As of the 11th September, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the UK government has secured an £8 billion investment from Amazon Web Services (AWS) which it said it anticipated will support thousands of jobs across the UK. The jobs expected to…
Considering the energy consumption of a Raspberry Pi
The energy consumption of a Raspberry Pi single-board computer (SBC) is an important consideration for IoT engineers who are looking to develop energy-efficient applications, particularly for battery-powered wireless devices. The growth of these devices have fed a need for energy-efficient…
Weighing up ambient IoT and RAIN RFID: experts share their thoughts
Sometimes, the emergence of new technology is assumed to take the place of the pre-existing technology because it offers new benefits and features that trump the previous. This is not necessarily the case in ambient IoT, an emerging technology that…
New metamaterial is expected to improve satellite communications
There is certainly no shortage of technologies, time and investment being poured into satellite connectivity, as the anticipated 3GPP Release 18 will further integrate satellite non-terrestrial network (NTN) access into 5G. In more recent news, researchers from the University of…
Designing and optimising real-time kinematics systems
Real-time kinematics (RTK) is a satellite navigation technique that offers precise positioning accuracy by using data from Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). We’ve covered satellite positioning on IoT Insider – more specifically looking at GNSS, GPS and now, RTK, to…
Protecting critical infrastructure: Q&A with Ashish Khanna
Industry verticals like manufacturing and retail, which have been classified as critical infrastructure, can be especially vulnerable to cyber attacks, IoT Insider learned in a recent conversation with Ashish Khanna, Senior Director at Verizon Business. “A lot of people are…
Over the air updates (OTA): best practices for device safety
Over the air (OTA) updates have become an essential component for maintaining device functionality, deploying new features and addressing security vulnerabilities. OTA updates allow manufacturers to manage large-scale IoT networks by updating software remotely which eliminates the requirement for physical…
IoT Unplugged – S3:E9 – Matter from the consumer experience
Matt Maupin, Senior Product Manager at Silicon Labs discussed Matter from the consumer experience in the latest episode of IoT Unplugged, sharing findings from his experiment as well as actionable insights for smart home device manufacturers. Over the course of…
Climate sensors are an essential tool for future weather patterns
A recent announcement from the UK Government about a new project which will harness technologies and real-time data to predict future flooding and droughts, shows how climate change is not only at the forefront of its agenda, but how technologies…
Recent webinar talks through ambient IoT and RFID gen two
As part of a series looking to demystify ambient IoT, hosted by global industry alliance AIM, Jeanne Duckett, Senior Manager of Food Traceability and Transparency for Avery Dennison and Steve Statler, Chief Marketing Officer at Wiliot came together to discuss…
