There is a lot of focus on IoT security right now and many claims of complete end-to-end solutions. In general, though, these solutions are essentially unique to each individual supplier and often built with relatively small numbers of connected devices in mind – perhaps a few tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands at most for a single enterprise user. (more…)
September 5, 2014
Posted by: IoT global network
It seems to have become a received wisdom that, for M2M and IoT applications in the future, all the processing of remote machine data will take place in the cloud. But is that really the case? As far as we can see, intelligent devices at the edge are getting more intelligent – not less. So what’s really going on? (more…)
January 13, 2014
Posted by: IoT global network
We recently conducted a survey with Oracle of the M2M/IoT market to see what people are expecting regarding application intelligence for connected devices over the next few years. Does it need to increase? (more…)
July 9, 2013
Posted by: IoT global network
M2MAPPS: Ericsson is the leading provider of networking equipment to the world’s carriers. Last year revenues were over 26 billion Euros. When and why did the company decide to enter the relatively small M2M area?
MIGUEL BLOCKSTRAND : The decision was made in 2009 as part of a strategy review that looked at the way society was heading. We came up with the vision of a networked society in which 50 billion devices will be connected to the Internet by 2020, driven by products such as smartphones and the increased use of wireless communications in M2M verticals. (more…)
February 18, 2013
Posted by: IoT global network
The LoRa Alliance, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN standard for internet of things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), has announced that its members have surpassed 125 million global deployments of LoRaWAN end devices. This marks a significant step, underscoring the rapid and sustained adoption of the leading LPWAN standard. With a 25% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) across its ecosystem, LoRaWAN has proven its maturity and scalability as it enters this exponential growth phase. Additionally, the Alliance noted that when factoring in the largest networks with multi-million-device deployments, some vendors are achieving CAGRs as high as 50%.
December 11, 2025
Posted by: Marion Webber
Vodafone has connected its 200 millionth Internet of Things (IoT) device, part of a secure worldwide network of smart devices and machines that monitor people’s health, protect endangered animals, thwart vehicle thefts and detect fires, floods and earthquakes.
April 8, 2025
Posted by: Marion Webber
Itron has announced a collaboration with Cielis to continue Itron’s management of the City of Paris’ nearly 200,000 smart streetlights across the city. (more…)
November 5, 2024
Posted by: Magda Dabrowska
Netmore Group has announced continued global expansion through the acquisition of the assets and operations of Everynet, a LoRaWAN network operator headquartered in Delft, Netherlands and with offices throughout Europe, North and South America and Asia. The acquisition, pending regulatory approval, will expand Netmore’s direct presence to 17 countries, positioning the company as the top LoRaWAN network operator in the world. (more…)
October 31, 2024
Posted by: Magda Dabrowska
Soracom has announced that it has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Accelerate Programme, a co-sell programme for AWS partners that provide software solutions that run on or integrate with AWS. (more…)
June 19, 2024
Posted by: Magda Dabrowska
Sigfox SA, a robust and low-power technology, was selected by the National Treasury as the network to underpin the new smart water meter ecosystem. The tender, commonly known as “RT29” awarded to various System Integrators, will see existing meters adapted or replaced to become smart meters to improve revenue collection and service delivery. All the new meters will run on the nationwide Sigfox IoT network. (more…)
June 11, 2024
Posted by: Magda Dabrowska