u-blox exits out of cellular, market continues to face stiff competition

u-blox’s recent decision to exit out of the cellular market was explained by the company in an announcement as a re-orienting of its focus on GNSS and positioning solutions, but it also reflects a wider trend towards a two-fold challenge…

RANsemi launches 5G Open RAN kit for testing

RANsemi, a British wireless semiconductor innovator specialising in 5G Open RAN baseband technologies, recently announced the launch of its 5G Open RAN Starter Kit, which is designed to enable out-of-the-box testing and accelerate the development of 5G radio access networks…

DigiCert releases ‘PQC for Dummies’

DigiCert has released ‘PQC for Dummies, DigiCert Special Edition’, a book that serves as a primer on the challenges posed by quantum computing and equips organisations with the knowledge and strategies needed to adopt post-quantum cryptography (PQC) to secure digital…

AI, eSIM and 5G: GSMA summarises top 11 trends in telecoms

The trends happening in the telecoms space are wide-ranging, as a recent webinar hosted by GSMA Intelligence listed 11 trends of note: network transformation; AI; digital industries; consumer 5G; fixed broadband and 5G FWA; consumer technology; eSIM; satellites and NTNs;…

Rocket Lab to launch fourth Kinéis satellite next month

Rocket Lab, a launch provider and space systems company, announced it has scheduled the next Electron launch for Kinéis, an IoT connectivity provider. The ‘IOT 4 You and Me’ mission is scheduled to launch during a window on 4th February,…

Keysight supports interoperable chiplet ecosystem with latest solution

Keysight Technologies has announced the launch of Chiplet PHY Designer 2025: its latest solution for high-speed digital chiplet design tailored for AI and data centre applications. The software introduces simulation capabilities for the Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCle) 2.0 standard…

Advantech products will incorporate Intel processor for Edge AI

Advantech has announced that 12 products, which includes industrial motherboards, PICMG 1.3 full-size single board computers (SBCs), computer-on-modules, server motherboards, compact IPCs, modular IPCs, and AMR & robot solutions will incorporate the Intel Core™ Ultra processor (Series 2) into their latest Edge computing…

Toshiba and Qualcomm looking to bring AI to retail

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions and Qualcomm Technologies are joining forces to bring advanced, scalable AI-powered IoT solutions to the retail industry, benefiting retailers and assisting them in facing a rapidly evolving retail landscape. This collaboration utilities Toshiba’s Edge computing devices…

SmartSense by Digi launches tracking offering

SmartSense by Digi International unveiled SmartSense VOYAGE: a solution that provides real-time visibility, control and tracking of moving assets through the entire supply chain. The platform delivers continuous monitoring of both location and environmental conditions, addressing critical needs for retail,…

Plan-S launches four new satellites, joining constellation

Plan-S has successfully launched four new satellites for its Connecta IoT network, bringing the total number of satellites in the Connecta IoT network constellation to eight. Plan-S, a company established in July 2021, is driving satellite and space technology in…