Press Releases

The Things Industries achieves 1.5mn connected devices milestone in LoRaWAN ecosystem

The Things Industries has announced 1.5 million devices connected to its network server infrastructure, The Things Stack, marking a new milestone in its journey towards operational excellence and product management in LoRaWAN (low power wide area networking) ecosystem. These announcements are being celebrated during the flagship event – The Things Conference, organised by The Things Industries. (more…)

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September 26, 2023

Posted by: Shriya Raban

Killed off by NTT DoCoMo: NB-IoT still kicking globally, but for how long?

Japan’s telco, NTT DoCoMo, shut down its NarrowBand-IoT (NB-IoT) network on March 31st. Coming barely a year after NTT’s services were launched, Jeremy Cowan editorial director of IoT Now, turned to industry watchers for their views on the decision and what lies ahead for NB-IoT. (more…)

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May 11, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Take-home messages from the ‘Why IoT projects fail’ webinar

A recent webinar on Beecham Research’s 100-page “Why IoT projects fail and what to do about them” research report was hosted by IoT Now. Beecham CEO, Robin Duke-Woolley zeroed in on three topics that emerged from interviews with various companies and vendors, as Bob Emmerson reports. (more…)

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March 11, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Why do IoT projects fail?

There was a time when the fact that large IT projects went way over budget and were delivered well past the delivery date wasn’t particularly unusual; it was almost par for the course. So why should the Internet of Things (IoT), which encompasses computing and communications technologies be any different, asks freelance technology writer, Bob Emmerson? (more…)

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February 5, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

A double take on 5G

5G NR (also known as Standalone 5G) will deliver three generic network services: mMTC, URLLC and eMBB. They are typical telecom-insider terms, says freelance technology writer, Bob Emmerson. (more…)

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September 19, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

iBasis and Nordic ‘remove question marks on eSIM NB-IoT and LTE-M’ tech with successful field-testing in 24 countries

Nordic Semiconductor claims that, in conjunction with iBasis, a provider of communications solutions for operators and digital players worldwide, it has completely invalidated any question marks over cellular IoT and eSIM technology used in NB-IoT and LTE-M Low Power Wide-Area (LPWA) use cases. This follows reports of successful field-testing across 30 countries using a single eSIM from iBasis. (more…)

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September 10, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

There are some choices in life you HAVE to get right!

You don’t choose a life partner for their hair colour
You don’t choose a home because it has nice curtains
You don’t choose a Business Platform for its logo (more…)

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February 21, 2018

Posted by: IoT global network

A lesson from the story of 3 Blind Men and an Elephant

When I was very young, I remember a picture story of 3 blind men and an elephant, says Yiru Zhong, principal analyst at Beecham Research. My reaction at the time was “Oh how can they not know?” when the 3 men in the story were asked to describe the elephant, an animal they have not encountered before.  (more…)

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December 12, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Ockham’s electric razor

Just to make clear that this is not a blog about shaving! William of Ockham did not invent the electric razor, being born in the late 13th century left him about 700 years short of a mains socket, says David Parker, senior analyst, Beecham Research. (more…)

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November 28, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

AI and IoT: A very brief introduction

Artificial Intelligence (AI), loosely defined as seemingly intelligent behavior exhibited by machines, is a deep topic with a long history. It encompasses multiple technologies, tools, and applications. Its existence raises important philosophical and societal concerns. (more…)

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November 20, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde