The rise of eSIM technology, especially in the travel sector, has sparked a debate on whether it will disrupt traditional mobile network operators (MNOs) by ‘cannibalising’ their revenues. Travel eSIMs offer a seamless and flexible alternative to roaming and traditional…
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Parsons and Globalstar partnership will leverage satellite communications
Parsons and Globalstar announced an exclusive partnership in which both companies will support the public, government and defence sectors. The partnership also includes the successful demonstration of Parsons’ software-defined satellite communications solution using Globalstar’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation.…
Emergency services to be helped by Cubic and Skylo partnership
Cubic Telecom and Skylo Technologies have unveiled a commercial partnership that will see Cubic’s connectivity solution extended to include access to Skylo’s global network. As part of this partnership, Skylo’s NTN solutions will be offered as a network connectivity option…
Q&A: Skyworks talks through C-V2X, smart city and coexistence
Skyworks Solutions were on hand at electronica to talk through their solutions for cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) communications, smart city applications and products in the 2.4GHz range, as IoT Insider spoke to Tom Valencia, Senior Product Marketing Manager and Steve Belletete,…
ABI Research predicts 100m+ Wi-Fi HaLow devices by 2029
According to ABI Research, Wi-Fi HaLow technology, the sub-1 GHz extension of Wi-Fi, is poised to transform the IoT market as adoption is expected to surge from several million Wi-Fi HaLow-enabled devices in 2024 to over 100 million by 2029.…
5G to make up 80% of connectivity revenue by 2040 for future-proofing
The latest research from Transforma Insights indicates that 5G will grow to account for more than 80% of IoT connectivity revenue by 2040, but mostly by virtue of future-proofing; advanced functionality enabled by 5G Standalone (SA) is not expected to…
WBA releases report on Wi-Fi and Private 5G
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has announced the release of its report, ‘Private 5G and Wi-Fi Convergence Report: Phase 2 – Technical Considerations’. The report builds on its phase 1 report, which highlighted key use cases and the integral role…
Morse Micro launches Wi-Fi HaLow Access Point
Morse Micro has anounced the launch of the HaLowLink 1, its first reference-designed Wi-Fi HaLow Access Point, expanding the company’s suite of IoT evaluation tools. Designed to unlock the full potential of Wi-Fi HaLow, the HaLowLink 1 serves as a…
100k+ households in Czech Republic to receive faster fibre connectivity
More than 100,000 households in the Czech Republic are due to benefit from faster and more reliable fibre connectivity thanks to a multi-million partnership bringing together Czech operator CETIN with Kontron Transportation, which will deliver broadband routers and modems from Slovenia’s…
LPWAN “has a voice”, says Jason Legget of Connexin
News of Connexin lobbying the UK government to recognise Low Power, Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) as critical infrastructure passed across IoT Insider’s news desks recently and prompted us to speak to Connexin directly about this particular campaign, which reflects growing…
