LoRa community hails “unique piece of silicon” as dual-mode IoT comes of age
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe developer community working with LoRa-based IoT solutions took stock of Semtech’s new LR1110 module at a virtual meet-up last month, and declared it a “pretty unique piece of silicon”. …
IoT sector re-engineers low-power sensor solutions for battle against Covid-19
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe low-power and short-range segments of the wider IoT market, along with industrial majors, are seeking to re-engineer and innovate afresh in order to produce rapid low-cost IoT sensing solutions …
Elisa and Qualcomm install private 5G for new Finnish IoT centre
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailA new IoT innovation centre in Finland has been rigged up with private 5G from Elisa and IoT devices from Qualcomm. The facility will be opened shortly by new Finnish …
LoRa Alliance opens device certification programme to non-members
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe LoRa Alliance has announced a certification programme for affiliate non-members to obtain LoRaWAN device certification. The new $10,000 affiliate programme covers full protocol testing, including of interoperability and radio …
Sigfox waives airtime fees for new IoT innovations to fight COVID-19 pandemic
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSigfox is offering to waive connectivity costs for US-based IoT projects developed on its connectivity infrastructure that seek to address critical challenges related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The French …
‘Vulnerability makes us strong’ – team LoRa urged to embrace paranoia of open IoT
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAmsterdam-based LoRaWAN group The Things Network (TTN) has instructed the IoT community at large to draw strength, as a collective working with open technologies, from its apparent weaknesses as a …
LoRaWAN enters 2.4 GHz – plus new space race, network sharing, embedded security
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailLoRaWAN will work in the 2.4 GHz spectrum band, also occupied by Wi-Fi and Bluetooth systems, to enable LoRaWAN-based IoT devices to work globally at the same frequency for the …
Microsoft adds rush of features to IoT Central platform and Azure cloud
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailMicrosoft has added a rush of new capabilities variously to its IoT development platform and its IoT cloud platform to simplify and scale IoT deployments. It has added a number …
Vodafone and PTC combine to simplify IoT and AR for industry and developers
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailVodafone has signed a deal with industrial IoT and AR specialist PTC to help developers and enterprises deploy digital-change applications. The deal is an extension of an existing three-year arrangement, …
Cisco gets deeper into Manchester smart-city scene with new IoT ‘maker-space’
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailCisco has launched an IoT ‘maker-space’ in conjuction with Manchester Metropolitan University, continuing its close involvement in the UK city’s tech scene. Over the past two years, Cisco has led …
