PostNL connects 250,000 roll containers using BLE trackers in the Netherlands
Netherlands postal logistics provider PostNL has deployed Bluetooth-based tracking beacons on 250,000 roll containers. It has partnered with Polish IoT provider Kontakt.io on the project. PostNL delivers 1.1 million parcels …
‘No infrastructure, no middlemen’ – Wirepas preps ‘first non-cellular 5G’ for industrial IoT
IoT connectivity company Wirepas is readying a new mesh-based industrial IoT technology in the license-free 1.9 GHz spectrum band to go up against cellular-based private 5G systems. Its new product, …
First dual-mode MIOTY and BLE solution released for short and long-range IoT
Toronto-based BehrTech has combined with Texas Instruments to release the first dual-stack low-power IoT chip to run both wide-area MIOTY and short-range Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connectivity. The unit makes …
‘IoT is on a roll’ – Nordic Semi looks to South America for ‘massive’ IoT surge
Nordic Semiconductor has expanded its presence in South America with a new sales and technical support agreement with Brazilian consulting firm BP&M. The chipmaker reckons “IoT is on a roll” …
IoT market heats up around UWB as FiRa Consortium brings Rohde into the fold
The FiRa Consortium, the organisation looking to build the IoT market around the burgeoning ultra wideband (UWB) technology, is taking on new members at a decent rate. Germany-based wireless test …
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 …
Nordic Semiconductor brings ‘tiny’ AI to BLE-based IoT chips, claims ‘industry-first’
IoT chipmaker Nordic Semiconductor has added artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to its flagship series of Bluetooth IoT chips, to bring contextual insights at the very edge on low-power …
LoRa Alliance on 2021: ‘The planet must get (IoT) prepped for further disruption’
2020 has seen the greatest acceleration of digital transformation and automation in history. As the world looks to emerge from Covid-19, the reality that this will not be the last …
Nordic buys Wi-Fi assets from Imagination Tech to mix Wi-Fi with BLE and cellular IoT
Nordic Semiconductor has acquired Ensigma, the Wi-Fi division of UK-based semiconductor and software design firm Imagination Technologies Group, for an undisclosed fee. The deal is for Ensigma’s development operations, including …
Three ways Covid-19 has spurred asset tracking and the march on massive IoT
Note, this article is taken from a new report on the asset tracking sector, called Asset Tracking – and the March Towards Massive IoT. The report can be downloaded here. …
