UK engineering company IMI has acquired Netherlands-based industrial IoT developer TWTG Group for €25 million. TWTG, based in Rotterdam, will become part of IMI’s process automation business. Its portfolio of wireless sensors and integrated software allows plant operators to track, monitor, and optimise industrial...
In the 1990’s I was a member of an advisory committee to U.S. Congressman and Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. That was back in the President Clinton era. Over several years, as I got to know him better, I learned much about Washington...
Japanese electronics manufacturer Murata has combined with Germany-based security technology group Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) on a cellular IoT module that supports both the new SGP.32 remote SIM provisioning (RSP) specification and new integrated SIM (iSIM) technology. The pair called it a “world first”, and said...
UK-based Vodafone is to supply global IoT connectivity for industry applications running on Oracle’s edge-cloud enterprise platform, called Enterprise Communications Platform (ECP). The US software company said Vodafone’s global SIM will “underpin” its portfolio of industry applications, as offered on its ECP system by...
US smart-city software company Iteris has sold to Italian outfit Almaviva Group for $335 million. Iteris provides infrastructure management solutions and consultancy. The deal covers 100 percent of its Nasdaq capital, priced at $7.20 per share, and is funded by a €725 million bond...
More news from busy LoRaWAN network operator Netmore Group; the Sweden-based firm has acquired Dutch operator Everynet, a key historical player in the LoRaWAN narrative, for an undisclosed fee. The move further cements Netmore Group’s position as the most ambitious and acquisitive outfit in...
Israeli supply-chain IoT software developer Wiliot has secured a major contract with the Royal Mail in the UK to supply 850,000 ambient IoT tags to track wheeled containers, or roll cages, through its distribution centres. The containers, called Yorks, are used to transport parcels...
The Kantonsspital Baden (KSB) in Switzerland, a public hospital in Baden in the Swiss canton of Aargau, is in the process of deploying 2,000 IoT tags and 7,000 IoT sensors to improve its patient care, hospital operations, and energy consumption. The hospital has worked...
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 of innovation and standards...
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 €3.8 million from the...
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 time, to streamline smart-meter...
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 Ericsson, to introduce Airtel IQ...
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 sensors and live video...
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, offers peak data rates of...
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 in the period, from...
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 the commercial court in...
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” to monitor people and...
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 for Mercedes-Benz customers, during...
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 learn how private mobile networks...
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. It counts 30 million...
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 sundry parts and service...
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 and embedded devices, offering...
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 compound annual growth rate...
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 Netmore to use its...
