BROWSING: LPWAN

Various updates from LoRa-land, and beyond... Semtech, the owner of LoRa tech and licensing, said environmental IoT provider ICT International, is using LoRa-based devices on LoRaWAN networks to improve urban forest management and carbon accounting. ICT International’s “plant physiology devices” are able to monitor...

Semiconductor company Morse Micro, developing Wi-Fi HaLow for low-power mid-range IoT connectivity, has confirmed its various chipsets, modules, and reference designs have been certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance as part of its new Wi-Fi HaLow accreditation scheme. Its new Wi-Fi HaLow reference design is...

IoT module maker and service provider Telit is offering five- and 10-year prepaid airtime plans on its new mobile core network Telit NExT, the company has said. Telit is offering MVNO-style cellular IoT connectivity on 600-odd 2G, 3G and 4G networks in 190 countries;...

This article is continued from a previous entry, covering key NB-IoT challenges 1-5 (available here) and key NB-IoT challenges 6-10 (available here). All of these articles are taken from a new report, entitled NB-IoT – what has gone wrong, and when will it go...

Note, this article is taken from a new report, entitled NB-IoT – what has gone wrong, and when will it go right? The full report is available here. A webinar on the same topic is available here, with panellists from BICS, Sequans, and Nordic...

He-said / she-said; the finger-pointing between the rank and file in the cellular NB-IoT sector is futile, and wrong anyway. So says Adarsh Krishnan, research director at ABI Research, one of the better commentators on the subject. If we are to play the blame...

The China model for NB-IoT – state-sponsored incentives, flat-rated airtime pricing, commoditization of hardware – is not all it is cracked up to be, reckon some. Market stats, from various analyst groups, suggest the lion’s share (anecdotally, 90-95 percent) of the NB-IoT market, as...

Singapore-based IoT service provider UnaBiz has raised a further $25 million as part of a Series B funding round led by Tokyo-based investment company SPARX Group. The round was oversubscribed, the company said, with participation also from Taiwanese venture and private equity firm CDIB...

After years of fierce rivalry, stretching back to the early days of IoT in France, spilling over into open hostility in recent years as the fabled IoT market has struggled for ‘massive’ scale, has the time come, finally, for Sigfox and LoRaWAN to bury...

Amidst the pandemic, the economic uncertainty has certainly constrained demand and funding for many IoT projects. However, we’ve also seen an acceleration of innovation as it seeks to support a new ‘normal’. IoT and wireless connectivity have become the lifeblood of driving digital transformation...

BehrTech has released the latest version of its MYTHINGS Central network and device management platform for MIOTY-based low-power wide-area IoT networks. The 3.0 version includes backend integration with Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Cumulocity, as well as with other third-party applications and IoT platforms including...

Note, this article is taken from a new Enterprise IoT Insights editorial report on the combination of low-power short- and long-range communications technologies in hybrid IoT systems. Go here for the full report, which is free to download. A webinar on the same subject,...

Is IoT the future of direct marketing? In the latest demonstration of how IoT has the potential to disrupt the marketing sector, WND UK, the UK’s Sigfox Network Operator, and Ebi, print and fulfillment specialists, are enabling live communication over Sigfox’s IoT network with potential...

LTE-M and NB-IoT networks are being cited as the next evolution for cellular IoT deployments. These new, low-power, low-cost networks will enable a new wave of IoT use cases while providing additional benefits to existing connected solutions. But LTE-M and NB-IoT networks are highly...

Greetings from Charlotte/Davidson, Norfolk/ Virginia Beach, Washington DC/ N Virginia, and Dallas/ Ft. Worth (picture is yours truly with Federated Wireless BoD member Tim McDonald).  This week’s TSB will focus on several start-ups that we think deserve attention.  We will also have several TSB...

The LPWAN provider is targeting apps like energy and fluid management, on-site tracking, geo-fencing, waste control, environmental metering France-based business communications provider Orange Business Services has launched its IoT Connect Anywhere, a low-power wide area network (LPWAN) connectivity solution, in markets including Hong Kong, Asian...

As buildings become smarter, the need to propagate signals will be challenged by a myriad of factors including the age of the building, the materials used in construction, the needs of a potentially diverse tenant base, and physical location just to name a few....

As buildings become smarter, the need to propagate signals will be challenged by a myriad of factors including the age of the building, the materials used in construction, the needs of a potentially diverse tenant base, and physical location just to name a few....

LoRaWAN being leveraged for smart transportation The City of Montreal is turning to the Internet of Things (IoT) to digitalise its public transport, with the help of LoRaWAN networks. Working with Semtech and X-TELIA, a Montreal-based LoRaWAN network operator, the city will benefit from a...

Tencent calls LoRaWAN an 'essential' IoT technology The LoRa Alliance welcomed internet valued-added services provider Tencent Holdings into its association today, receiving further backing for its LoRaWAN standard. This announcement follows Tencent's significant investment in technology and applications for LoRaWAN, with the company looking to push...

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 project in Alabama. Internet of Things America says that it will be partnering with rural wireless and...

  Sigfox unveiled its CaaS offering, which provides network management and monitoring   Sigfox USA has launched its coverage-as-a-service (CaaS) offering, a new network solution providing on-demand connectivity for U.S. customers. CaaS is a subscription service that provides network management, monitoring and support. The company highlighted that the...

For years, 2G and 3G networks have provided businesses with appropriate connectivity — and ROI — for IoT applications. However, the cellular connectivity landscape is changing, as 2G and 3G will be phased out in favor of LTE technologies in the coming years. We...

Sigfox will increase coverage in Chicago, Seattle, Las Vegas, New York City and Boston during 2018 IoT connectivity provider Sigfox said it has reached a 50% increase in coverage in the U.S. market during 2017. The LPWAN network operator has also expanded its ecosystem of...