The LoRa Alliance, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN standard for the internet of things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), has announced that the Electronic Communications Committee (ECC) of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) has officially approved the Decision ECC DEC(25)02, confirming the regulatory framework enabling satellite-to-low power device communication with satellites (LPD-S) communications within the short-range device (SRD) 862-870MHz frequency band in Europe. This landmark decision, finalized during the ECC’s June meeting, marks a significant advancement in enabling satellite-based LPWAN IoT solutions, particularly LoRaWAN, across Europe.
July 31, 2025
Posted by: Marion Webber
Quectel Wireless Solutions, a global IoT solutions provider, has announced its support for Apiary Solutions, a provider of the iAPIS operations management platform for the commercial beekeeping industry, through the provision of its high-performance EG21-G Mini PCIe LTE Cat 1 module. Integrated into the Apiary Master device, the Quectel module enables reliable, real-time connectivity for beekeeping operations across New Zealand and Australia, helping drive smarter, more efficient hive management.
July 24, 2025
Posted by: Marion Webber
Open Source Summit North America — The Joint Development Foundation, part of the Linux Foundation family, has announced the launch of the OpenSTX Foundation, a new community-driven initiative to support the development and adoption of Synchronous Transmission (STX)-based wireless networking as an open industry standard. By coordinating efforts under a vendor-neutral foundation, the OpenSTX community aims to foster the universal adoption of STX to power the next generation of industrial IoT, cyber-physical systems and more.
June 24, 2025
Posted by: Marion Webber
BWS IoT, a 100% Brazilian company specialising in solutions for tracking, telemetry and asset management, with IoT technology, presents a robust and efficient combination that promises to transform the management and protection of assets, especially in robbery and theft scenarios. The innovation comes from the union between the technologies: 4G Nb2 (Narrow Band) and Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN), which creates a hybrid solution that is unique in its category. The new BWS 4G Nb2+LoRa product line offers compact trackers, with IP67 protection rating, that combine the best of their technologies, ensuring connectivity even in situations of interference or use of signal blockers (jammers).
June 10, 2025
Posted by: Marion Webber
Morse Micro, a provider of Wi-Fi HaLow chips, and Gateworks Corporation, a supplier of industrial single board computers (SBCs), has announced that they have partnered to bring Wi-Fi HaLow (IEEE 802.11ah) connectivity to the toughest industrial environments. Together with Silex Technology, they are launching a high-performance ecosystem that makes secure, low-power and long-range Wi-Fi a reality in smart factories, transportation systems and energy infrastructure.
June 5, 2025
Posted by: Marion Webber
Nordic Semiconductor, a global contributor in low-power wireless connectivity solutions, has participated in a 5G NB-IoT trial over a non-geostationary orbit satellite operated by Omnispace, the company redefining mobile connectivity for the 21st century. The demonstration, conducted with Omnispace and provider of satellite communications software, Gatehouse Satcom, marks a key step toward bringing seamless, standards-based 5G IoT connectivity to remote and underserved areas.
May 29, 2025
Posted by: Marion Webber
Emergent Connext, Inc. has announced a collaboration with Microsoft to build out a rural Internet of Things (IoT) network that extends reliable connectivity across thousands of square miles of unconnected farmland in rural California. Emergent will work with Microsoft’s Airband program and their ISP partner Cal.net to provide access to reliable connectivity to drive Smart Farming and IoT adoption across the region’s farming communities.
May 21, 2025
Posted by: Marion Webber
Connected, the Portuguese startup on a mission to deliver universal, standardised, and affordable connectivity from space, has announced a partnership with the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS and the mioty alliance.
May 19, 2025
Posted by: Marion Webber
FIWARE Global Summit – an open source event for business, policy and technology, organised by FIWARE Foundation and University Mohammed VI Polytechnic in Morocco, will take place for the first time ever in Moroccan capital Rabat on 22-23 May 2025, highlighting the potential of smart and sustainable territories beyond Europe. As part of the Morocco Smart Cities Roadshow under leadership of UM6P, the 11th edition of the Summit will showcase cutting-edge technologies for sustainable smart cities, energy, water, mobility and governance, as well as digital transformation from Europe to the Moroccan and African territories.
May 16, 2025
Posted by: Marion Webber
Infosecurity Europe, the most influential information security event, running from the 3-5 June 2025 at ExCeL London, has announced that Rory Stewart OBE and Paul Chichester, Director of Operations at the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), will headline day two of this year’s event with keynote sessions focused on the growing connection between geopolitics and cybersecurity.
May 14, 2025
Posted by: Marion Webber