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Top IoT protocols

You could, perhaps, be forgiven for characterizing the situation with IoT protocols as semi-chaotic, with competing systems jostling for market share. In a way, it’s reminiscent of the Fieldbus wars, which went on from the late 1980s to about 2000. Like any communication system, IoT...

Sigfox group WND debates LPWA money-making with Verizon and Proximus

The choice between licensed and unlicensed low-power wide-area (LPWA) connectivity technologies is about use cases, concurred a panel of ‘internet of things’ (IoT) operators at LPWA World in London this week. But if both technologies fit, as they do in most cases, the choice...

Once more (with feeling): what’s the difference between LoRa and LoRaWAN?

LoRa and LoRaWAN are related but distinct. Despite their burgeoning reputation as the go-to technologies for internet-of-things (IoT) based systems, and their increasing familiarity among low-power wide-area networking (LPWAN) operatives in any number of sectors, they are also often confused. Here, Enterprise IoT Insights...

Sigfox launches new CaaS connectivity service for US customers

  Sigfox unveiled its CaaS offering, which provides network management and monitoring   Sigfox USA has launched its coverage-as-a-service (CaaS) offering, a new network solution providing on-demand connectivity for U.S. customers. CaaS is a subscription service that provides network management, monitoring and support. The company highlighted that the...

The IoT interview: “Business has changed for both sides,” says Ericsson

The fragmented IoT market is hard to understand for enterprises and hard to navigate for operators. Swedish vendor Ericsson says its new IoT 'accelerator' can help both sides. Enterprise IoT Insights chats with Jeff Travers, head of IoT at Ericsson, about the challenge to...

Two-thirds of IoT networks running Lora, Sigfox; one third running smart-city apps

Unlicensed networks, mostly based on LoRa and Sigfox, make up two-thirds of low-power wide-area (LPWA) networks today, according to a study of 100 LPWA networks by IoT research firm ON World. A third of the total network deployments are geared towards smart city applications,...

Sigfox expanded coverage by 50% in the U.S. market last year

Sigfox will increase coverage in Chicago, Seattle, Las Vegas, New York City and Boston during 2018 IoT connectivity provider Sigfox said it has reached a 50% increase in coverage in the U.S. market during 2017. The LPWAN network operator has also expanded its ecosystem of...

Sigfox adds new European market with IoT network in Switzerland

The IoT connectivity provider aims to cover 60 countries with its technology by the end of the year European firm Cellnex Telecom and Heliot, Sigfox's operator in Switzerland, have signed an agreement to rollout what it claims to be the first internet of things (IoT)...

Sigfox expands IoT connectivity services offering to 45 countries

Sigfox additions include Hungary, Switzerland, UAE, Malaysia and South Korea French IoT connectivity service provider Sigfox has expanded its global network to 45 countries, after Hungary and Switzerland became the latest European markets to offer Sigfox’s LPWAN connectivity. Hungary's Omnicell IoTnet and Switzerland's Heliot will be...

Sigfox partner deploys LPWA network in Hong Kong

Thinxtra said the LPWA network will have a total of 100 base stations by June 2018 Asian company Thinxtra has announced the launch of a territory-wide low-power wide-area (LPWA) network in Hong Kong that connects to French IoT connectivity provider Sigfox networks in 36 other...

The kings of smart city connectivity: Sigfox vs. LoRa

If anything, the idea of a smart city in the conventional sense – where everyday infrastructure is connected up and joined together to bring new intelligence and innovation to city operations – has been made real by low-power wide area (LPWA) technologies. It is these...

Inside the Sigfox approach to the IoT space?

Sigfox, a French company which specializes in the provision of internet of things (IoT) connectivity, has been actively expanding its global footprint over the last few years. According to the firm’s latest figures, Sigfox currently has commercial presence in 36 markets compared to 12 last...

Four new countries to deploy Sigfox internet of things network

The French connectivity firm said a total 17 countries currently have nationwide support for internet of things French internet of things (IoT) connectivity provider Sigfox now offers its non-standard connectivity in 36 countries following the addition of four new countries: Costa Rica, Tunisia, Croatia and...

Sigfox sets sights on support for manufacturing, supply chain

The IoT specialist has new offerings designed to allow manufacturers to easily adopt IoT French IoT connectivity provider Sigfox has launched a suite of new services for the provision of internet of things (IoT) connectivity with an emphasis on low-cost components to support manufacturing and...

Sigfox deploys IoT network in Buffalo through agreement with a local university

Professors and students at the University of Buffalo will have access to an innovative technology platform The city of Buffalo has deployed an internet of things (IoT) network through a partnership between French IoT company Sigfox and the University at Buffalo’s School of Engineering and...

Enterprise IoT Report: The building blocks of smart cities – IoT policies and technologies for urban sustainability

The world’s fortunes are made in its cities. To a greater extent, its defining challenges – climate change, poverty, inequality – must also be solved in them. And solutions must be found against the tide. More than half the global population now lives in...

Enterprise IoT Editorial Report: The building blocks of smart cities – IoT policies and technologies for urban sustainability

The world’s fortunes are made in its cities. To a greater extent, its defining challenges – climate change, poverty, inequality – must also be solved in them. And solutions must be found against the tide. More than half the global population now lives in...

NB-IoT vs. the world

Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) is a standards-based low power wide area (LPWA) technology developed to enable a wide range of new IoT devices and services. According to the GSMA, NB-IoT significantly improves the power consumption of user devices, system capacity and spectrum efficiency, especially in...

Sigfox expands U.S. operation with new office in Dallas

Sigfox's new facility will allow the French company to expand its local network team French provider of connectivity for the internet of things (IoT) Sigfox has opened its third U.S. office in Dallas, Texas. Sigfox has initially launched operations in the U.S. in 2015, with the...

Sensoterra chooses Senet LPWA network for soil sensors

Soil sensor maker Sensoterra will use the Senet low-power wide area network to connect its soil probes to the internet in order to help farmers collect information that can lead to smarter decisions about water use. The Dutch company announced its partnership with Senet...

Aussie utility to deploy smart meters with IoT operator Thinxtra

Under the deal, WaterGroup’s IoT-based smart meters will be connected with the Sigfox LPWAN technology Australian smart meters company WaterGroup has inked a five-year partnership with IoT network operator Thinxtra to use IoT to enable large water users to detect water leaks. Under the agreement, WaterGroup’s...

Investing in IoT: three facts behind the hype

By now, we've all read and heard about the internet of things. Cars that drive themselves will carry us to buildings that recognize us when we enter, and unless our jobs have been taken over by robots we will be able to do them...

Sigfox partners with WND to deploy nationwide IoT network in the U.K.

The IoT network is expected to cover 94% of the U.K. population by end-2018 French IoT specialists Sigfox has signed an agreement with U.K. operator WND to deploy a nationwide IoT network in the U.K. before the end of 2018. The LPWA network is expected to...

Huawei expects big shipments of NB-IoT chips next month

The Chinese vendor also signed an agreement with a Taiwanese firm to start developing its next-generation NB-IoT chip Chinese vendor Huawei expects to start shipping large volumes of its NB-IoT chip, the Boudica 120, in June, Asian press reported, citing Jiang Wancheng, vice president of...