
Five trends that will shape the next decade in IoT (Vodafone on 2022 – and beyond)
Eighteen months ago, in the middle of the first COVID-19 wave, we launched a study to learn more about how businesses were using IoT. We sought to discover if IoT …

Ultra-cheap, long-life, green-by-design – Sigfox teases biodegradable IoT at $0.30
Note, in the week following publication of this article, Sigfox filed for bankruptcy. Coverage of receivership procedings against Sigfox can be found here; read on to hear about the kind …

Batteries not included – the only way to make IoT massive, and also green
Last week, Amsterdam-based Nowi, a specialist in energy harvesting tech for integrated circuit (IC) microchips, announced work with narrowband IoT connectivity provider Sigfox to produce IoT modules that extract power …

‘The real risk is we don’t partner’ – cloud-cos, telcos and the free-for-all in the 5G house
Note, this is an excerpt from a new editorial report, The Role of Hyperscalers in 5G and Edge – and how they are Collaborating and Competing with Mobile Operators at …

Hyperscalers and telcos at the industrial edge – a royal couple or a battle royale?
The kaleidoscope has been shaken, and the pieces are in flux; it is a quote from when British politics was supposed to change forever. But it captures very well an …

Just what are you up to, Mr Hyperscaler? Unpacking AWS’s private 5G thunderbolt
That headline; is it a thunderbolt, really, this private 5G package from Amazon Web Services (AWS)? No, because nothing in it is a surprise. We know AWS is serious about …

What’s the role of mobile edge computing in smart manufacturing?
5G throughput and latency can deliver smart manufacturing use cases like machine vision and automated guided vehicles 5G is a powerful technology that is closely tied to conversations about the …

‘A thousand flowers will bloom’ – should carriers climb into bed with hyperscalers?
It is a good question, and maybe the only question for mobile operators going into the Industry 4.0 space. Camille Mendler, a chief analyst at Omdia, asked it of Google …

Five on treasure island – the key players sharing the spoils at the industrial edge
Speaking yesterday (November 15) with Enterprise IoT Insights about a new deal to supply BLE-based trackers to France-based aerospace manufacturer Safran Aircraft Engines, Orange Business Services portrayed itself as the …

Latency, but not as we know it – plus other industry drivers for the move to the edge
Speaking last week on a webinar session with analyst house Omdia – following the release of its new industrial edge portfolio at Google Next 2021 last month, and ahead of …