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Power ‘no longer a concern’ – Sony hails ‘revolutionary’ LTE-M/NB-IoT SoC
Cellular IoT chipset maker Sony Semiconductor Israel has launched a new dual-mode LTE-M/NB-IoT system-on-chip (SoC), the ALT1350, with a low-power application MCU, a sensor-hub for data processing, enhanced security, iSIM location technology, a customisable sub-GHz LPWA/FAN transceiver, and satellite IoT (NTN) options. It is...
Editorial Report: 5G-enabled IoT: Will RedCap help deliver on the promise of digital transformation?
The idea that 5G would finally propel us from point Internet of Things solutions, and limited proofs of concepts, to the broad vision of digital transformation as enabled by a fully connected world hasn’t really come to pass. But that could be changing with...
RedCap rundown: Speed, spectrum support and more to know
RedCap is being prepped for real-world deployments. What performance can it achieve?
Development and testing of 5G New Radio Reduced Capability (RedCap) is picking up steam, with recent announcements from Qualcomm as well as a slew of testing announcements in the past few months...
Editorial Webinar: 5G-enabled IoT: Will RedCap help deliver on the promise of digital transformation?
The idea that 5G would finally propel us from point Internet of Things solutions, and limited proofs of concepts, to the broad vision of digital transformation as enabled by a fully connected world hasn’t really come to pass. But that could be changing with...
Fibocom Debuts the Wi-Fi 7 Module WN170-GL at Broadband World Forum 2023
With the popularity of FWA (Fixed Wireless Access) devices among homes and enterprises, the pursuit of unleashing the potential of unlimited speed performance with 5G and Wi-Fi combination never stops. During Broadband World Forum 2023, Fibocom debuts the Wi-Fi 7 module WN170-GL with key...
IoT growth flat, industrial IoT ‘soft’; Quectel, Telit Cinterion lead IoT module market
Quectel, Telit Cinterion, and Fibocom captured more than half of the total cellular IoT module shipments in the first quarter of 2023, according to market analysis from Counterpoint Research. Quectel remained the leading vendor; Telit Cinterion climbed to second. Total shipments were flat compared...
Cellular IoT module revenues reach $5.9bn in 2022: Berg Insight
Berg Insight said that Quectel, Fibocom, Sierra Wireless, Sunsea AIoT and Telit held a 69% share of the market in terms of revenues
Revenues from shipments of IoT modules reached $5.9 billion last year, up 12% year-on-year, according to a new research report from...
Cellular IoT module market jumps 14% – led by China, Quectel, Qualcomm, NB-IoT
Cellular IoT module shipments rose by 14 percent in the 12 months to the end of 2022, with China leading the way for regional shipment volumes India leading the way for regional shipment growth, NB-IoT leading the way for low-power IoT volumes, LTE CAT1.bis...
Assessing the LTE Cat-1 bis market – and Qualcomm’s late entry into it (Reader Forum)
There is a clear dichotomy in the cellular IoT market – high-throughput and high-power IoT applications powered by advanced 4G (LTE) and 5G at one end, and low-throughput and low-power applications powered by cellular IoT technologies like NB-IoT and LTE-M at the other. And...
As Fibocom expands, it holds tight to its mission to ‘make wireless easy’
Chinese IoT specialist Fibocom is looking to grow its business globally, and in support of that effort has recently launched several new products across its robust module portfolio. RCR Wireless News caught up with Fibocom’s SVP of IoT Overseas Sales Department Dan Schieler to learn...
Semtech/Sierra, Telit/Thales set ground for new east-west IoT clash (Analyst Angle)
There were two high profile pieces of M&A news in the IoT hardware space in the last week. First up, on Friday 29th July, Telit and Thales announced that they were combining the assets of Telit with those of Thales’ IoT hardware business into...
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 in the period in China. 5G-based IoT modules contributed to nearly a quarter of...
Fibocom Handbook: 5G AIoT Commercialized Products Handbook
This product handbook brings together the case studies of Fibocom’s industry partners and customers in the field of 5G AIoT, showing the applications based on Fibocom’s solutions in scenarios such as IIoT, smart grid, C-V2X, sharing economy, financial payment, ultra-high-definition video, smart healthcare, smart...
Cellular IoT module shipments hit record high in 2020, but chip shortage expected to curb growth
Global cellular IoT module shipments increased by 14% in 2020, reaching 303 million, according to a recent Berg Insight report. Even though the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was felt by the industry, the result represents a new record level of shipments. In 2019,...
Ericsson invests in factory automation for radio products
Factory owners who invest in automation can break even in less than six months and see a 210% return within the first year, according to Ericsson. The company backs up this marketing claim with real world experience from one of its own factories. A...
IoT modules and modems shorten path to market for developers
Low-power cellular connectivity standards are creating new opportunities for companies that want to connect assets or equipment in a secure and reliable way. But unlike the IoT devices that leverage unlicensed spectrum, those in the licensed bands require carrier certification in order to operate...