Internet of Things (IoT)

Nearly 90% of industrial firms deploying private 4G/5G and edge report ROI within a year, with widespread AI and IoT adoption driving security, safety, and sustainability. Research firm GlobalData has …

Vodafone IoT and Simetric are partnering to integrate their platforms, giving enterprises a single dashboard to monitor, automate, and manage global IoT operations across networks and devices efficiently. In sum …

Argentina’s telecoms regulator has opened the 2.3-2.4 GHz band for private 4G/5G networks, offering 10-year SPIBA licences for indoor/outdoor enterprise use to support Industry 4.0 growth in the country. In …

Norway’s Tampnet is deploying private 5G, LEO satellite backhaul, and edge computing variously for Island Drilling’s semi-submersible rig and Vår Energi’s floating production unit (FPSO) in the North Sea – …

Ten years old today (August 21), Netherlands-based LoRaWAN outfit The Things Industries appears to be thriving in a complex, fragmented, and weirdly twisted IoT market. Wienke Giezman, the company’s co-founder, …

Private 5G is gaining traction globally, with deployments from Tesla to Sinopec showing measurable productivity, safety, and efficiency gains, reinforcing forecasts of rapid market growth and momentum toward mainstream industrial …

Honeywell has acquired SparkMeter’s utility platforms in a tuck-in deal to expand its smart energy software, aligning with its strategy of spinning off legacy units while bolstering digital energy-transition capabilities. …

McDonald’s is digitizing operations with Google Cloud through AI, IoT, and cloud platforms, enhancing restaurant efficiency, streamlining corporate systems, and boosting customer engagement with loyalty rewards and reduced wait times. …

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) – …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. In …

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 …

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. In sum – what …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

In sum – what to know: New investment – eSIM specialist Kigen has secured new funds from Japan’s SBI Group, plus more funds from Arm and Softbank, to scale its …

In sum – what to know: 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 …