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”…

LEO satellite race takes centre stage in IoT Insider webinar

IoT Insider can confirm the speakers for its upcoming webinar examining how Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite networks are reshaping the Internet of Things (IoT), as the sector moves closer to large-scale commercial deployment. The event, Connecting the IoT via…

European scientists turn to light to halt Internet energy crisis

European scientists are turning to light to avert a looming energy crisis threatening the future of AI, streaming, and digital services. As demand for artificial intelligence, Cloud computing, and data-intensive applications accelerates, power systems are under increasing pressure. Data centres…

RUCKUS Networks & Nokia announce their combined solutions

Vistance shared that RUCKUS Networks and Nokia announced early access availability to a combined solution, allowing customers to accelerate adoption of their integrated Wi-Fi 7 and Fibre Optical Lan Solution. The combined RUCKUS Networks and Nokia optical-wireless LAN solution is…

Amazon acquires Globalstar in $11.57bn deal to expand LEO network

Amazon is accelerating its push into space-based connectivity with a $11.57 billion deal to acquire satellite operator Globalstar. The deal also includes a parallel agreement with Apple that will bring Direct-to-Device (D2D) satellite services to iPhone and Apple Watch users.…

euNetworks named as connectivity partner for the AWS European Sovereign Cloud

euNetworks announced that it has been named as a connectivity partner for the AWS European Sovereign Cloud. euNetworks is one of the first connectivity partners announced for this new, independent cloud for Europe, and will play an important role providing…

KORE and Kigen to deliver next-generation SGP.32 IoT connectivity

KORE Group Holdings announced a new portfolio of SGP.32-compliant connectivity solutions in partnership with Kigen, a specialist in eSIM and remote SIM provisioning – with commercial availability planned for later in 2026. Purpose-built for IoT and based on the GSMA’s…

Keysight and Sateliot win Foundry Challenge for 6G innovation

Keysight Technologies, Inc., together with Sateliot, has been named a winner of the fifth annual European Space Agency (ESA) and GSMA Foundry Innovation Challenge for its joint project, “Blockchain-enabled anomaly detection end to end solution for 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks.” The…

LoRa Alliance positions LoRaWAN as leading standard for IoT connectivity

As IoT connectivity is growing rapidly worldwide, the LoRa Alliance is seizing the opportunity for LoRaWAN technology to become a globally ubiquitous, plug-and-play IoT connectivity method embedded into everyday objects and capable of delivering increasing value to users. With the…