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Semtech Announces First LoRa®-enabled Third Party Products Based on Amazon Sidewalk Are Now Available
Company Also Announces Availability of LoRa-enabled Development Kits and Modules to Help Developers Rapidly Create Amazon Sidewalk Devices. Semtech’s ultra-low power and long range LoRa technology plays a critical role in enabling long range, community coverage with Amazon Sidewalk Amazon Sidewalk now provides nationwide coverage to enable new use cases, and new capabilities for the…
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Quectel Launches KG100S module for Amazon Sidewalk to Bring Advanced Connectivity Solutions to Customers
Quectel Wireless Solutions, a global provider of IoT solutions, and Amazon Sidewalk, a secure, low-bandwidth, long-range network for IoT devices, today announced a partnership to bring advanced connectivity solutions to customers. The Quectel KG100S module and a portfolio of matching antennas will be fully compatible with Amazon Sidewalk, making launching and maintaining connected IoT devices…
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MWC 2023: private networks received more attention than IoT, despite several interesting new IoT ventures
By Ibraheem Kasujee, Senior Analyst at Analysys Mason. “Private networks received far more attention than IoT at MWC 2023; providers in both segments focused on future growth opportunities.” Activity at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023 reflected a recent trend: interest in IoT has declined, while interest in private networks (and private 5G in particular) continues…
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Soracom Adds Industrial SIM to IoT SIM and eSIM Portfolio
Industrial Grade SIM Cards Connect IoT Devices in Rugged Environments. Soracom, Inc., a global provider of advanced Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity, today announced that it has added an industrial grade SIM card to its portfolio of IoT SIM and eSIM solutions. With this addition, Soracom now offers both standard and industrial-grade eSIMs and SIM…
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Global Cellular IoT Module Shipments Jump 14% YoY in 2022 to Reach Highest Ever
Quectel and Qualcomm dominated the cellular IoT module and chipset markets, respectively. NB-IoT is still popular among technologies but is expected to lose some market share to 4G CAT1.bis in 2023. 5G adoption to get a boost in 2024 if ASP declines to sub-$100 and 5G RedCap-based solutions become available. China continues to lead IoT…
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Amazon Invites Developers to Test Sidewalk and Build the Next Billion Connected Devices
Low-cost, long-range coverage now extends to more than 90% of the U.S. population Calling all developers: test kits are available today—validate Amazon Sidewalk coverage for yourself AWS IoT Core helps developers easily connect Sidewalk-enabled devices to the cloud Amazon, Inc. today announced that Amazon Sidewalk, a secure, low-bandwidth, long-range network designed to connect the next…
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KORE to Acquire Twilio’s IoT Business Unit and Accelerate Progress Towards Building the World’s First ‘IoT Hyperscaler’
KORE and Twilio have signed an agreement for KORE to acquire the IoT unit of Twilio, bringing best-in-class IoT customers and talent to KORE. KORE Group Holdings, Inc., a global leader in Internet of Things (“IoT”) Solutions and worldwide IoT Connectivity-as-a-Service (“IoT CaaS”), announced today the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Twilio’s IoT…
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Pet Tech Innovations and Trends
An article by the Softeq team. The pet tech industry’s growth has accelerated in recent years because of innovations and new technologies such as high-speed wireless connectivity, artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and the Internet of Things (IoT). According to Global Market Insights, the global pet tech market size was $5 billion in 2022. Experts…
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Brian Ghannam on Building Resilience in Business During Challenging Times
Over the past few years, leaders of businesses have been reminded of the interconnectedness of their organizations and economies. The unpredictable nature of these relationships has affected their employees and markets. It’s no surprise then that resilience has risen to the top of the agenda of many leaders. Unfortunately, despite the positive effects of resilient…
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Brian Ghannam on How to Make Your Next Road Trip Memorable
Road trips are one unique way to experience a different part of the world. Unlike a traditional tour bus, one can take a road trip in a car, as it allows one to explore as much as one wants. Another advantage of this type of trip is that it will enable one to have their schedule,…