FedEx intros BLE tracking solution ahead of COVID-19 vaccine shipments
FedEx has introduced a new Bluetooth based asset tracking system in time for anticipated shipping of COVID-19 vaccines, as well as for other emergency pharmaceuticals and medical supplies. Customers in …
Orange, De Beers use BLE geofencing for worker safety in deep-sea diamond mining
Orange Business Services, the enterprise services division of France-based carrier Orange, and De Beers Marine South Africa, part of diamond company De Beers, have developed and deployed a customised IoT …
Asset tracking growth at 50% per year as IoT devices get cheaper, smaller, smarter
Shipments of asset trackers will increase by more than 50 percent annually through 2024, driven by growth in low-power wide-area (LPWA) networks and smaller, cheaper and smarter IoT devices. Asset …
Twenty miles with Bluetooth – new beacon billed as ‘game-changer’ for IoT, rival for LTE
Texas-based Apptricity has launched a long-range Bluetooth beacon capable of connecting sensors at distances of up to 20 miles outdoors, and up to 20 storeys indoors. It is presented as …
Connected social care and the ‘spirit of 5G’ – all about Liverpool’s £7m smart-city 5G win
The city of Liverpool has just won a £4.3 million fund, topped-up to £7.15 million, from the UK government to build a private 5G network for local health and social …
Five verticals for hybrid IoT – where short- and long-range IoT tech meet
Note, this article is taken from a new Enterprise IoT Insights editorial report on the combination of low-power short- and long-range communications technologies in hybrid IoT systems. Go here for …
“A private 5G backbone with BLE breakouts” – the Vodafone view on hybrid IoT
Note, this article is taken from a new Enterprise IoT Insights editorial report on the combination of low-power short- and long-range communications technologies in hybrid IoT systems. Go here for the full …
Hello, HaLow – all about the new Wi-Fi HaLow tech for low-power mid-range IoT
In truth, Wi-Fi HaLow is not new. The solution, geared towards low-power mid-range IoT solutions, was announced back in 2016. But there is gathering momentum around it, with chips and …
STMicro strikes deals for UWB specialist BeSpoon and NB-IoT chipmaker Riot Micro
France-based semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics (STMicro) has signed agreements to purchase the entire share capital of France-based ultra-wideband (UWB) specialist BeSpoon and the cellular IoT connectivity assets of Canada-based Riot Micro. …
“A paradigm shift“ – the balance and care of hybrid IoT antenna design
Note, this article is taken from a new Enterprise IoT Insights editorial report, out tomorrow, on the combination of low-power short- and long-range communications technologies in hybrid IoT systems (see …
