Verizon drops price of Sequans LTE-M/NB-IoT chips to $6.50 for ThingSpace customers
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe original Monarch system-in-package (SiP) from French chipmaker Sequans Communications has been made available Verizon’s ThingSpace IoT ‘accelerator programme’ for just $6.50. The new price point is a significant advance …
Over 100 carriers in 52 countries already launched NB-IoT or LTE-M: GSA
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe entity also said that 140 operators are currently investing in NB-IoT networks globally A total of 102 operators in 52 countries have already deployed either narrowband internet of things …
Network and chipset advances will see NB-IoT shoulder the IoT workload, says Huawei
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNB-IoT connections will comprise the vast majority of cellular IoT by 2021, at up to 75 per cent and around one billion devices, according to Huawei. The number will climb …
“We are tearing down walls” – AT&T promises faster testing and returns on LTE-M, NB-IoT
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailCameron Coursey, vice president of IoT product development at AT&T, got a laugh from the audience Sunday afternoon at the Mobile IoT Summit, a developing curtain raiser at Mobile World …
Vodafone wins global ‘bootstrapping’ deal for Arm-based IoT devices
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailChip-design company Arm has appointed Vodafone as its global ‘bootstrap’ provider for NB-IoT and LTE-M devices based on its new line of integrated SIM (iSIM) designs. Emerging iSIM technology provides …
Nokia inks deal with Japan’s Rakuten for IoT deployment
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail With Nokia’s IoT platform, the Japanese company will be able to offer IoT services for sectors including agriculture, industry and automotive BARCELONA–Nokia announced that Japanese operator Rakuten has selected …
Telstra and Ericsson tie-up on global NB-IoT and LTE-M connectivity
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailTelstra and Ericsson are combining their cellular IoT and connectivity services, in the shape of the former’s narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) and LTE-M networks and the latter’s IoT Accelerator connectivity and …
GSMA counts 94 LTE-M and NB-IoT networks, up 130% in 12 months
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailA total of 94 commercial narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) and LTE-M have been launched in 50 markets, according to the GSMA’s latest count of low-power wide-area (LPWA) networks operating in licensed …
Sequans intros Monarch 2 LTE-M / NB-IoT chipset to “transform IoT landscape”
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSequans Communications has introduced a new version of its Monarch chip platform, combining LTE-M and NB-IoT connectivity. The backward-compatible Monarch 2 chip brings a new secure element, a 60-percent boost …
IoT vendors strive for simplicity with NB-IoT developer kits, LoRaWAN box solutions
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailA number of pre-MWC announcements from variously-aligned IoT vendors, including Spanish and US IoT firms Libelium and Senet, have revealed a truth about the manic IoT sector and a sub-theme …
