Press Releases

Actillity ThingPark and Digita to roll out a national LoRa network for Finland

Actility, the industry leader in Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN), and Digita, the Finnish broadcast network operator, are teaming up to take the next step towards a fully-connected Finland by rolling out a LoRa network. (more…)

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September 6, 2016

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Weightless-P hardware and Weightless Ignition Pack launched at CTIA in partnership with Antenova

The Weightless SIG announced the availability of Weightless-P hardware and the pre-launch of a Weightless-P Software Development Kit. (more…)

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September 5, 2016

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Robin Duke-Woolley

MWC 2016: At last the M2M/IoT community takes a pragmatic look at the future

Mobile World Congress 2016 did meet expectations: a relentless show with people walking endlessly between halls for meetings, seeking opportunities, and listening to the latest announcements from the industry, write Robin Duke-Woolley, the chief executive of Beecham Research, and Saverio Romeo the firm’s principal analyst. Over 100,000 visitors this year – the most ever – and the food at the show was even more atrocious than last year. How do they get away with it at such high prices? (more…)

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March 8, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

The LPWAN race – time to stop mudslinging and see the bigger picture

The Internet of Things is without question the buzzword in ICT. The 2016 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain took this to a new level, writes Brian Partridge, the research vice president at 451 Research. The high level prioritisation that IoT holds among major ICT suppliers would have the uninitiated believing that IoT is accelerating everywhere. Of course it’s not, as anyone with P&L responsibilities attached to IoT growth in 2015 would attest. (more…)

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March 2, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

Jedi-OT knights and the SIMless wonders

Long ago, in a cellular galaxy not too far away this ubiquitous device was specified by ETSI and in 1991 the first batch were produced by G&D. It provides secure, authenticated access for billions of people globally to cellular networks. It is of course the dear old SIM card. This invention has been an enabler for the growth of mobile telephony but has it done the same for M2M? And will it do so for the IoT in the future, asks David Parker, the senior analyst with Beecham Research. (more…)

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January 12, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

Robin Duke-Woolley

Towards better IoT market forecasting

Every new technology that receives a lot of attention ends up being subjected to exaggerated claims of its growth potential. Such is the case for Internet of Things, or IoT. Beecham Research’s press release last week on this has been well-received among some of the more established market players. It is felt that a correction in market expectations for IoT is needed – a return to reality. (more…)

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November 9, 2015

Posted by: IoT global network