
Disposable dollar-priced IoT – how massive will it really get?
The narrative about the environmental impact of disposable IoT (see here and here; check back for upcoming report on The Green Credentials of 5G and IoT), begs the question, of …

Sony, Kigen, FloLIVE prep IoT solution for hybrid public-private 5G, LTE, NB-IoT
London-based startup FloLIVE, offering global 5G connectivity for high-performance IoT, has combined with SIM specialist Kigen and chip maker Sony Semiconductor Israel (Sony; formerly Altair)) on a new iSIM-based cellular …

Meters, trackers, monitors – 10 key NB-IoT deployments (6-10)
This article is continued from a previous entry, covering key NB-IoT deployments 1-5, which is available here. Both are taken from a new report, entitled NB-IoT – what has gone …

Vodafone issues NB-IoT iSIM prototype for environmental monitoring on UK’s Jurassic Coast
Vodafone has deployed iSIM-based NB-IoT-connected sensor units, loosely resembling the printable iSIM tracker solution it developed with Altair and Arm for pharma firm Bayer last year, along the UK’s southern …

Truphone hooks-up with Sony and Kigen on global iSIM for NB-IoT and LTE-M
Truphone has combined with chipset maker Sony Semiconductor Israel and SIM specialist Kigen on an integrated SIM (iSIM) solution for global IoT deployments. Altair and Kigen have worked separately to …

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 …

Printable NB-IoT tracking labels: Vodafone, Bayer and the deal to make IoT ‘massive’
Note, a version of this article appears in a new report on the asset tracking sector, called Asset Tracking – and the March Towards Massive IoT. The report can be …

Softbank-backed Skylo teams with Sony to launch 5G-ready NB-IoT over satellite
Softbank-backed satellite IoT startup Skylo is set to deploy 5G-ready NB-IoT chipsets that can connect via geostationary satellites, it has said. The California-based firm has teamed up with Sony Semiconductor …

Connected devices have a key role to play in era of pandemics (Reader Forum)
Technology has a history of helping to track and treat viruses. With the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic, people are asking how new technologies such as …

Altair adds cloud positioning to NB-IoT/LTE-M chip; Japan approves Altair and Sequans IoT chips
Israeli firm Altair Semicondictor will embed ‘cloud location over cellular’ (C-LoC) software into its ALT1250 dual-mode NB-IoT and LTE-M chipset. It has worked with C-LoC technology firm Polte Corporation on …