BROWSING: IoT

BT offers per-usage national IoT roaming in the UK, targets logistics sector

UK telecoms operator BT is offering a “new” national roaming service for IoT SIMs on its EE mobile network, plus on infrastructure managed by UK telco rivals and rented by partner MVNOs “where required”. The service will connect to traditional higher-powered M2M-style cellular 2G,...

Kagan: MWC23 Barcelona shows wireless growth beyond 5G

Wireless is not just about 5G; AI, Chatbot, ChatGPT, Bard and IoT The worldwide wireless industry is preparing for the big Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona. 5G will continue to be big, but there is also so much more we need to focus on....

Bright eyed, bushy tailed, mob handed – AWS is best-in-show at Barcelona IoT bash

How do you judge the best-in-show? By the bright eyes and bushy tails? Probably not if it is a tech fair. So how should one rate the stands at IoT Solutions World Congress (IOTSWC) in Barcelona? Is it a size thing? Is it a...

Sentrisense and Sateliot combine on satellite NB-IoT extension for grid monitoring

Barcelona-based satellite IoT provider Sateliot, in the process of deploying a low-earth orbit (LEO) constellation of NB-IoT satellites, has struck a partnership with power grid solutions company Sentrisense to launch a satellite-augmented IoT service for electric grid sensors. The Sweden-headquartered firm’s IoT devices attach...

Quickening scale with LoRaLAN, says LoRaWAN stalwart – TTI passes million mark

IoT Solutions World Congress (IOTSWC) in Barcelona is not just about cellular, of course. But its proximity in the calendar, as January turns to February, to the city’s big MWC monster-mash at the end of the month – and the closer alignment of their...

Cisco closes IT/OT divide with new cloud tools for remote IoT management, security

Cisco has introduced a number of new cloud services in its IoT operations dashboard to increase industrial asset visibility and manage assets remotely and securely. At its annual Cisco Live event in Amsterdam, the firm said it had focused on ways to bridge the...

Qualcomm continues to grow automotive, IoT businesses

In Q1 of its fiscal 2023, Qualcomm revenues were down but diversification strategy seems to be working Global macroeconomic headwinds, as well as weak demand and an inventory drawdown hitting the handset business, impacted Qualcomm’s Q1; the company reported a 12% year-over-year revenue decrease to...

Five key IoT trends for the logistics sector – supply chains in 2023 (Reader Forum)

Tech trends in the logistics sector, in general, have not changed much in the past few years, and IoT remains in the spotlight. However, the accent has shifted. 2022 showed how vulnerable a logistics network really is, with unprecedented disruptions to supply chains, closures...

Unabiz ties-up with iWire on Sigfox (plus any-LPWAN) IoT push in MEA region

Dubai-based IoT network and solutions provider iWire Global, at one time in the running to buy Sigfox, has signed a regional collaboration and development deal with Singapore-based IoT outfit Unabiz, which eventually won the race to buy Sigfox’s technology assets in France. The partnership...

A better balance between standardization and differentiation in IoT (Reader Forum)

From AI-capable endpoint devices to autonomous systems, IoT developers are building a diverse ecosystem of products and services, only set to grow. The number of IoT connected devices worldwide is projected to reach over 15 billion in 2023. MicKinsey estimates its market value will...

A note about Enterprise IoT Insights… last orders at the bar, the party is moving on

This is difficult to write. It is a pivotal moment for IoT, and we think – the team at Arden Media, publisher of RCR Wireless News and Enterprise IoT Insights thinks – that it will not survive. At least, not as we know it, or...

LoRaWAN-based remote patient monitoring arrives in US, targeting rural and tribal areas

Patient monitoring device maker Telli Health has partnered with US IoT operator and system provider Senet to launch the first remote patient monitoring (RPM) hardware to run on LoRaWAN connectivity, the pair have said. The new RPM device is being offered as a standalone...

EU backs $100m venture capital fund for ‘Industry 5.0’ (Industry 4.0 with-a-conscience)

Zurich-based venture capital group Momenta has launched a $100 million target fund for ‘Industry 5.0’ tech – basically, for startups pushing Industry 4.0 with-a-conscience. The new fund is backed by the European Commission, which told IoT Solutions World Congress (IOTSWC) in Barcelona, where the...

Infovista Webinar: The evolution of 5G network testing

The evolution to 5G, digital services, IoT, cloud-native and virtualized architectures is driving an evolution in network testing. To keep up with the new requirements and expectations, next-gen network testing must operate in real-time and at multiple levels to deliver new solutions that are...

IoT tracking in the supply chain (pt 4) – putting the IoT edge at the heart of operations

Note, this article follows directly from a previous post (part 3; January 27) – about roadmap errors and design issues in the rollout of IoT in the supply chain sector, which followed from other posts in the series onJanuary 25 (part 2) and January...

Cellnex, Nokia win €20.5m deal to build private and public 5G at 10 Spanish rail terminals

Rail infrastructure operator Adif Alta Velocidad (Adif AV) has handed Cellnex Telecom and Nokia a €20.5 million contract to build private 5G and public 5G networks to connect, digitalise, and automate its rail logistics centres in Spain. They have just over five years (62...

IoT tracking in the supply chain (pt 3) – roadmap errors and design issues

Note, this article follows directly from a previous post (January 25) – about how IoT solved the global supply-chain edge, which followed another entry (January 24) about why logistics is the hardest sector of all for IoT; all articles are taken from a new...

IoT operator Netmore intros public LoRaWAN in France, extends across Europe

Swedish IoT operator Netmore Group has started to deploy a public LoRaWAN network in France, it has said. Its French debut follows a period of busy expansion in 2022, following its acquisition of Nordic IoT Networks in early 2021 and its strategic shift to...

Telekom Serbia bundles NB-IoT and LoRaWAN in “unified” national IoT network

Telekom Srbija (Telekom Serbia) is rolling out a new NB-IoT network to go alongside its public LoRaWAN network, to serve the country’s industrial firms, energy providers, cities and municipalities, and retail and facilities operators. France-based low-power wide-area (LPWA) network specialist Actility, an important vendor...

IoT tracking in the supply chain (pt2) – how cellular IoT solved the global edge

Note, this article follows directly from a previous post (January 24) – about why logistics is the hardest industry of all for the IoT market to crack; both are taken from a new editorial report on the state of IoT in the supply chain...

Cognizant acquires IoT software engineering services firm Mobica

Once the acquisition if fully completed, Cognizant will add nearly 900 people across Europe and North America Technology services and consulting company Cognizant has entered into an agreement to acquire U.K.-based IoT software engineering services company Mobica. Once the acquisition is fully completed, Cognizant will add...

5G-IoT connections to jump 1100% to 116m by 2026 – mostly in healthcare, cities

The number of 5G-based IoT connections, deployed for higher-performance machines, will reach 116 million globally by 2026, reckons market research firm Juniper Research. The forecast represents a big jump on current numbers, with just 17 million IoT sensors so far (early 2023) running on...

Ondas completes $15.2m acquisition of Israeli drone company Airobotics

US private cellular Ondas Holdings has completed the acquisition of Israeli drone system and platform developer Airobotics through a merger acquisition, in a deal worth $15.2 million. The new drone unit is to be combined with American Robotics, acquired by Ondas Holdings for $70.6...

IoT tracking in the supply chain (pt1) – why logistics is the hardest industry of them all

This article is taken from a new editorial report on the state of IoT in the supply chain sector, released this month (January 2023). The report discusses the potential Industry 4.0 upside for the supply chain sector in all its disjointed promise, with some...