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Unsuccessful deployments in IoT – a furore about failure c/o NB-IoT, Sigfox, Helium (LoRaWAN)
This is a rehash of a social media exchange last week, somewhere in a far-off echo chamber on LinkedIn, following a post by Enterprise IoT Insights about unsuccessful IoT deployments – which riffed on a slide from Canada-based LoRaWAN solution provider TEKTELIC, shared during...
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 York-based investment company Tiger Global and Silicon Valley venture firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). Besides...
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 also in other markets. Helium, presently focused on LoRaWAN network building, has struck a...
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 for hosting and expanding new peer-to-peer IoT network infrastructure.
Under the terms of the deal,...