
Smart city alliance looks to establish open source LPWA interface and mesh network
A group of internet-of-things (IoT) companies has established an alliance with cities and utilities to develop an open source wireless interface and data format for low-power wide-area (LPWA) solutions in …

How LoRaWAN threaded IoT sensors are helping with flooding in Buenos Aires
On January 16, 2017, the Arroyo del Medio river, north of Buenos Aires in Argentina, broke its banks, forcing three quarters of the village of La Emilia to evacuate their …

IoT America launches managed IoT service for rural US
IoT America aims to provide turnkey IoT offering for rural use cases A new, Texas-based startup has launched managed internet of things services aimed at rural America, with its first …

LoRaWAN initiatives combine to create UK’s largest free-to-use LPWA network
UK tech incubator Digital Catapult has meshed its Things Connected LoRaWAN network in with the UK footprint of Amsterdam-based LoRaWAN project The Things Network (TTN). The result is the UK’s …

Sigfox and HERE combine to offer global location services to logistics companies
Sigfox has struck a deal with mapping company HERE to create a global internet-of-things (IoT) location service for the supply chain and logistics industry. The deal will see Sigfox’s low-power …

DT and Voda run first NB-IoT roaming tests, as licensed LPWA networks hit 51
European operators Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone have completed the first international roaming trial in Europe using narrowband ‘internet-of-things’ (NB-IoT) technology, according to the GSMA. The trade body said 29 mobile …

LoRaWAN for IoT gaining traction with network deployments, device support
Comcast deploys LoRaWAN in San Francisco; Laird gateway has Senet support baked-in From devices to connectivity, the internet of things (IoT) market is a crowded space. Cellular standards like LTE-M …

Google Cloud joins LoRa Alliance to bolster IoT analytics and insights
Google Cloud has joined the LoRa Alliance as a sponsor member. Its input will help LoRaWAN operators glean deeper insights from data analytics running in their low-power wide-area (LPWA) ‘internet …

Top IoT protocols
You could, perhaps, be forgiven for characterizing the situation with IoT protocols as semi-chaotic, with competing systems jostling for market share. In a way, it’s reminiscent of the Fieldbus wars, …

Sigfox group WND debates LPWA money-making with Verizon and Proximus
The choice between licensed and unlicensed low-power wide-area (LPWA) connectivity technologies is about use cases, concurred a panel of ‘internet of things’ (IoT) operators at LPWA World in London this …