IoT

Slovenian Industry 4.0 telecoms specialist Kontron has worked with Germany-based system integrator Mugler to deploy a private 5G network in the 3.7-3.8 GHz band on the campus at Rosenheim Technical …

Rockwell Automation has acquired Canadian industrial robotics outfit Clearpath Robotics for an undisclosed fee. The deal includes the Ontario firm’s namesake research division, developing autonomous technology for the innovation market, …

KDDI-owned virtual network operator (MVNO) Soracom has launched an integrated SIM (iSIM) solution for global IoT deployments. It adds a third SIM option to its developer portfolio, to go with …

Chip maker Semtech Corporation has had its EM8695 5G RedCap module certified by the FCC and PTCRB, the comms regulator and the telco review board in the US, and has …

Sigfox parent UnaBiz has convened a new ‘Sub0G’ ecosystem collective to develop smart IoT labels for the low-end of the IoT tracking market, targeting logistics and distribution sectors. French electronics …

We have done this exercise before; but that was back in 2022, and it is high time to update the list, especially with all the UK activity around private 5G …

France-based cellular IoT chip maker Sequans Communications has acquired Swiss firm Advanced Circuit Pursuit (ACP) for an undisclosed fee. ACP produces integrated circuits, radio frequency (RF) transceivers, and systems-on-chip (SoCs) …

UK-based tower company and network sharing specialist Freshwave has deployed a ‘portable’ private 5G network at the National Robotarium in Edinburgh, Scotland, to test and develop commercial robotics solutions for …

2025 is turning into a very important year in progression of the wireless and tech worlds. Thanks to new technologies like AI, quantum, IoT and more, this year looks to …

Another private 5G forecast for you (or your marketing departments): cumulative spending on private 4G/5G networks in the US will exceed $3.7 billion between 2024 and 2027, reckons market research …

So private 5G has made the national news in the UK. Except that’s not the news. The news, and mainstream coverage, is that mobile operator Vodafone has been appointed by …

Siemens has expanded coverage of its private 5G product for Industry 4.0 customers, both in terms of its radio support and commercial availability. The new version covers larger industrial areas, …

Swiss IoT module maker u-blox is to phase out its loss-making cellular IoT business, the firm has said. The division has over 200 employees; jobs are expected to go with …

The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) has taken a licence with specialist US private network provider Anterix to use the local 900 MHz band for private LTE across its service …

RCR Wireless does not normally pay so much attention to pay-walled market analysis reviews, but in the circumstances, and as a point of difference…   Another day, another analyst review of …

The Utility Broadband Alliance (UBBA) and the 450 MHz Alliance (450A), working differently to develop private 4G and 5G networks for utility operations, have signed a deal to collaborate on …

Dutch chip firm NXP Semiconductors has signed a deal to buy Austria-based automotive software solution provider TTTech Auto for $625 million. TTTech Auto, with around 1,100 engineering staff, produces safety …

As Greil Marcus said of Bob Dylan, somewhere between Nashville Skyline and Blood on the Tracks: what is this shit? Because the newest ‘magic quadrant’ study from Gartner, which holds …

Ireland-based core network provider Druid Software has raised $20 million in venture funding to expand its private 4G/5G deployments in the defence, shipping, and utilities markets, it has said. The …

The private 5G Standalone network will utilize spectrum allocated to BSNL Indian state-run telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), in partnership with Indian IT systems integrator Echelon Edge, has reportedly …

The Port of Valencia (Valenciaport) in Spain is in the process of deploying a private 5G network to connect more than 25,000 handsets, tablets, vehicles, cameras, sensors, drones, and other …

With several shakeups over the past few years, the state of the low power wide area networking (LPWAN) market is not always clear. However, the reality is that all the …

Taiwanese advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and private network provider Ubiik is lining up a private LTE-M (LTE Cat-M1) solution for deployment in the unlicensed 915 MHz ISM band. It means …

Cellular IoT is evolving rapidly, driven by three distinct trends: the growing demand for actionable data, advancements in edge processing, and the long-anticipated shift from 4G to 5G NR. These …

Here’s an early bet, straight out of the gate: 2025 will see the rise (at last!) of so-called ‘smart labels’ – potentially printable battery-less IoT silicon-and-SIM stickers that can be …