
Vodafone offers NB-IoT for UK tree-monitoring and environmental research
Vodafone has partnered with the UK department for environment, food and rural affairs (Defra) and leading forestry group Forest Research to investigate how narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT) technology can help monitor tree …

“I’d call ‘bull’ if Silicon Valley was making these claims” – BehrTech on MIOTY and TS-UNB
Made in Germany, commercialised in Canada, sold everywhere on the planet: that’s the recipe to make low-power wide-area (LPWA) networking, the backbone connectivity technology in the IoT space, finally deliver …

Cellular IoT to hit five billion connections by 2025, with LTE/5G taking a quarter
The number of cellular IoT connections will reach five billion by the end of 2025, from 1.3 billion by the end of 2019, according to Ericsson. Around a half will …

BehrTech strikes deal to simplify IT/OT integration in industrial IoT charge
BehrTech, licensee of the new MIOTY low-power wide-area (LPWA) technology, has announced a deal to integrate business and operations data for enterprises seeking to deploy sensor and analytics solutions. BehrTech …

Telit releases twin NB-IoT modules to capture 2G upgrades in metering, cities, agriculture
IoT module maker Telit has released two new narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) modules for smart metering, smart city applications, and smart agriculture applications. The firm said they are geared for companies …

Airtel, Vodafone Idea to launch NB-IoT in India soon: report
Vodafone hunting first commercial NB-IoT deal Indian telecommunications operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are currently getting ready to launch commercial NB-IoT services in the Indian market in the coming …

Sprint announces availability of NB-IoT on its IoT platform
Sprint has announced the availability of narrowband IoT on its Curiosity IoT platform, as a complement to the nationwide Cat-M rollout. The company said that NB-IoT technology further expands low-power …

Three UK tests NB-IoT and LTE-M ahead of nationwide rollout
Three UK has said it is piloting NB-IoT and LTE-M as a first step in a nationwide rollout of cellular-based low-power wide-area (LPWA) technology in support of wholesale customers including …

Altair adds cloud positioning to NB-IoT/LTE-M chip; Japan approves Altair and Sequans IoT chips
Israeli firm Altair Semicondictor will embed ‘cloud location over cellular’ (C-LoC) software into its ALT1250 dual-mode NB-IoT and LTE-M chipset. It has worked with C-LoC technology firm Polte Corporation on …

What is mMTC in 5G NR, and how does it impact NB-IoT and LTE-M
The cellular IoT ecosystem, the cellular community would have us believe, is growing fast. The GSMA counted 89 NB-IoT networks and 34 LTE-M launches as of October 2019, with several …