
Global IoT community set for jamboree LoRaWAN event in Paris (Sponsored)
The LoRa Alliance expects over 2,000 delegates in Paris next week (July 6-7) for the LoRaWAN World Expo, billed as its first global jamboree event for the LoRaWAN community, and …

MachineQ launches hybrid BLE and LoRaWAN solution for indoor asset tracking
Comcast-owned MachineQ has released a real-time location system (RTLS) for indoor asset tracking using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and LoRaWAN. The hybrid IoT solution appears to utilise BLE for indoor …

Bluetooth growth fixed at 20% for five years in key IoT segments
Annual shipments of Bluetooth devices will pass seven billion in 2026, according to the latest annual market update from the Bluetooth SIG (via ABI Research); the forecast number represents a …

Sigfox tracker-maker ZeKat buys IoT vendor ffly4u, signs with satellite provider Kinéis
The (real) IoT market is both highly fragmented and deeply incestuous. This is not news, of course; it is to be expected for a market that is competitive and collaborative …

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 …

The trend for amped-up cross-breed IoT – and tension with stripped-back pure-breed IoT
Note, this article forms the introduction to a new editorial report from Enterprise IoT Insights, Hybrid Low-Power IoT – How The IoT Industry Is Balancing Function And Efficiency. The report …

Silicon Labs intros SoCs for edge ML – with Matter, Zigbee, OpenThread, Bluetooth
Chip-maker Silicon Labs has introduced two families of 2.4 GHz wireless system-on-chips (SoCs), featuring integrated AI/ML accelerators and support, variously, for short-range protocols including Matter, Zigbee, OpenThread, Bluetooth Low Energy …

Ultra-cheap, long-life, green-by-design – Sigfox teases biodegradable IoT at $0.30
Note, in the week following publication of this article, Sigfox filed for bankruptcy. Coverage of receivership procedings against Sigfox can be found here; read on to hear about the kind …

Wirepas lands indoor tracking, monitoring deals – including key contract with Orange
IoT connectivity company Wirepas has secured a couple of notable deals, including with Orange Business Services (OBS), the enterprise IT and system integration division of French operator Orange, which will …

Qualcomm seeks to remake physical retail – as touchless, frictionless and filled with IoT
Qualcomm Technologies has identified physical retail as a key growth sector for its IoT chip business. The sector has been severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, it said, and requires …