT applications, following airtime …

Amsterdam-based IoT specialist The Things Industries has introduced a new managed LoRaWAN gateway to go with its LoRaWAN core network server, and related products and solutions. The product, called The Things Indoor Gateway Pro, is an upgrade to its previous …

Coming in at a lower price point commensurate to its reduced capabilities, it’s looking like 5G NR Light can fit a number of relevant, immediate use cases ranging from fixed wireless access (yes, really), to what it was seemingly initially …

Currently, there are 329 commercial 5G networks worldwide, according to 5G Americas Global 5G connections exceeded 2 billion connections at the end of the second quarter of the year, with the addition of 192 million connections during the period, according …

NExT, powered by Telit Cinterion, provides customers with global IoT connectivity plans and intelligent SIM technologies. This solution empowers them to overcome challenges throughout the IoT life cycle. There are three phases to an IoT life cycle: planning, rollout and …

Verizon Business has signed a deal with Germany-based automotive technology startup Vay Technology to supply 5G to its rental fleet of remotely operated electric vehicles (EVs) in Las Vegas. The enterprise division of the US carrier is also providing custom …

Quebec City, Canada, September 24, 2024 – Dimonoff, a global leader in the smart cities market, renowned for its smart lighting control and smart parking management systems, is proud to announce the expansion of its new IoT (Internet of Things) division, …