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

Breed Reply launches latest pan-European search for early stage IoT businesses

Breed Reply, an active operational investor in early-stage Internet of Things (IoT) businesses, has launched a new Europe-wide search for IoT investment opportunities. It is the seventh time Breed Reply has run its “Best in Breed” programme where start-ups with exciting IoT innovations and products (more…)

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February 5, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

AI, electricity and the age of empowerment

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the world, but is it for the better? Here, Tamara McCleary, CEO at Thulium, argues that Europe’s power sector has a crucial role to play in leading the responsible application of AI. (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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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