‘Start of an IoT mega-cycle’ – Silicon Labs talks Matter, Amazon Sidewalk, Wi-SUN
As US IoT chipmaker Silicon Labs opens the (virtual) doors to its third Works With event (September 12-14), and readies a rush of new product releases (coverage incoming), Enterprise IoT …
Nordic Semiconductor expands low-power IoT range with first Wi-Fi chip
Nordic Semiconductor has expanded its low-power IoT hardware portfolio to include Wi-Fi 6 connectivity. The Norwegian outfit has debuted its first Wi-Fi chip, the nRF7002, which it describes as a …
Amazon buys iRobot for loads of money – to vacuum homes and home data
Amazon has signed a deal to acquire US smart-home brand iRobot, maker of the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner, for $1.7 billion. The disc-shaped Roomba robot – which autonomously vacuums floors …
NXP, Foxconn sign deal to drive-forward electric, connected, autonomous vehicles
Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors is to work with Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) to jointly develop new compute and connectivity platforms for software-defined electric vehicles, offering varying degrees of autonomy. …
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 …
IoT is good for the planet, but trade-offs are necessary (Analyst Angle)
The use of IoT hardware and software applications will have a very positive impact on global sustainability but the trend masks significant variations between use cases, and over the lifecycle …
‘Possibilities are endless’ – Nowi intros new energy-harvesting chip for low-power IoT
Dutch semiconductor manufacturer Nowi, a specialist in energy-harvesting IoT chips, has introduced a new chipset with extended energy harvesting and power management capabilities. The new product, called Diatom (pictured), is …
Helium rebranded Nova Labs, raises $200m in Series D – from a16z, DT, Goodyear, Nokia
Helium, the company in charge of the crowd-sourced Helium non-cellular IoT and cellular 5G networks, has rebranded as Nova Labs, and announced $200 million of Series D funding from New …
NXP intros new authenticator tool to raise security across IoT lifecycle
Dutch chip manufacturer NXP Semiconductors has introduced a new IoT authentication device, part of its EdgeLock authenticator family, to raise security across multiple standards in various IoT ecosystems. The new …
Hybrid IoT by vertical market – and how Sidewalk and Helium have blurred the lines
Note, this article is taken from a new editorial report from Enterprise IoT Insights, Hybrid Low-Power IoT – How The IoT Industry Is Balancing Function And Efficiency. The report is …
