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 …
Semtech/Sierra, Telit/Thales set ground for new east-west IoT clash (Analyst Angle)
There were two high profile pieces of M&A news in the IoT hardware space in the last week. First up, on Friday 29th July, Telit and Thales announced that they …
Hybrid IoT gets real, as Semtech confirms Sierra buy to unite LoRa and cellular IoT
Well, it didn’t take long; “advanced talks” between Semtech and Sierra Wireless, as reported yesterday, have quickly concluded, with US firm Semtech confirming a deal to acquire its Canadian counterpart …
Telit to acquire Thales’ IoT unit for 25% of expanded, rebranded industrial IoT business
Italian-American IoT module maker Telit is to acquire the cellular IoT unit of French aerospace, defence, and security company Thales in return for a quarter-share of its expanded industrial IoT …
Soracom bundles Astrocast into ‘blended’ cellular-and-satellite IoT offer
KDDI-owned Soracom is offering satellite IoT connectivity via its global IoT connectivity platform, following a deal with Switzerland-based nanosatellite operator Astrocast. The deal enables Soracom to offer a “blended IoT …
Eutelsat and OneWeb to create satellite broadband behemoth – with IoT promise
France-based Eutelsat and UK-based OneWeb have signed a provisional takeover deal, which values OneWeb at $3.4 billion, and would, if pursued and passed, would create a European satellite rival for …
NXP, Foxconn sign deal to drive-forward electric, connected, autonomous vehicles
Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors is to work with Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) to jointly develop new compute and connectivity platforms for software-defined electric vehicles, offering varying degrees of autonomy. …
VW lines up ST for automotive SoC, TSMC for silicon, and whole chip-chain behind
Volkswagen-owned automotive software company CARIAD has appointed Franco-Italian semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics (ST) to develop a system-on-chip (SoC) for a new line of Volkswagen vehicles based on the CARIAD software platform. …
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 …
The trouble with private 5G for Industry 4.0 | Part 6 – the channel
This is article is taken from a recent editorial report on Industrial 5G Innovation – From Setting Standard to Becoming Standard; the previous instalment in this serialised version of the …
