LoRaWAN

LoRaWAN has answered the question of whether LPWAN can work at scale. With deployments spanning utilities, buildings, industry, and agriculture, the focus is now shifting to where its economics can …

From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): Some fairly routine industry updates on Wi-Fi, LoRaWAN, 5G rankings, and telecom-related M&A, plus a bigger story – about how cheap …

The FCC faces a spectrum balancing act: strengthen GPS resilience without disrupting a thriving 900 MHz unlicensed ecosystem powering critical IoT, smart infrastructure, and billions in economic value across the …

LoRaWAN has reached 125 million deployments, growing at 25 million per year. Which still looks modest next to cellular IoT’s mega count. But LoRa Alliance chief Alper Yegin argues the …

With 125 million IoT connections and annual growth of 25 percent, the LoRa Alliance says LoRaWAN has moved beyond LPWAN niche status. Chief executive Alper Yegin explains why the technology …

The LoRa Alliance’s new roadmap tackles IoT’s toughest challenges: interoperability, integration and deployment simplicity. By prioritising ecosystem maturity over radio innovation, LoRaWAN is betting that usability, not connectivity, will determine …

When technologies cross certain adoption thresholds, something changes in the market. It’s called the tipping point because the size and success of the installed base reaches a point where customers …

The story of IoT has never been a simple one. Few technologies have inspired such sweeping visions of transformation, only to stutter and splutter, and fizzle out. For years, the …

Europe’s digital sovereignty ambitions extend beyond cloud and data policy into the nuts and bolts of Industry 4.0 network orchestration. Through initiatives like IPCEI-CIS and 8RA, organisations including Adeptic Reply …

Semtech’s LoRa business never slowed down through the Sierra Wireless acquisition, it says – and it showed the proof last week: a fourth-gen LoRa chip family offering multi-protocol support and …

Some kind of “niche-within-a-niche” reality emerged at The Things Conference in Amsterdam this week – about an IoT opportunity that is fragmented but also promising, and within reach. Growth within …

Netmore has acquired Spain’s Arson Metering, strengthening its vertical utilities expertise with 500,000 smart water/gas deployments. The deal supports Netmore’s global LoRaWAN expansion, utility automation ambitions, and large-scale metering projects, …

Ten years old today (August 21), Netherlands-based LoRaWAN outfit The Things Industries appears to be thriving in a complex, fragmented, and weirdly twisted IoT market. Wienke Giezman, the company’s co-founder, …

Europe has approved a unified framework for non-cellular satellite IoT in the 862–870MHz band – a big win for LoRaWAN after years of patchwork regulation. Twenty two regulators have already …

If data is the new oil, then bad data is the new oil spill. Two years ago, everyone was laughing that AI couldn’t draw a hand without sprouting six fingers. …

Over the last few years, asset tracking has emerged as a critical business function, and is estimated to grow to a $34.5 billion market by 2032, according to Custom Market …

Ambient IoT leaders Linxens and Dracula are to create battery-free smart labels to tackle the sector’s grim sustainable IoT record and failed massive IoT promise. In sum – what to …

Boldyn pauses M&A – after a rapid acquisition spree, and despite rumours in the market, Boldyn says it has shelved future deals (on paper); its new $1.2bn debt facility in …

Sweden-based Netmore Group, attempting to build a global LoRaWAN network, has announced IoT airtime and infrastructure deals with Danish supply chain management firm Zenze for cargo monitoring and with UK-based …

Sweden-based Netmore Group, the last operator attempting to build a global LoRaWAN network, has expanded into South America, starting in Brazil, following completion of its acquisition of Dutch operator Everynet. …

In case you missed IoT Stars – last Tuesday evening, the old Estrella Damn brewery, Barcelona – here is a recap of our conversation on stage with Wienke Giezeman, co-founder …

State Farm Arena, home to the Atlanta Hawks, is taking a new IoT management solution from Verizon Business to help organise, scale, and optimise its IoT infrastructure. The US basketball …

Network operator Movistar, owned by Telefónica, is working with Nova Labs to integrate the US firm’s decentralised blockchain-based Helium Network into its national cellular 4G/5G service in Mexico. A statement …