Iridium Communications, a provider of global voice, data and positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) satellite services, has announced the commercial availability of the Iridium PNT ASIC, a first-to-market chip designed to help protect GPS- and GNSS-dependent devices from jamming, spoofing and other growing threats.
July 16, 2026
Posted by: Marion Webber
When monitoring cold chains, securing cash transports, transmitting vital data, or activating backup systems, the connection must never be interrupted. Telecommunications provider Telefónica Deutschland has gained a new partner for the Internet of Things in the German company Crout. Together, the companies are now launching the “2CoreSIM” on the market: an IoT solution that combines two independent network profiles on a single SIM card and automatically switches to the alternative connection in the event of disruptions.
July 9, 2026
Posted by: Marion Webber
Robustel has announced that it has joined the LoRa Alliance as an Adopter Member.
July 7, 2026
Posted by: Marion Webber
Silicon Labs, the innovator in low-power wireless connectivity, and Signify, a contributor in lighting, has announced their collaboration to bring concurrent multiprotocol (CMP) communications to select Philips Hue smart bulbs, enabling support for both Zigbee and Matter over Thread concurrently on a single device.
June 25, 2026
Posted by: Marion Webber
Wi-Fi Alliance and the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) are initiating joint work aimed at achieving fair coexistence between Bluetooth and Wi-Fi technologies, with an initial focus on the 6 GHz band.
June 23, 2026
Posted by: Marion Webber
Thread Group, the industry alliance of more than 240 companies supporting the Thread wireless mesh networking protocol for IoT, and the Broadband Forum, the open standards organisation for broadband networks, has announced a liaison agreement to improve interoperability between Thread mesh networks and broadband-managed environments. The agreement establishes the opportunity for consumer electronics vendors and service providers to work together to offer fully managed service.
June 18, 2026
Posted by: Marion Webber
SPARK Microsystems, a Canadian fabless semiconductor company specialising in next-generation short-range wireless communications, has announced its membership in the FiRa Consortium. As an associate member, SPARK will align with vendors in the ultra-wideband (UWB) technology community to cultivate interoperability in wireless ranging and positioning.
June 9, 2026
Posted by: Marion Webber
The LoRa Alliance, the open, non-profit organisation defining, evolving and promoting the LoRaWAN Standard, has announced its technical roadmap outlining near-term plans for how it will support new LoRaWAN application integrations, extensions and other enhancements.
June 4, 2026
Posted by: Marion Webber
Asimily, the Proactive Cyber Defence Platform, has launched Segmentation Orchestration. For the first time, connected-device risk intelligence automatically flows directly into enforceable network policy without manual translation. No other solution on the market combines complete asset visibility, vulnerability prioritisation and segmentation orchestration within a single platform built for AI-era attack surfaces.
June 2, 2026
Posted by: Marion Webber
The Connectivity Standards Alliance and the OpenADR Alliance has announced a formal liaison agreement to enable their mutual members to accelerate the adoption of grid-connected residential energy management solutions. This collaboration across two standards organisations addresses a growing need for seamless communication between smart home devices and the energy grid.
May 14, 2026
Posted by: Marion Webber