Press Releases

Soracom names Kawamoto as CEO for Americas to drive growth at IoT Connectivity-as-a-Service provider

Soracom, Inc., provider of the cloud-native platform for the Internet of Things (IoT), announced the appointment of Eugene Kawamoto as its CEO, Americas. Kawamoto, a veteran of Amazon Web Services, will direct expansion of the company’s footprint in the U.S., working with a growing staff that includes co-founder and CTO Kenta Yasukawa. (more…)

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February 7, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Subsidised u-blox NB-IoT module for sale on China Telecom Tianyigou purchasing platform

u‑blox, a provider in wireless and positioning modules and chips, announced that its SARA-N201 NB-IoT module is now available on China Telecom Tianyigou purchasing platform. Customers who purchase modules there are eligible to receive a per-unit subsidy of RMB 20. (more…)

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February 6, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Huawei announces a new procurement for the next five years of £3bn to the UK

Huawei Technologies has announced a major new commitment to the UK with a promise of procurement over the next five years of £3billion (€3.38 billion). On 1st February, Madam Sun Yafang, chairwoman of Huawei met with the UK prime minister Theresa May in Beijing, and reaffirmed the company’s long-term commitment to the UK. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Orange Cyberdefense launches “Mobile Threat Protection”, a new offer to protect mobile device fleets from cyberattacks

Orange Cyberdefense, the Orange Group’s entity that specialises in cybersecurity, and Check Point Software Technologies have teamed up to deliver a new Orange service called Mobile Threat Protection to help multinational enterprises safeguard their mobile device fleets against current and emerging threats. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

oneM2M and IIC to accelerate IIoT adoption through joint workshop

Delivering value across the machine-to-machine and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) sectors and the key role of collaboration will be discussed at a joint workshop hosted by the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) and oneM2M, the global Internet of Things standards initiative. (more…)

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February 5, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Stadium Group to showcase design-led technology for healthcare applications at MD&M West

Stadium Group, a supplier of wireless solutions, power products, human machine interface solutions and electronics assemblies will be showcasing design-led technologies developed for the global healthcare markets at MD&M West, Anaheim, California, North America’s largest annual event for medtech manufacturers. (more…)

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February 2, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Colfax selects ThingWorx platform on Microsoft Azure to accelerate IoT initiatives across its businesses

PTC announced that Colfax Corporation, a globally recognised manufacturing and engineering technology company, has selected the ThingWorx® Industrial Innovation Platform powered by Microsoft Azure to align its Internet of Things (IoT) efforts and increase the pace of development. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Certification of eUICCs – The ticket for the GSMA eSIM ecosystem

To become part of the closed GSMA eSIM ecosystem, all applicants – meaning eSIMs, servers, and devices – must prove that they meet the GSMA requirements. “This ensures that the individual players authorise each other as ‘interlocutors’ and that they are able to communicate,“ explains Dr. Frank Oberhokamp, product manager eUICC Consumer Devices Test Solutions at Comprion.

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February 1, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Chirp and EDF Energy secure £100k Innovate UK funding to trial data-over-sound solutions in nuclear power plants

Chirp, a data-over-sound provider, along with partner EDF Energy, has been awarded £100,000 (€114206.50) by Innovate UK to trial a new project taking place at the company’s Heysham 1 power station. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

New Digi XBee3 series of smart edge IoT modules and modems announced by Digi International

Digi International®, a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity products and services, says that the Digi® XBee3™ series of next-generation RF modules and cellular modems is now available. (more…)

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January 31, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde