BROWSING: Wi-Fi HaLow
Private cellular IoT to reach 108m factory connections by 2030
There will be 108 million IoT connections on private LTE (4G) and 5G networks in the manufacturing sector in 2030, according to a new forecast from ABI Research. Manufacturing will be the biggest market for private 5G-IoT, it said. In second, the transportation industry...
Six verticals for Wi-Fi HaLow – as Wi-Fi crowd preps new low-power IoT contender
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), handling Wi-Fi industry cooperation and initiatives, has said Wi-Fi HaLow is ready to rock in “commercial IoT deployments across a range of sectors”. As such, it has issued a new white paper with a bunch of likely deployment scenarios...
Morse Micro makes CES splash – to pitch Wi-Fi HaLow for ‘mass-market’ IoT
Australia-based semiconductor company Morse Micro, developing Wi-Fi HaLow for low-power mid-range IoT solutions, has issued a flurry of announcements at CES in Las Vegas this week (January 9-12), including international certification for a new Quectel-made IoT module, a partnership with Australian Wi-Fi specialist Zetifi to...
Three Wi-Fi trends that aren’t Wi-Fi 7
Wi-Fi 7 might be stealing the spotlight, but that's certainly not the only thing unfolding in wireless
With the certification of the Wi-Fi 7 just around the corner, the wireless industry is abuzz with excitement around what the new standard will enable. However, Wi-Fi 7’s...
Morse Micro strikes deal with Quectel for family of Wi-Fi HaLow IoT modules
Australia-based semiconductor company Morse Micro, developing Wi-Fi HaLow for low-power mid-range IoT solutions, has struck a deal with IoT module maker Quectel Wireless Solutions to bring commercial Wi-Fi HaLow products to market. Quectel will integrate Morse Micro’s 802.11ah Wi-Fi HaLow technology into a new...
Wi-Fi HaLow developer Morse Micro grabs extra $20m to take Series B fund to $114m
Australia-based semiconductor company Morse Micro, developing Wi-Fi HaLow for low-power mid-range IoT solutions, has quickly followed a AUS$140 million ($94m) Series B round in September with a further AUS$30 million ($20m) in Series B funding. The new funds, presented as a “top-up from major...
Wi-Fi HaLow champ Morse Micro gets $140m, plus MegaChips gateway to East
Australia-based semiconductor company Morse Micro, developing Wi-Fi HaLow for low-power mid-range IoT solutions, has raised $140 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Japan-based chip services company MegaChips, with participation also from existing investors, including Blackbird Ventures, Main Sequence Ventures, Clean...
‘The Wi-Fi portfolio is unmatched’: Wi-Fi Alliance on Wi-Fi Certified HaLow
Operating in the sub-1 GHz band, Wi-Fi HaLow sports long range and low power connectivity, and can provide reliable connectivity in challenging environments
The Wi-Fi Alliance recently announced the arrival of Wi-Fi Certified HaLow, designed for the certification of products incorporating IEEE 802.11ah technology, expanding...
Morse Micro confirms Wi-Fi certification of HaLow chips, modules, reference designs
Semiconductor company Morse Micro, developing Wi-Fi HaLow for low-power mid-range IoT connectivity, has confirmed its various chipsets, modules, and reference designs have been certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance as part of its new Wi-Fi HaLow accreditation scheme. Its new Wi-Fi HaLow reference design is...
Morse Micro issues first Wi-Fi HaLow SoC samples for ‘new (mid-range) IoT use cases’
Semiconductor company Morse Micro, developing Wi-Fi HaLow for low-power mid-range IoT connectivity, has released system-on-chip (SoC) and module samples to select developers. The target is to raise interest in Wi-Fi HaLow among the IoT developer community to “enable new IoT use cases”. The samples...
Wi-Fi HaLow gets $13m funding boost in bid to upset the LPWA applecart
Australia-based semiconductor company Morse Micro, developing Wi-Fi HaLow for low-power mid-range IoT solutions, has raised $13 million in new funding. The latest Series A funding round takes its total to $30 million, and will go on expanding its product and technology development teams at...
Hello, HaLow – all about the new Wi-Fi HaLow tech for low-power mid-range IoT
In truth, Wi-Fi HaLow is not new. The solution, geared towards low-power mid-range IoT solutions, was announced back in 2016. But there is gathering momentum around it, with chips and devices in the latter stages of development and a queue of customers apparently lined...
Analyst Angle: Wi-Fi doesn't let success go to its head
Wi-Fi is a decades-old technology, but it remains as relevant as ever because it continues to evolve in ways that benefit vendors, service providers and their customers. The Wi-Fi Alliance’s 2015 annual report is a convenient opportunity to look back and forward at some of the...
What Wi-Fi standards are coming next?
Wi-Fi standards are focusing not only on faster and more efficient Wi-Fi (although that continues to be part of the standard’s evolution), but in expanding Wi-Fi’s use in different spectra and for specific use cases.
Wi-Fi standards originate with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics...
Wi-Fi Alliance launches low power Wi-Fi solution for IoT
The Wi-Fi Alliance is breaking new ground with the launch of what it terms a low power Wi-Fi solution called Wi-Fi HaLow. The Alliance says the solution will utilize spectrum frequencies below 900 MHz to enable low power connectivity, which it said will nearly...