Private 5G spending will hit $5bn by 2028 (41% CAGR), push-to-talk revenues will reach $12bn (11% CAGR), and Industry 4.0 sales will climb to $1.6tn by 2030 (19.4% CAGR) – reflecting rapid digital transformation across sectors.
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Private 5G – spending...
Swiss module maker u-blox will be acquired by Advent International for CHF1.05bn, valuing shares 53% above average. The deal will delist u-blox, and support new growth in automotive and industrial positioning technologies.
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Advent acquisition – private equity firm Advent, via...
Telematics has evolved into critical fleet infrastructure, demanding secure, scalable, precise, and low-power solutions to optimize costs, ensure compliance, enhance safety, and meet rising customer expectations in complex, large-scale deployments.
Fleet tracking has moved from operational nice-to-have to boardroom priority. According to Allied Market Research,...
Fluid Conservation Systems (FCS) is working with T-Mobile US to add IoT connectivity to its acoustic water leak detectors, enabling continuous remote monitoring, reducing manual inspections, and improving efficiency and intelligence.
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Cellular IoT – FCS connects long-standing acoustic water leak...
NXP has acquired Port GmbH to integrate industrial protocol software into its processors – as the Dutch firm seeks to assert control over the most critical point in the industrial IoT value chain: the edge.
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Strategic edge play – chip...
Wireless Logic has acquired US MVNO Zipit Wireless and its Canadian unit Mtrex Networks, expanding its IoT reach in North America; it is the UK firm’s 12th acquisition in just a few years.
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First US buy – first Wireless Logic...
Europe has approved a unified framework for non-cellular satellite IoT in the 862–870MHz band – a big win for LoRaWAN after years of patchwork regulation. Twenty two regulators have already confirmed the change; Middle East regulators are ready to "copy and paste".
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Viasat has launched IoT Nano, a low-power satellite IoT service using Orbcomm's OGx tech, enabling larger, faster messages for remote industries, with broad hardware compatibility and global enterprise coverage.
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Satellite IoT – new IoT Nano service repackages Orbcomm’s OGx tech...
Vodafone’s standalone IoT business is doubling down on global reach, platform consistency, and SIM innovation – to dominate an evolving and fragmented cellular IoT market.
Strategic spin-out – Vodafone IoT explains its new independent flex in the global IoT market in terms of scale and...
AT&T has launched nationwide 5G RedCap coverage across the US, targeting mid-tier IoT use cases with lower-cost, lower-power 5G connectivity, and replacing its decommissioned NB-IoT network.
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Coverage – RedCap covers 200M+ POPs and supports wearables, AR/VR, and IoT sensors.
Devices –...
Nordic Semiconductor has acquired Memfault and Neuton.AI to deliver a one-stop full-stack solution for IoT development and lifecycle management, combined with new on-device edge AI (AIoT; tinyML) capabilities – signaling a strategic shift from hardware maker to end-to-end provider.
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IoT...
SGP.32 introduces a streamlined eSIM architecture for IoT, enabling global, zero-touch provisioning. It reduces complexity, boosts flexibility, and shifts power dynamics all over the place. Here’s the skinny… Note, this is the last chance to sign up to RCR's webinar on this topic (tomorrow,...
Singapore’s largest operator Singtel is reversing the standard MVNO model by piggy-backing on floLIVE’s globally distributed core network to support its new eSIM-based IoT proposition. It has signed a parallel sales deal with Lenovo Connect to targeting automotive OEMs.
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New...
The world is piling up connected IoT things faster than it can keep track of them. From Nairobi to Naples, fridges, meters, and soil sensors are humming data into the cloud. Then, one day, they stop. Not with a bang, but with a firmware...
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New investment – eSIM specialist Kigen has secured new funds from Japan’s SBI Group, plus more funds from Arm and Softbank, to scale its eSIM/iSIM solutions for industrial IoT.
New standards – the firm is pushing the GSMA’s new SGP.32...
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Growth decade – IoT devices to hit 40.6bn by 2034, with cellular IoT tripling, non-cellular LPWA tech like LoRaWAN almost quadrupling, and short-range IoT still top.
Diverse cases – IoT market to spiral 146% to $908bn, led by China, Europe,...
Ambient IoT leaders Linxens and Dracula are to create battery-free smart labels to tackle the sector's grim sustainable IoT record and failed massive IoT promise.
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Battery-free – Linxens and Dracula, prominent in the niche smart labels and ambient IoT sectors,...
The world of cellular IoT is changing — again.
After moving from physical SIM swaps to remote eSIM updates, a second major shift is now underway: the evolution of the eSIM standard itself.
The new SGP.32 “IoT” standard promises more flexibility, faster time to market, and...
NTT Data launches a retrofit-ready agentic AI stack to bridge Industry 4.0 to 5.0, transforming legacy RPA bots into autonomous agents and delivering modular, multi-cloud AI across sectors.
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Retrofitting 5.0 to 4.0 – patented plug-in transforms old RPA bots into...
Short-term pullback, long-term rebound – US interest in private 5G slumps on economic and political jitters, but global momentum builds as smarter models and automation drive long-term industrial growth.
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Short-term setback – US manufacturing interest in private 5G slumps...
Schneider Electric advances industrial AI with a factory-edge copilot in the US and a sustainable AI data center in Portugal, supporting regional ambitions for smart manufacturing and digital infrastructure.
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Factory AI copilots – Schneider launches generative AI assistants with Microsoft...
The utilities industry, charged with powering, hydrating, and heating the world, is undergoing a profound transformation. Aging infrastructure, rising resource demands, and the growing complexity of operations make it imperative for utilities to adopt smarter, more resilient solutions. Reliable, high-performance connectivity is at the...
5G growth hinges on enterprise demand, from defense to drones, while consumer breakthroughs lag. Operators must monetize APIs, devices, and networks fast — or risk missing the real 5G opportunity. Note, this is an excerpt from a new 5G Market Pulse report, available to...
New private 5G infrastructure to enable smart port applications like anti-collision systems, autonomous vehicles, drones for cargo monitoring, and real-time traffic analysis.
Private 5G – newly-formed Fastweb+Vodafone will deliver a private 5G network for the Port of Ravenna, covering shipyards, terminals, and 15km of canal-way...
