
Softbank takes equity stake in 1NCE – as “only company that can deliver global IoT”
Global cellular IoT provider 1NCE has confirmed a long-trailed deal with Softbank, a major investor already in the firm, to release equity to the Japan-based carrier in return for exclusive …

An identity crisis, a catch-22, a €3.3m problem? What’s in the Unabiz/Sigfox in-tray?
It has been a month since Unabiz was declared the new owner of IoT tech provider and network operator Sigfox. And it has been a couple of weeks (such is …

Smart city wireless networks – do open standards matter? (Reader Forum)
The initial hype around smart cities has now passed, with applications moving beyond early pilots and proof-of-concepts into commercially deployed systems. There is one major factor present in all of …

KDDI-owned Soracom expands IoT partner programme into Europe, Americas
KDDI-owned IoT connectivity provider Soracom, an investor in and collaborator with new Sigfox-owner UnaBiz, has expanded its partner network into the Americas and Europe, it has said, including via its …

1NCE upon a time in the West – how 1NCE brought order to the global IoT game
Yes, we have done the Leone analogy before, kind-of (see: 1NCE upon a time in America), but the original Spaghetti Western title works even better to tell the story, briefly, …

Revenues from cellular IoT modules jump 58% – with Quectel, Telit, MeiG dominant
Global revenues from cellular IoT modules increased by 58 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021, compared with the year-ago period, with more than 40 percent of the total revenue …

KDDI-owned Soracom sets up IoT roaming with Orange, plans to go ‘global’
KDDI-owned IoT provider Soracom has announced a deal with Orange to expand its network for IoT connectivity “around the world”. The arrangement allows Japan-based Soracom to take advantage of Orange’s …

The role of multi-network SIMs in the sunsetting of 2G and 3G (Reader Forum)
Despite the UK government announcement on the 8th December regarding the phasing out of 2G and 3G networks in the UK, there remains a lack of clarity in the future …

Ignion taps AWS to power new digital-twin design platform for ‘virtual’ IoT antennas
Barcelona based IoT antenna company Ignion is promising to reduce IoT antenna design “from days or weeks to minutes”, following the release of its new design and simulation platform on …

Bouygues to shut down LoRaWAN in France – the start of the end for unlicensed IoT?
Bouygues Telecom has announced it will shut down its LoRaWAN network in France from 2024, and start to sell new IoT business and migrate existing IoT accounts to its cellular-based …