FloLIVE teams up with Skylo to offer 5G IoT over satellite – with no new hardware
London-based startup FloLIVE, offering aggregated hybrid-private 5G from global mobile operators for IoT use cases, is working with California-based satellite IoT provider Skylo to augment its footprint with the addition …
Vodafone to test GNSS ‘corrections’ service for centimetre-level IoT and V2X accuracy
Vodafone is looking to offer enhanced satellite positioning to locate IoT devices and autonomous vehicles within centimetres, rather than with standard metre-range accuracy, as with straight GNSS services. It is …
Wyld taps IoT maker Miromico for satellite LoRaWAN modules; ramps-up US sales
Satellite IoT company Wyld Networks has signed a deal with Switzerland-based IoT manufacturer Miromico to design and manufacture a new range of sensor-to-satellite LoRaWAN modules and terminals to support remote …
Tech truce, vendor tussle, new era, smart play – analysis of the Semtech, Telit deals
The IoT hardware market has, suddenly, shrunk – in order to expand, and to rebalance the western power-play. So say market watchers, reacting to the twin acquisitions this week by …
Telefónica to launch 5G-based satellite NB-IoT for hard-to-reach enterprise venues
Telefónica is looking to offer a 5G-based dual-mode terrestrial-and-satellite service for NB-IoT connectivity. Its digital services business, Telefónica Tech, and managed services division, Telefónica Global Solutions (TGS), are working with …
Wyld Networks intros range of sensor-to-satellite LoRaWAN devices
UK-based Wyld Networks has launched a range of sensor-to-satellite LoRaWAN devices for IoT applications where there is little or no terrestrial connectivity. The new hybrid terrestrial and satellite IoT devices, …
TrakAssure and Wyld combine on satellite-based LoRaWAN for supply chain tracking
UK-based (Sweden-owned) IoT connectivity specialist Wyld Networks and US-based IoT solution provider TrakAssure have announced the first fruit of their joint labour, also with LoRaWAN system provider Senet and satellite …
Sigfox tracker-maker ZeKat buys IoT vendor ffly4u, signs with satellite provider Kinéis
The (real) IoT market is both highly fragmented and deeply incestuous. This is not news, of course; it is to be expected for a market that is competitive and collaborative …
Container tracking firm Traxens raises €23m, buys rival NEXT4, plots global expansion
France-based container tracking company Traxens has raised €23 million in a further funding round, led by existing investors, and at the same time acquired local rival NEXT4, which produces removable …
Senet and Eutelsat combine on “first and only true-global” LoRaWAN IoT network
US LoRaWAN network operator and cloud provider Senet has partnered with European satellite operator Eutelsat Communications, together with US-based LoRaWAN and GPS tracking solutions provider TrakAssure, and UK-based LoraWAN (and …
