
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 …

Helium expands European roaming with Dutch LoRaWAN group Techtenna
Blockchain-based edge-operated network company Helium has a new roaming deal with Dutch LoRaWAN network operator Techtenna, allowing Techtenna-originated LoRaWAN devices to utilize Helium’s network in Europe and the US, and …

La Marina de València trials blockchain-based IoT solution from Telefónica
Telefónica is working with La Marina de València, the maritime district in the southeastern port city of Valencia in Spain, to ‘digitise’ electricity and water supply for boats, including with …

Vodafone intros blockchain-based trading platform for IoT devices
MWC, Barcelona: Vodafone has launched a blockchain-based trading platform for IoT devices and sensors. The new Digital Asset Broker (DAB) platform, nominally geared to drive an ‘economy of things’, allows …

Amazon intros LoRa bridge device to move Sidewalk from smart homes to smart cities
We are a little slow off the mark with this one, but there was a notable missive last week from Amazon about IoT network-building in the US, as the firm …

We built this (smart) city… on blockchain and LoRaWAN – San José picks peer-to-peer IoT
The city of San José in Silicon Valley, in California, has struck an arrangement with blockchain-based LoRaWAN provider Helium to extend broadband access to local residents and enterprises in exchange …

Senet agrees US roaming with blockchain-based LoRaWAN provider Helium
LoRaWAN operator Senet has agreed a US-based roaming deal with peer-to-peer LoRaWAN operator Helium. The deal follows its announcement last week it is offering integration services with third-party LoRaWAN networks, …

Semtech claims major LoRa meter rush; Helium tees-up blockchain-based LoRa gear
US manufacturing company Vision Metering is ramping up production of LoRa based smart energy meters connecting on LoRaWAN networks. The South Carolina firm claimed it has been “quickly onboarding” municipal …

Semtech and MXC connect LoRaWAN into blockchain-based smart-city IoT
Semtech Corporation is working with Germany-based IoT blockchain group MXC Foundation to deploy open networks using LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN protocol. The deal will see MXC users bring LoRaWAN …

Fashion brand Desigual deploys blockchain solution to keep tabs on supply chain
Spanish clothing brand Desigual has deployed a blockchain solution to improve transparency and resiliency in its supply chain, the company has announced. It is working with Finboot, also headquartered in …