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…
Managing and optimising soaring levels of smart label data
By Sharath Muddaiah, Head of Global Business Strategy and Customer Success for IoT Solutions at Giesecke+Devrient The logistics sector is undergoing a rapid digitisation. Supply chain disruptions are affecting the safe and efficient movement of goods, while companies are under…
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…
How IoT connectivity and telematics are being used to prevent e-bike and e-scooter theft
Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep. That increasingly familiar sound has become a summer soundtrack in parts of London, as stolen or tampered shared e-bikes circulate through the city with onboard alarm systems triggered, turning physical theft into an audible symptom…
Powered by Silicon Labs, comminent ships 500,000 Wi-SUN modules
Comminent and Silicon Labs announced a major milestone for India’s smart grid infrastructure with the successful shipment of over 500,000 Wi-SUN-compliant communication modules powered by Silicon Labs’ EFR32FG28 Wireless SoC. Scaling Wi-SUN for India’s smart grid modernisation India’s Revamped Distribution…
Emerson launches new IIoT platform for expanded wireless visibility
Emerson announced the release of its Emerson Synchros Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platform, a new suite of technologies that expands asset health visibility and improves maintenance decisions through a flexible wireless architecture designed for rapid deployment across existing facilities.…
Rohde & schwarz strengthens its in-vehicle networks test
Asymmetric network technologies such as ASA are becoming more important for transporting the increasing volume of sensor data in vehicles. At the same time, interoperability is harder to secure in a growing multivendor ecosystem. Rohde & Schwarz addresses this with…
Iranian-linked hackers target US gas station IoT fuel tank gauges in latest critical infrastructure breach
Iranian-linked hackers are believed to have targeted internet-connected fuel tank gauges at US petrol stations, in what security researchers describe as the latest example of long-standing industrial IoT vulnerabilities being exploited within critical infrastructure. According to CNN, US officials suspect…
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)…
