
What is the net environmental impact of dirt-cheap massive-scale IoT?
This discussion is missing something, of course; IoT is not supposed to be written about as an environmental risk. The idea that billions of disposable trackers might litter the planet …

German city and uni expand LoRaWAN into smart city, Industry 4.0 apps, 5G crossover
Pforzheim University in Germany has expanded its LoRaWAN network, originally deployed for research purposes at the university faculty of technology, for usage by smart city and Industry 4.0 applications, as …

NNNCo gets involved in LoRaWAN smart street lighting project in Uruguay
Australian LoRaWAN network operator National Narrowband Network Company (NNNCo) has signed a contract with technology provider Wellness TechGroup, to provide IoT network coverage to 70,000 smart streetlights in Uruguay’s …

Sigfox placed into receivership in France – with six months to find buyers, save jobs
Sigfox has been placed into receivership in France, with a six month window to find a new owner. The company’s chief executive, Jeremy Prince, instructed the Toulouse Commercial Court to …

Disposable dollar-priced IoT – how massive will it really get?
The narrative about the environmental impact of disposable IoT (see here and here; check back for upcoming report on The Green Credentials of 5G and IoT), begs the question, of …

LoRaWAN gets a lift with Helium – with new roaming in Canada, to go with US, Europe
Helium has followed roaming deals with LoRaWAN operator Senet in the US and LoRaWAN platform provider Actility in Europe with a new roaming tie-up with LoRaWAN provider X-TELIA in Canada. …

UnaBiz signs with France-based satellite provider Kinéis to join IoT space race
Singapore-headquartered terrestrial IoT provider UnaBiz has struck a deal with Kinéis, a France-based satellite IoT spin-off from the French Space Agency (CNES), with a view to provide satellite IoT connectivity …

LoRa Alliance adds new self-test capabilities LCTT pre-certification tool
The LoRa Alliance has added a number of new testing capabilities to its LoRaWAN Certification Test Tool (LCTT), for device makers to pre-test the performance of IoT solutions before seeking …

Ultra-cheap, long-life, green-by-design – Sigfox teases biodegradable IoT at $0.30
Note, in the week following publication of this article, Sigfox filed for bankruptcy. Coverage of receivership procedings against Sigfox can be found here; read on to hear about the kind …

Amazon intros LoRa bridge device to move Sidewalk from smart homes to smart cities
We are a little slow off the mark with this one, but there was a notable missive last week from Amazon about IoT network-building in the US, as the firm …