“A private 5G backbone with BLE breakouts” – the Vodafone view on hybrid IoT
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNote, 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 …
Wyld intros mesh networking for tracking, marketing; signs with NHS in Scotland
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailUK IoT networking company Wyld Networks has launched a Bluetooth and Wi-Fi based mesh solution to connect sundry consumer and enterprise devices together as a mechanism for localised content marketing, …
Three times LPWA networks work best for backhauling short-range IoT sensor systems
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSometimes IoT technologies work better in concert. The standard model for IoT networks to combine two or more different connectivity technologies is when short-range wireless protocols are used in the …
Why short-range and wide-area IoT make a marriage of perfect convenience
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailShort-range wireless technologies such as Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), notably, are suited for widespread sensor networks for monitoring all sorts of processes. The chips are cheap and robust, their battery …
Fire truck maker Morita deploys BLE-based IoT solution to track production in Japan
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailJapanese fire truck manufacturer Morita Group has deployed a Bluetooth-based IoT solution at a 57,000-square metre factory in Osaka, in Japan, to track the location and status of trucks as …
Bluetooth SIG and DiiA look to streamline BLE mesh and DALI control in smart lighting
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe trade groups representing Bluetooth technology and the DALI smart-lighting interface are working together to promote their technologies as complementary IoT standards for commercial indoor lighting systems. The Bluetooth Special …
LoRa community hails “unique piece of silicon” as dual-mode IoT comes of age
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe developer community working with LoRa-based IoT solutions took stock of Semtech’s new LR1110 module at a virtual meet-up last month, and declared it a “pretty unique piece of silicon”. …
Lighting firm Ingy reveals Wirepas mesh backbone, claims scale to 100,000 nodes
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAmsterdam-based Ingy has confirmed it is using wireless mesh protocol Wirepas as the foundational technology for its smart lighting offer, and the key component to scale smart lighting for hundreds …
Exploring the role of contactless beacons in a smart city
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAUSTIN, Texas–Smart city deployments come in many forms with one of the most simple methods of imbuing a physical object with connectivity and interactive access being a contactless beacon. Connecthings, …
BlueCats enables mobile operator’s connected city solution
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailMobile network and LPWAN infrastructure operators expect to play a major role in tomorrow’s “smart cities,” and they are learning that their networks can be even more effective when paired …
