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Telit to acquire Thales’ IoT unit for 25% of expanded, rebranded industrial IoT business

Italian-American IoT module maker Telit is to acquire the cellular IoT unit of French aerospace, defence, and security company Thales in return for a quarter-share of its expanded industrial IoT business. Thales will take a 25 percent stake in the expanded Telit business, headquartered...

Qualcomm confirms Q2 release of ‘world-beating’ Cat NB2 module for ‘new era’ of IoT

Qualcomm has confirmed the releases of a new single-mode LTE-based Cat NB2 chipset for cellular narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) communications, which offers world-beating power efficiency, according to the San Diego firm. NB2 is standardized in the 3GPP Release 14 as an enhanced version of NB-IoT, and...

Sequans intros Monarch 2 LTE-M / NB-IoT chipset to “transform IoT landscape”

Sequans Communications has introduced a new version of its Monarch chip platform, combining LTE-M and NB-IoT connectivity. The backward-compatible Monarch 2 chip brings a new secure element, a 60-percent boost in power efficiency, higher levels of integration, and lower costs. Sequans called it the “most...

Gemalto finds nearly half of businesses can’t detect IoT device breaches

  The study said that organizations believes blockchain technology would be ideal to solve security concerns in the IoT field   Nearly half of businesses -- 53% -- cannot detect if any of their internet of things devices suffers a breach, according to a recent study by...

Qualcomm takes wraps off 9205 IoT modem; Telit and Quectel hard on its heels

Qualcomm has launched its long-awaited 9205 LTE modem for internet-of-things (IoT) applications, combining cellular low-power wide-area (LPWA) LTE-M and NB-IoT connectivity, and support for IoT developers. Module makers Telit and Quectel were quick to announce products based on the 9205 integrated module. The new Qualcomm solution,...

Gemalto IoT Connectivity Smart Saver – Right sizing IoT data plans in real time

The Gemalto IoT Connectivity Smart Saver platform provides a fast and easy way for OEMs and IoT service providers to tightly monitor IoT data rate plans while improving efficiency. Benefits & features: SaaS (Software as a Service) platform with zero touch integration Automatic real-time data...

Thales acquires Gemalto for $5.6 billion to advance digital security

Thales outbids Atos for Gemalto French aerospace specialist Thales outbid Atos for Dutch cybersecurity provider Gemalto. The company has agreed to purchase Gemalto for $5.6 billion, surpassing Atos’s bid valued at $5.06 billion. Gemalto is considered the world’s largest manufacturer of SIM cards and credit cards....

IIoT security: Why devices are the weakest link in the IoT stack

The most significant challenge for the internet of things (IoT) is device security. Without question, devices represent the weakest link in the IoT technology stack, the industry reckons. “This is because devices are constrained in battery and computing power,” notes Carlos Carazo, director of...

Huawei partners with Gemalto for NB-IoT modules

Modules could support devices in as many as 20 countries Huawei said its HiSilicon semiconductor unit will work with Swiss chipmaker Gemalto to develop modules for narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) devices. Meanwhile Huawei's network infrastructure unit will be building 30 NB-IoT networks in 20 countries by...

Gemalto harnesses DevOps tools with on-demand SaaS platform

Gemalto targets enterprise sector with on-demand security platform Gemalto, an international digital security company based in Amsterdam, announced the deployment of SafeNet Data Protection On Demand, a new security-as-a-service platform that integrates with IT systems, DevOps tools and cloud services. Gemalto described SafeNet Data Protection On...

Telenor Connexion wins new IoT contract in Pakistan

The Swedish firm will make its IoT platform available for Telenor Pakistan’s enterprise customers Telenor Pakistan has selected Telenor Connexion as its partner for the development of IoT services in the local market. Under the terms of the agreement, Telenor Connexion’s IoT platform will now...

Embedded IoT design: six best practices

Embedding sensors, connectivity and compute capabilities into assets that have never before been connected to the internet is difficult. Enterprise IoT Insights spoke with analysts, chip developers, wireless carriers and module makers to learn about some of the best practices identified by these companies....

China Mobile and NTT DoCoMo integrate eSIM systems for IoT

China and Japan exchange more than $200 billion worth of goods each year, and more and more of those products are shipping with embedded SIM cards to enable connections to cellular networks. Now China Mobile and NTT DoCoMo have integrated their embedded SIM platforms...

Mobike partners with Gemalto

Ride sharing may seem to be the future of transportation but on a global scale vehicle sharing may be even more promising. In the most populous parts of the world, cars are out of reach for many people, but not bicycles. Mobike has capitalized...

IoT modules and modems shorten path to market for developers

Low-power cellular connectivity standards are creating new opportunities for companies that want to connect assets or equipment in a secure and reliable way. But unlike the IoT devices that leverage unlicensed spectrum, those in the licensed bands require carrier certification in order to operate...

Accelerating deployment in the Internet of Things

The benefits for enterprises in deploying successful Internet of Things solutions are potentially huge: cost savings, new income streams, efficient business processes and happier customers. However, when it comes to developing enterprise IoT solutions such as predictive maintenance, remote monitoring, fleet management or building management,...

Accelerating deployment in the Internet of Things

The benefits for enterprises in deploying successful Internet of Things solutions are potentially huge: cost savings, new income streams, efficient business processes and happier customers. However, when it comes to developing enterprise IoT solutions such as predictive maintenance, remote monitoring, fleet management or building management,...

LTE for IoT: Cat 1 vs. Cat M1

Mobile network operators have been supporting machine-to-machine traffic for years, and as the internet of things grows, the cellular industry wants to play a central role. Verizon Wireless and AT&T have upgraded their networks to support the latest generation of LTE for IoT, and...

The IoT opportunity: time is money

We’ve heard all about the consumer benefits, the cool-factor, and the potential of the Internet of Things (IoT), but did you know the benefits for enterprises are just as huge? By deploying successful Internet of Things solutions – like on-demand connectivity, reliable security and...

The IoT opportunity: time is money

We’ve heard all about the consumer benefits, the cool-factor, and the potential of the Internet of Things (IoT), but did you know the benefits for enterprises are just as huge? By deploying successful Internet of Things solutions – like on-demand connectivity, reliable security and...

Embedded security: names to know

Encryption, authentication, secure boot functionality, and tamper detection are among the best practices used to secure connected computers and servers. These same practices can be part of embedded devices, but usually they cannot be added to a device the way they are often added...

What makes an IoT deployment successful?

The internet of things is a topic of conversation in almost every Fortune 500 company boardroom, according to Homaira Akbari, president and CEO of AKnowledge Partners, and a member of four different corporate boards. Some companies are evaluating their opportunities to capitalize on new...

SoftBank selects Gemalto for IoT connectivity services

The Dutch firm will provide its remote SIM Provisioning platform Japanese telecommunications operator SoftBank has selected Dutch digital security firm Gemalto as a partner for On-Demand Connectivity (ODC) services enabling both consumer and industrial machine-to-machine (M2M) IoT connectivity and deployment of value added applications and...

Verizon launches nationwide IoT network

Verizon Wireless activated its Category M1 LTE network, making it the first U.S. carrier to launch a nationwide LTE network dedicated to the internet of things. The carrier said it will offer IoT data plans for as little as $2 per month per device,...