Press Releases

Energy industry looks to the IoT to cut waste and drive down emissions, research finds

Energy businesses are increasingly looking to leverage Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to manage and minimise the impact of their operations on the environment. This is a key finding from an independent study commissioned by global mobile satellite company Inmarsat, (more…)

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March 6, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

u-blox’s NB-IoT module certified for use in hazourdous environments now enters initial production

u-blox, a provider in wireless and positioning modules and chips, announced that its SARA-N2 NB-IoT module series is entering initial production. In addition to being certified for use in Europe, Asia and Australia, the module has received ATEX certification for deployment (more…)

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March 1, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

VMware extends IoT strategy with new edge computing solutions

At Mobile World Congress 2018, VMware, Inc, unveiled the next chapter of its Internet of Things (IoT) strategy which will focus on delivering new edge computing solutions for specific use cases including Asset Management and Smart Surveillance. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Renesas Synergy strengthens chip-to-cloud IoT connectivity with new enterprise cloud toolbox

Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced the new Renesas Synergy™ Enterprise Cloud Toolbox v1.1 — a software Application Project that together with the Synergy AE-CLOUD1 kit provides a reference design and starting point for users to connect in 10 minutes or less to enterprise clouds such as Microsoft AzureAmazon Web Services, and Google Cloud Platform. (more…)

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February 28, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Lantronix to preview XPort Edge, an embedded ethernet IoT gateway at Embedded World

Lantronix, a global provider of secure data access and management solutions for the industrial Internet of Things (IoT), will be providing an early preview of its XPort Edge embedded ethernet IoT gateway at the Embedded World Conference (Hall 4A, Booth 300) in Nürnberg, Germany. (more…)

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February 27, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Taoglas and Adant launch software-defined antenna to drive 100% increase in throughput coverage

Taoglas, a provider of IoT and automotive antenna and RF solutions, in partnership with Adant, a provider of smart antenna technology, at Mobile World Congress 2018 announced the launch of Taoglas Shift, a software-defined antenna system that changes the economics of next-generation wireless networks by extending coverage and increasing throughput by up to 100%. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Ubicquia joins AT&T’s Smart Cities Strategic Alliance

AT&T says it is helping cities become safer and more efficient. Through collaborations with other industry leaders and its Internet of Things (IoT) expertise, the operator is working to deliver solutions that address some key community challenges.

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February 23, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Semtech and Lacuna receiving messages from space

Semtech Corporation, a supplier of high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, and Lacuna Space announced its collaboration with key industry leaders, including the European Space Agency (ESA) and Parametric GmbH, to extend a LoRaWAN network by providing satellite connectivity to fill voids between the terrestrial gateways out of cellular reach and give continuous global coverage.

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Prophesee closes Series B funding round of US$19m with unnamed electronics giant as new strategic investor

Prophesee SA (formerly Chronocam), inventor of what is claimed to be the first bio-inspired vision system, has closed the initial tranche of its Series B financing round, which will total $19 million (€15.44 million). Led by a new strategic investor from the electronics industry, the round also includes staged investments from Prophesee’s existing investors: 360 Capital Partners, Supernova Invest, iBionext, Intel Capital, Renault Group, and Robert Bosch Venture Capital. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Approxim@ction creates new standard for Ultra-Low Energy wireless sensor nodes

The new EIT Digital Innovation Activity, Approxim@ction, will create a digital platform solution for approximated embedded computing, that tackles the challenge of short battery lives of smart wireless devices found in many Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystems – such as industry and smart cities. (more…)

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February 22, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde