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Vodafone supplies 2G stolen-vehicle tracking to Volvo cars in the UK

The UK division of car brand Volvo has selected a 2G-based stolen vehicle tracking solution from Vodafone. The new solution provides vehicle tracking and recovery via Vodafone’s network of ‘secure operating centres’ (SOCs). The SOC function is available 24/7, and works in partnership with...

Why 2022 will be the year of NB-IoT

For years, NB-IoT has been discussed as the technology that will drive mass-adoption of IoT. In fact, this was the topic of our recent report with Enterprise IoT Insights. And it’s clear why it’s such a hot topic. NB-IoT promises to meet the requirements...

Libelium intros multi-tech, multi-vendor IoT cloud-management platform

Spain-based IoT provider Libelium has launched a new cloud platform, Libelium Cloud, to manage multi-vendor IoT environments. The firm said the launch “completes” its reinvention as an “end-to-end” IoT solutions provider, covering hardware, software, and connectivity. The firm has traditionally specialised in IoT sensors...

Sequans adds iSIM to Monarch 2 IoT module, starts testing with AT&T and others

IoT chip and module maker Sequans Communications has said its Monarch 2 module, offering dual-band LTE-M and NB-IoT connectivity, is available as a GSMA-compliant integrated SIM (iSIM / iUICC) unit. It said the iSIM-enabled Monarch 2 is the first IoT chip to pass third-party...

Former T-Mobile, Vodafone exec Ivo Rook to drive 1NCE’s global expansion

Enterprise IoT Insights rarely reports on executive appointments, but this one is apposite in light of the cellular IoT market’s grab for scale in late 2021, and the good work by virtual IoT operators to show it the way. Germany-based IoT provider 1NCE, which...

Saudi telco STC to deploy smart waste management technology

STC will use NB-IoT SIMs for smart waste management Saudi telco STC has announced a partnership with Sensoneo with the aim of providing customers in Saudi Arabia with smart waste management technology. The smart waste management technology uses smart ultrasonic sensors embedded with STC NB-IoT SIMs...

Vodafone adds 24m IoT SIMs in 12 months, tips EU’s Covid recovery plan for new growth

Vodafone added 24 million IoT SIM connections in the 12 months to September 30. Its total connections count stood at 136 million at the end of the period, at the end of the second half of the 2021/22 financial year, up from 112 million...

Australian NB-IoT beer-keg tracking goes live for breweries in North America

Australian IoT hardware maker Binary Beer and Canadian IoT software company Kegshoe, specialising in keg trackers and tracking solutions for breweries, respectively, have teamed up to sell their products in tandem. The deal means breweries and distributors in Canada and the US can utilise...

Viasat buys Inmarsat for $7.3bn to forge global satellite broadband and IoT network

US satellite broadband provider Viasat has agreed a deal to acquire UK-based counterpart Inmarsat for $7.3 billion. The combined company will integrate their spectrum, satellite, and terrestrial assets as a “global high-capacity hybrid space and terrestrial network”, the pair said. It will focus on...

Cellular IoT to drive growth and gains in electric bikes and scooters, says Ericsson

The micromobility market, covering electric bikes and scooters (e-scooters), will grow at a compound rate (CAGR) of 16 percent per year to 2027, from around $3 billion in 2019 to $12 billion at the end of the period. The emergence of cellular IoT –...

Portland upgrades to Dhyan’s streetlight platform, as Echelon fallout continues

The city of Portland in Maine, in the US, has migrated its smart street lights onto a cloud management platform (CMS)  from California-headquartered Dhyan Networks and Technologies, and away from smart lighting company Echelon. It is the same switchover carried out by the town...

Morse Micro confirms Wi-Fi certification of HaLow chips, modules, reference designs

Semiconductor company Morse Micro, developing Wi-Fi HaLow for low-power mid-range IoT connectivity, has confirmed its various chipsets, modules, and reference designs have been certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance as part of its new Wi-Fi HaLow accreditation scheme. Its new Wi-Fi HaLow reference design is...

Telit intros new five- and 10-year prepaid airtime plans for ‘out-of-the-blox’ global IoT

IoT module maker and service provider Telit is offering five- and 10-year prepaid airtime plans on its new mobile core network Telit NExT, the company has said. Telit is offering MVNO-style cellular IoT connectivity on 600-odd 2G, 3G and 4G networks in 190 countries;...

‘NB-IoT could be stopped at any time’ – IoT rivals eye a knockout (NB-IoT challenge #11)

This article is continued from a previous entry, covering key NB-IoT challenges 1-5 (available here) and key NB-IoT challenges 6-10 (available here). All of these articles are taken from a new report, entitled NB-IoT – what has gone wrong, and when will it go...

Verizon IoT outlook: ‘Pennies to millions, millions to billions’

Has Verizon cracked the code on the NB-IoT business case?  LOS ANGELES--During Mobile World Congress Los Angeles this week, Verizon Business made a major upgrade to its Internet of Things (IoT) offering in an effort to capture new revenue from enterprise digitalization investments in manufacturing,...

Roaming, billing, provisioning – 10 key NB-IoT challenges (1-5)

Note, this article is taken from a new report, entitled NB-IoT – what has gone wrong, and when will it go right? The full report is available here. A webinar on the same topic is available here, with panellists from BICS, Sequans, and Nordic...

Meters, trackers, monitors – 10 key NB-IoT deployments (6-10)

This article is continued from a previous entry, covering key NB-IoT deployments 1-5, which is available here. Both are taken from a new report, entitled NB-IoT – what has gone wrong, and when will it go right? The full report is available here. A...

(Some form of) wireless tech to connect 57% of electric meters in Europe by 2026

Note, this article has been updated from the 27/10/21 version, which suggested 57% of electric meters in Europe will be connected to NB-IoT and LTE-M. This is wrong, the stated figure of 57% refers to electric meters connected via all wireless technologies. Wireless technologies of...

Editorial Report: Cellular LPWAN | NB-IoT: What has gone wrong, and when will it go right

NB-IoT was supposed to connect everything. It hasn't. Instead, it has coughed and spluttered, and faced cries about its cost, ecosystem, and coverage. But something is afoot, finally, as devices have come available, costs have started to come down, and the operator community has...

Digital Industry Solutions | NB-IoT – what has gone wrong, and when will it go right?

NB-IoT was supposed to connect everything. It hasn't. Instead, it has coughed and spluttered, and faced cries about its cost, ecosystem, and coverage. But something is afoot, finally, as devices have come available, costs have started to come down, and the operator community has...

Meters, trackers, monitors – 10 key NB-IoT deployments (1-5)

Note, this article is taken from a new report, entitled NB-IoT – what has gone wrong, and when will it go right? The full report is available here. A webinar on the same topic is available here, with panellists from BICS, Sequans, and Nordic...

Nordic offers embedded ML in resource-constrained cellular IoT modules

Nordic Semiconductor is now offering embedded machine learning (ML) software with its cellular-based IoT chipset portfolio. The move continues its partnership with US-based Edge Impulse, which makes miniaturised ML (‘TinyML’) tools for chips in resource-constrained IoT modules. The pair announced TinyML support for the...

Vodafone issues NB-IoT iSIM prototype for environmental monitoring on UK’s Jurassic Coast

Vodafone has deployed iSIM-based NB-IoT-connected sensor units, loosely resembling the printable iSIM tracker solution it developed with Altair and Arm for pharma firm Bayer last year, along the UK's southern coast. The new project is to help academics, businesses, and local authorities bring new...

GSA reports 180 mobile carriers have already deployed 5G in 72 countries

A total of 180 operators in 72 countries had already launched one or more 3GPP-compliant 5G services as of the end of September, according to the latest update from the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA). Also, 465 operators in 139 countries were investing in 5G,...