Tracking anything, anywhere – the promise and pitfalls of asset tracking (Reader Forum)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe internet of things (IoT) is changing the shape of many businesses. Not only does it herald greater visibility of asset effectiveness, improve operational efficiencies, and facilitate more informed decision …
TS-UNB pioneer BehrTech gets $3m grant for Canadian Industry 4.0 lab
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe Canadian government has awarded $3 million (CAD) to IoT connectivity provider BehrTech, an early exponent of telegram-splitting ultra-narrowband (TS-UNB) technology, to build an industrial IoT lab at its headquarters …
IoT slumps 18% with Covid-19 impact – but rallies around ‘new normal’ in mid-term
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailShort-term impacts from the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on the burgeoning internet-of-things (IoT) market will see an 18 percent slump in new wide-area connections in 2020 compared with previous forecasts. However, …
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”. …
Vodafone Spain ends March with 2.75 million IoT connections
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSpanish operator Vodafone added a total of 518,165 IoT connections during its last fiscal year Vodafone, owned by UK-based telecommunications group Vodafone, ended the fiscal year with 2.75 million active …
‘NB-IoT’s time has come,’ says GSMA, as it catches-up on LTE-M, reaches beyond China
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic will accelerate rollout and takeup of narrowband IoT (NB-IoT), which is building a head of steam already. NB-IoT passed 100 million connections in January on the …
Siemens, Ondas in radio supply exclusive for rail sector, amid US spectrum shakeup
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSiemens has struck a deal with private network provider Ondas Networks to range the California firm’s wireless radio systems under its own brand in North America, as part of its …
FCC approves ‘small-but-mighty’ 900 MHz tranche for private LTE for US utilities
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to approve usage of six megahertz of 900 MHz spectrum for private networking by utility companies in the US, declaring the ‘juice is …
Puloli taps Qualcomm to expand private standalone NB-IoT offer for critical industry
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailUS-based private NB-IoT network operator Puloli is offering IoT modules based on Qualcomm’s multi-mode 9205 LTE modem to critical industries, as part of its as-a-service industrial networking offer. Last July, …
Deutsche Telekom inks NB-IoT roaming deals with key European carriers
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail German telecommunications operator Deutsche Telekom (DT) has signed its first narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) roaming agreements with several European operator partners, the carrier said in a release. The cooperation with …
