BROWSING: IoT

Unabiz and WND sign deal to supply one million Sigfox meters in Mexico

The Mexican division of Latin American Sigfox operator WND has signed a deal with local metering outfit WaterMeter Corp to supply one million Sigfox water meters in the country over the next decade. Unabiz, the parent of the Sigfox technology and an IoT solution...

Wi-Fi 7 has a bright future and will see wide and rapid adoption based on second-gen chipsets 

Broadcom announced its second generation of wireless connectivity chipset solutions for the Wi-Fi 7 ecosystem last month to meet Wi-Fi 7 demand, which the company expects to be greater than it was for Wi-Fi 6. Broadcom’s Directors of Product Marketing for Wireless Communications and...

Enabling private networks – crucial hybrid private/public network use cases for IoT

Many IoT devices will remain on-premise for all of their working lives, either fixed in-position or else in perpetual motion within a clearly-defined local perimeter line. But many others will move freely in and out of enterprise venues, leaving their local private network boundaries...

Nordic Semiconductor agrees “small bolt-on” acquisition of US tinyML firm Atlazo

Nordic Semiconductor has entered into a deal to acquire the intellectual property (IP) portfolio of US-based artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI and ML) company Atlazo. The acquisition is a tactical move to provide the Norwegian firm with an in-house AI/ML capability, to further...

Wireless Logic makes 10th acquisition in two years with deal for US MVNO Webbing

Highly-acquisitive IoT connectivity provider Wireless Logic has snapped up US-headquartered virtual network operator (MVNO) Webbing for an undisclosed fee. The deal, its 10th in just a couple of years, extends the UK firm’s presence in the Asian and North American markets, and also gives...

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UAE operator e& to supply IoT, AI etc for Abu Dhabi’s Industry 4.0 drive

The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) is working with the enterprise division of local operator group Etisalat, trading as e&, to drive Industry 4.0 development in the region, with a stated focus on the internet of things (IoT), cloud computing, artificial intelligence...

Globe Telecom debuts Athonet-made private 5G in Philippines demo project

Just for the record… Globe Telecom, running the largest mobile network in the Philippines, has “successfully showcased” the country’s first standalone private 5G (5G SA) network at its own INNOVANIA technology and innovation event. It used a core network from Athonet, acquired by Hewlett...

IoT vets form new hardware firm Trident IoT to smooth Z-Wave “chokepoints”

A trio of IoT veterans have joined together to form a new Z-Wave hardware supply firm based out of Carlsbad, near San Diego in California. The group, trading under the name Trident IoT, has convened to supply Z-Wave based IoT chips and modules, alongside...

Schneider unveils managed security service, warns of rising OT risk from 5G-IoT

On the back of its launch of a new managed security services (MSS) portfolio, France-based energy management and automation specialist Schneider Electric has warned that new cellular-based operational technology (OT) solutions – advancing notably with the introduction of private 5G systems, flanked also by...

US integrator Velaspan signs with Celona to kickstart managed private 5G service

US-based enterprise connectivity integrator-reseller Velaspan has introduced a managed private LTE/5G service for large enterprise customers. The new product uses Celona’s core and radio network solution initially, and leverages the 3.55-3.7 GHz CBRS band; it is targeted at enterprises in the construction, education, healthcare,...

The future of IoT-based security to protect lives (Reader Forum)

Property crime is the most common type of criminality in the U.S. There are 2.5 million burglaries annually in the U.S., 66% of which are home invasions, while the other 34% affect small businesses. Yet only 25% of Americans have a home security system...

How to bring private 5G to brownfield environments

While private 5G is poised to deliver major benefits to enterprise users, there are a number of complexities to deploying 5G alongside existing connectivity mediums, including 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi. In the context of private 5G for the shop floor rather than a carpeted...

The 5G disconnect – why private network adoption is lagging (Reader Forum)

In today’s digital landscape, a highly secure and reliable network is a must-have. No matter the sector, traditional network infrastructure is struggling to keep up with the requirements of connected systems and businesses are under pressure to deploy new offerings constantly and rapidly. Enter...

Heliot Europe acquires and integrates Sigfox IoT networks in UK and Denmark

Heliot Europe, already the largest Sigfox operator in Europe, has said its new networks in the UK and Denmark have now been integrated into its infrastructure portfolio, which includes Sigfox networks in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and Liechtenstein. The Switzerland-based firm acquired the UK...

Three private Open RAN network security pitfalls

Viavi outlines private Open RAN benefits and security complexities Beyond macro public networks, Open RAN could also support the variety of deployment configurations necessary for private enterprise networks. But just as Tier 1 operators have to guard against security incidents to stave off financial and...

Renesas to buy Sequans for $249m as part of rapid IoT buying-spree

Japanese semiconductor manufacturer Renesas Electronics has agreed a deal to buy France-based cellular IoT chipmaker Sequans Communications for $249 million. The deal is expected to close “by the first quarter” of next year (2024), subject to its formal approval by the French firm’s works...

Bosch, Infineon, Nordic, NXP, Qualcomm drive open-source RISC-V hardware

Heavyweights in the semiconductor industry have joined together to create a new company to accelerate production of products based on the new open-source RISC-V (RISC-five; reduced instruction set computer-V) architecture. Robert Bosch, Infineon Technologies, Nordic Semiconductor, NXP Semiconductor, and Qualcomm Technologies will jointly invest...

Vodafone claims 60 private networks, plus ramp-up to MPN 2.0 service wrap

Pausing to reflect with media and analysts in London yesterday (August 3) on decent quarterly growth of 4.5 percent within its enterprise division, Vodafone provided some useful colour on its strategy and progress with ‘mobile private networks’ (MPNs; private LTE and 5G, by any...

Re-shoring and near-shoring will drive smarter manufacturing (Reader Forum)

Globalization is shifting. Reshoring and nearshoring are the new trends, driven largely by a desire to be less dependent on China, but also by the supply chain fragility revealed during COVID, as well as geopolitical shifts, and the drop in domestic demand due to...

Vodafone joins with web3 outfit Aventus to push blockchain-IoT in logistics

Vodafone’s burgeoning IoT-monetisation (‘economy of things’) platform, called Digital Asset Broker (DAB), is to be connected to UK web3 enablement company Aventus’ blockchain engine. The two companies said they will help enterprises and partners to take advantage of secure blockchain tech when trading and...

Soracom teams with Quectel, Murata to bring Kigen/Sony iSIM modules to market

Japan-based IoT connectivity provider Soracom, busily making alliances across the whole IoT industry, has expanded its roster of integrated SIM (iSIM) supply partners with IoT module makers Quectel and Murata. Soracom has been working already with chipset provider Sony Semiconductor Israel (Sony) and SIM...

Virgin Media O2 intros Nokia-made private 5G box-solution for UK SMEs

The business arm of UK-based operator Virgin Media O2, owned by Liberty Global and Telefónica, is offering a Nokia-made private standalone 5G (5G SA) network-and-compute system in a portable hold-all for “businesses of all sizes”. The logic is to make private cellular accessible to...

IoT spending in APAC to reach $277.5bn this year: IDC

IoT investments in APAC are expected to reach $435 billion in 2027 Internet of Things (IoT) spending in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region is forecasted to reach $277.5 billion in 2023, an increase of 11% compared to the previous year, according to IDC's latest Worldwide...