Silicon Labs has shipped four million FG23 SoCs for smart electricity meters as part of India’s Advanced Metering Initiative (AMI). The initiative was announced in 2021 as part of a move to modernise India’s power grid and reduce losses. Reportedly,…
Vodafone and Three merge in £16.5bn deal
Vodafone and Three have finally merged, in a £16.5 billion deal, following approval from the CMA, who launched a months-long investigation in which it sought to make sure that the merger wouldn’t lead to weakened competition and result in other…
Spirent’s PNT system to play role in new automotive positioning standard
Spirent Communications announced that its positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) simulation systems will play a role in a new automotive positioning standard in China. The newly announced GB/T 45086.1-2024 standard sets out the recommended technical and test requirements for on-board…
87% of threats delivered in encrypted channels, Zscaler report finds
Zscaler published its Zscaler ThreatLabz 2024 Encrypted Attacks Report, exploring the latest threats blocked by the Zscaler security Cloud and providing insights into how encryption has become a conduit for more sophisticated threats, further compounded by the rise of AI.…
Functional safety and modularity next trends in robots, says NEXCOM
Jenny Shern, General Manager of NexCOBOT, a subsidiary of NEXCOM Group, spoke to IoT Insider about AI being the “next trend”, the growth of mobile robots and functional safety, and offering modularisation in robotics, sharing insights into the pain points…
WBA releases architecture for residential Wi-Fi management
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) released an updated technical report, ‘Operator Managed Wi-Fi (OMWi): Reference Architecture and Requirements’. This update includes enhanced technical and operational requirements and introduces open-source, OMWi-compliant implementations from partners such as the prpl Foundation, and RDK-B. …
DCC begins upgrade of smart meter network with 4G hubs
The installation of 4G communications hubs in the smart neter network designed, built and operated by the Data Communications Company (DCC) is aimed at maintaining secure and stable connectivity to ensure the infrastructure evolves over time as technology does. The…
Evolve and Purple partner to improve Wi-Fi offering
Evolve, a provider of managed network solutions and IT services announced a strategic partnership with Purple, a provider of Wi-Fi and place-based analytics solutions. Both Evolve and Purple are part of the BGF portfolio which was established to address the…
eSIM Go and Vodafone agreement will encourage MVNO creation
eSIM Go announced an agreement with Vodafone that will enable organisations of all sizes to become a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). The partnership will see eSIM Go offer connectivity on Vodafone’s network in the UK to their customers. Organisations…
UK suffering from broadband digital divide, research finds
New research has pointed to the UK suffering from a stubborn broadband digital device in spite of the expansion of full-fibre access. Entry-level tariffs in regions with less competition have caused significant “digital deprivation” with consumers facing higher prices for…
