
Sony Semiconductor intros NB2 IoT chipset with 2G fallback for tracking, monitoring
Sony Semiconductor Israel has released a new cellular IoT chipset for NB-IoT networks. The firm’s low-power Altair ALT1255 chipset is designed for LTE Cat NB2 devices, running the Release 14 …

Private 5G for industrial IoT in smart ports – payback in two years, says Ericsson
Shipping ports can make money back on key private 5G-based automation systems in less than two years, reckons Ericsson, and make valuable gains (178-percent returns) within five. The Swedish vendor …

Europe announces major release, review of public-private 5G funds to spur economy
The European Commission has published a major review of funding for 5G-based and 5G-related industrial transformation, including €10 billion of new public-private partnership (PPP) funding to drive the region’s digital …

Up the creek – Telia tells CRE market to get on board with IoT, or go down with the boat
The commercial real estate (CRE) market is in dire straits, and desperate for change. It was up the creek already, even before Covid-19 forced the current, holed the boat, and …

100,000 units, ‘and growing’ – Wirepas, Ingy strike monster deal for indoor smart lighting
IoT connectivity provider Wirepas has closed a monster-sized deal with smart lighting provider Ingy for 100,000 units of its mesh networking solution, to be combined with Ingy’s indoor lighting control …

Smart traffic management systems to save cities $277bn by 2025, says report
Smart traffic management systems will save cities $277 billion by 2025, by reducing traffic congestion. The figure is a rise of 55 percent on the 2021 savings forecast, of $178 …

From 5G to 6G with Industry 4.0 – and the $1tn telco boom that might never come
(Am I really going to write this?) 6G is a trillion dollar opportunity, apparently. So says the headline in a PR missive about a new report from research firm IDTechEx, …

‘IoT is not about LoRa vs Sigfox anymore; it is about Design Process X vs Design Process Y’
The low-power wide-area (LPWA) end of the IoT sector is characterised by the capabilities and limitations of its main connectivity technologies. But this is wrong. These technologies – the likes …

Druid signs with Pierson, Winncom for CBRS-based private LTE deployments
Private cellular network vendor Druid Software has announced new distribution deals for its private LTE core networking solution in the US with Nebraska-based network engineering firm Pierson Wireless and Ohio-based …

Sigfox chief Le Moan exits, replaced by USA boss, as IoT firm kickstarts new ‘evolution’
Sigfox co-founder and chief executive Ludovic Le Moan has stepped down from the French IoT firm with immediate effect. He has been replaced by Jeremy Prince, who has served as …