Satellite communications company Viasat has completed what it says is the first in-country direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity demonstration in Uzbekistan, highlighting the growing role non-terrestrial networks could play in extending industrial IoT coverage across remote regions. The demonstration, carried out…
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Reshaping Cloud strategy: the rise of sovereign Edge computing for AI and IoT
By Mark Lewis, Chief Marketing Officer at Pulsant Businesses migrating from a single, public Cloud provider has been the direction of travel of UK digital infrastructure for years. Most recently, research from Vanson Bourne demonstrated that 87% of enterprise CIOs…
Twisted carbon nanotubes unlock giant light conversion effect for faster photonic chips in IoT networks
Researchers in the US have demonstrated a centimetre-scale carbon nanotube film with what they describe as a record-breaking ability to convert light frequencies, a breakthrough that could strengthen the optical foundations underpinning next-generation communications and computing systems used in the…
Astrolight & Aristotle University to boost Europe’s space connectivity
Astrolight, a space and defence company developing laser communication solutions across space, ground, and maritime domains, completed the commissioning of the Holomondas Optical Ground Station (OGS) in Greece this March. The station will support Greek In-Orbit Demonstration and Validation (IOD/IOV)…
Telarix partners with Telesmart to help service providers
Telarix has partnered with Telesmart to strengthen its Cloud Numbers proposition and help operators scale cloud number services. The partnership builds on Telarix’s existing Cloud Numbers solution, iXTools, by adding Telesmart’s customer-facing workflows, API enablement and operational control, enabling service…
Nordian authorised to resell starlink internet to businesses & enterprises
Nordian announces an agreement authorising it to resell Starlink satellite service. The result is a managed service offering that brings centimetre positioning, resilient connectivity, and fleet intelligence to industrial OEMs. The new solution was presented to the market during Agrishow…
Fixing the connectivity gap in remote water monitoring with satellite IoT
By Alastair MacLeod, CEO, Ground Control Across the water sector, monitoring data is under increasing scrutiny. What was once collected primarily to meet compliance requirements is now being used far more actively, both operationally and publicly. Regulators expect greater transparency,…
What is Wi-Fi HaLow, and can it replace traditional IoT networks?
A series of large-scale field trials across Japan has provided one of the most comprehensive real-world evaluations to date of Wi-Fi HaLow, a long-range, low-power variant of Wi-Fi designed for IoT deployments. The trials, conducted by the Wireless Broadband Alliance…
Satellite IoT connectivity: extending the IoT into Earth orbit
Satellite IoT connectivity promises to lower the cost and extend the reach of wireless connectivity to the entire planet, enabling new global use cases and applications, writes Martin Lesund, Technical Product Manager – Cellular IoT, Nordic Semiconductor. The Internet of…
u-blox pushes into US with high-precision GNSS module for autonomous systems
Swiss positioning technology group u-blox has launched a new high-precision navigation module in the United States, targeting fast-growing autonomy markets including drones, robotics, and precision agriculture. The company said its ZED-X20D module is designed to deliver centimetre-level positioning alongside “motion-independent”…
