
Public LoRaWAN growth at 66% – alliance brushes off Bouygues, brushes past Sigfox
The LoRa Alliance has moved to head off fears about a collapse of LoRaWAN as a public network technology in Europe, following the decision by Bouygues Telecom in France to …

LoRaWAN, que je t’aime – Orange reaffirms LoRa affair, keeps the WAN in LoRaWAN
Mobile operator Orange has reaffirmed its support for LoRaWAN in France “until at least 2027”, committing to maintain the non-cellular technology as a terrestrial IoT network with nationwide coverage in …

KDDI-owned Soracom sets up IoT roaming with Orange, plans to go ‘global’
KDDI-owned IoT provider Soracom has announced a deal with Orange to expand its network for IoT connectivity “around the world”. The arrangement allows Japan-based Soracom to take advantage of Orange’s …

Sympathy for the devil – a private 5G story (thoughts on MWC)
This might seem like a cop-out, but the irresistible narrative from MWC over the week, that the grand-standing on the show floor masked (and revealed) a battle between three industries …

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. …

‘Some telcos are cognizant’ – Red Hat on the hyperscaler game at the edge
Lord knows what Red Hat does, exactly, if you’ll excuse the language, but Christ knows it is good to talk to. And clearly, on the interplay between cellular networking and …

Wirepas lands indoor tracking, monitoring deals – including key contract with Orange
IoT connectivity company Wirepas has secured a couple of notable deals, including with Orange Business Services (OBS), the enterprise IT and system integration division of French operator Orange, which will …

‘All the capabilities to be a front-runner’ – OBS and the SI model for Industry 4.0
Note, this article is continued from a previous entry, under the headline: ‘A “different beast” in the telco pack – often it’s not about 5G at all, says Orange’. For …

A ‘different beast’ in the telco pack – often it’s not about 5G at all, says Orange
Orange’s supply of a non-cellular Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) indoor tracking system for aerospace manufacturer Safran Aircraft Engines in France, announced in November, is the jumping off point for a …

ArcelorMittal France partners with Ericsson, Orange to launch industrial 5G
The industrial 4G and 5G trial is part of the France Recovery plan Steel producer ArcelorMittal France, Orange Business Services and Ericsson announced the launch of 5G Steel to test …