Blues recently announced Starnote for Iridium at The Things Conference in Amsterdam. This latest offering in Blues’ Starnote family is an accessory that plugs into a Blues Cellular or WiFi Notecard, providing fallback message routing through Iridium satellite IoT connectivity…
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Plume appoints former NASA engineer to lead tech innovation
Software-as-a-service company Plume has appointed former Ubiety Chief Technology Officer and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineer Mik Cox as Senior Vice President of Technology Innovation. Cox will lead the company’s new technology innovation team, working across product, engineering, sales, and…
Morse Micro and The Things demonstrate Wi-Fi HaLow backhaul
Morse Micro and The Things Industries announced a successful demonstration of Wi-Fi HaLow as a backhaul connection for LoRaWAN gateways connecting to The Things Stack Cloud. This is being showcased at the Things Conference, running in Amsterdam from 23-24 September,…
Anritsu test solution chosen to evaluate private 5G platforms
Anritsu is pleased to announce that Sojitz Tech-Innovation has chosen Anritsu’s Handheld Spectrum Analyzer Field Master Pro MS2090A to evaluate the wireless quality of its private 5G platforms, targeted at the Japanese market. The MS2090A has an extensive track record…
What is the state of the consumer eSIM market today?
News that Apple has launched a global eSIM-only iPhone – three years following its release of an eSIM-only model in the US – was met with excitement by industry experts, who believe Apple’s decision will catalyse greater adoption of eSIMs…
Tidal Wave picks RANsemi’s small cell platform for private 5G
RANsemi, the British wireless semiconductor company, announced that Tidal Wave, a 5G network provider in India, has chosen RANsemi’s integrated small cell platform as the foundation of its private 5G systems. Tidal Wave’s private 5G solutions provider cellular-grade wireless networks…
Iridium signs partnership with Deutsche Telekom
Iridium Communications recently announced a new partnership with Deutsche Telekom, designed to deliver global connectivity to their customers through the Iridium NTN Direct service. As part of the partnership, Deutsche Telekom will gain roaming access to Iridium’s 3GPP standards-based 5G…
BLINK eSIM positions itself as phones move towards eSIM
The launch of the iPhone 17, an eSIM-only phone and Apple’s first generation to exclusively support eSIM worldiwde, marks a shift in how devices are becoming connected. This is pushing travellers to seek better, smart, and more flexible eSIMs. Among…
Wi-Fi for Matter launches to create interoperable IoT ecosystem
Wi-Fi Alliance recently announced the launch of Wi-Fi for Matter, a new certification that ensures applicable Wi-Fi devices meet the Connectivity Standards Alliance requirements necessary for Matter certification. This new certification allows Wi-Fi Alliance members to more efficiently develop products…
Savox and Nokia will explore defence communications
Savox Communications and Nokia recently announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the development of joint solutions in the defence communications space. By merging their technical expertise, Savox and Nokia aim to create innovative solutions for tactical communications that…
