Western IoT brands lose 15% share in 12 months as China ramps up NB-IoT focus
Well established North American and European manufacturers of M2M and IoT devices have seen their share of global shipments slip by 15 per cent in the last 12 months as …
A smart approach to service assurance in the smart factory (Reader Forum)
Manufacturing businesses are increasingly adopting advanced digital technologies to enhance their capabilities to satisfy customer demand for the production of more high-quality products at a faster rate than ever before, …
Analyst Angle: The ICARUS initiative: Using IoT to build a global sensor network of animals
The new generation of mobility called the Internet of Things (IoT) has evolved very quickly to become a ‘super brand’ covering not only mobility but smart cities, wireless meter reading …
Orbcomm launches new cold chain monitoring solution
The new offering enables fuel and temperature management, maintenance, logistics and regulatory compliance for refrigerated assets U.S. provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) and internet of things (IoT) solutions, Orbcomm launched a …
Swiss firm Else raises $3 million to launch IoT nanosatellite
The European startup expects its constellation of nanosatellites to provide vertically-targetted IoT andM2M communication platforms Swiss space start-up Else, which is currently developing the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) nanosatellite constellation …
China Telecom launches IoT open platform in partnership with Ericsson
The companies say the new IoT platform will allow enterprises to launch IoT through partnerships China Telecom and Ericsson have launched the China Telecom IoT Open Platform, a global connection …
Vodacom opens NB-IoT lab in South Africa
Through the NB-IoT lab, the telco aims to launch M2M, IoT systems in the African country South African telecommunications operator Vodacom, owned by U.K.-based telco Vodafone, has opened a NB-IoT …
Cisco says M2M connections supporting IoT will reach 13.7 billion by 2021
These connections will represent more than half of global devices and connections by that year. M2M connections that support Internet of Things (IoT) applications are expected to be more than …
SoftBank selects Gemalto for IoT connectivity services
The Dutch firm will provide its remote SIM Provisioning platform Japanese telecommunications operator SoftBank has selected Dutch digital security firm Gemalto as a partner for On-Demand Connectivity (ODC) services enabling …
Altair chipset passes interoperability tests with Lightweight M2M protocol
Altair Semiconductor, a provider of LTE chipsets, announced earlier this month that its ALT1160 LTE Cat-1 chipset successfully completed interoperability testing with the Open Mobile Alliance’s Lightweight machine-to-machine protocol. The test …
