Soracom bundles Astrocast into ‘blended’ cellular-and-satellite IoT offer
KDDI-owned Soracom is offering satellite IoT connectivity via its global IoT connectivity platform, following a deal with Switzerland-based nanosatellite operator Astrocast. The deal enables Soracom to offer a “blended IoT …
Eutelsat and OneWeb to create satellite broadband behemoth – with IoT promise
France-based Eutelsat and UK-based OneWeb have signed a provisional takeover deal, which values OneWeb at $3.4 billion, and would, if pursued and passed, would create a European satellite rival for …
Soracom taps IDEMIA to bundle low-power eSIMs for NB-IoT and LTE-M apps
KDDI-owned IoT connectivity provider Soracom has announced a deal with France-based outfit IDEMIA, a supplier of identity-related security services, to offer enterprise customers an optimised low-power embedded SIM (eSIM) with …
Telefónica to launch 5G-based satellite NB-IoT for hard-to-reach enterprise venues
Telefónica is looking to offer a 5G-based dual-mode terrestrial-and-satellite service for NB-IoT connectivity. Its digital services business, Telefónica Tech, and managed services division, Telefónica Global Solutions (TGS), are working with …
‘Below expectations’ – near-term private LTE and 5G forecasts adjusted down, again
Analyst house Dell’Oro Group has adjusted down its near-term forecast for the private LTE and 5G market. It said its calculations show that radio access network (RAN) shipments and revenues …
Nordic to bring IoT RAM expertise in-house with deal for US firm Mobile Semiconductor
Nordic Semiconductor has announced it is to acquire US firm Mobile Semiconductor, a specialist in embedded memory technology for microcontrollers (MCUs) and systems-on-chip (SoCs). Mobile Semiconductor already supplies static RAM …
The trouble with private 5G for Industry 4.0 | Part 5 – the system
This is article is taken from a recent editorial report on Industrial 5G Innovation – From Setting Standard to Becoming Standard; the previous instalment in this serialised version of the …
LoRaWAN ‘more-for-less’ model offers hope for growth and sustainability, says Semtech
Semtech, the steward of LoRa-based hardware production, picked up the baton at LoRaWAN World Expo last week (see more here: LoRaWAN goes [Iggy] pop) to further relay the message that …
The trouble with private 5G for Industry 4.0 | Part 4 – the features
This is article is taken from a recent editorial report on Industrial 5G Innovation – From Setting Standard to Becoming Standard; the previous instalment in this serialised version of the …
IoT leaders proclaim smart business of green tech – as LoRaWAN goes (Iggy) pop
The powers-that-be in LoRaWAN World have decided LoRaWAN will save the planet, and the tech ecosystem that has grown around it will get rich in the process – and the …
