£36M investment boost to create ten 5G innovation regions

Local areas in the UK are poised for a significant digital uplift, with the introduction of advanced wireless technologies. This includes using drones for agriculture, smart systems to mitigate traffic, and portable 5G networks for rapid, remote broadcasting. Announced recently,…

Spanish city Valencia invests in IoT to tackle energy poverty

Valencia, Spain’s third-largest city, is undertaking an innovative IoT project to address the critical challenge of energy poverty affecting 23% of its households. Damal Redes and Valencia’s Fundació Clima i Energia, leveraging the Helium Network’s LoRaWAN ecosystem, are gathering real-time…

Lockheed Martin prepares First 5G.MIL for orbit

Lockheed Martin is nearing a significant milestone in demonstrating the reach of its 5G.MIL capability across all domains globally. In a recent successful laboratory demonstration, Lockheed Martin confirmed that its innovative space payload is ready to provide advanced communications capabilities…

Canonical releases MicroCloud private Cloud

Canonical announced the general availability of MicroCloud, a low-touch, open source Cloud solution. MicroCloud is part of Canonical’s growing Cloud infrastructure portfolio. It is purpose-built for scalable clusters and edge deployments for all types of enterprises. It is designed with…

Semiconductor Leadership Group urges UK Gov’t to include chip industry in Autumn Statement  

The TechWorks Semiconductor Leadership Group (SLG), comprising executives from prominent UK semiconductor companies, in anticipation of the Chancellor’s forthcoming Autumn Statement, is advocating for HM Treasury to implement strategies that bolster the UK semiconductor manufacturing industry. This is crucial for…

Nordic Semiconductor is first silicon vendor to integrate Wi-Fi, IoT & Satellite tech

Nordic Semiconductor has introduced the nRF7000 Wi-Fi companion IC, claiming to be the first company to offer a complete silicon-to-Cloud locationing solution that includes Wi-Fi, cellular IoT, and GNSS. This offering, supported by Nordic’s technical support, is designed to simplify…

Eseye ranked ‘#1 Champion’ eSIM connectivity provider

Eseye announced that it has been named the #1 Champion for its eSIM Connectivity Solution by Kaleido Intelligence. This is the third consecutive year that Eseye has been awarded the Champion eSIM Connectivity Solutions in Kaleido’s annual Vendor Hub assessment,…

Wirepas raises €20m for wireless IoT connectivity for global enterprises

Wirepas, a firm specialising in scalable and reliable IoT networks, has secured a significant investment of €20.7 million. This funding round, spearheaded by Highland Europe, aims to propel Wirepas’s mission of revolutionising wireless connectivity for enterprises across the globe. Joining…

Schneider Electric utilising generative AI with integration of Azure OpenAI 

Schneider Electric has adopted Generative AI (GenAI) technology, integrated with Microsoft Azure OpenAI, to enhance customer service and transform internal operations. This move builds upon Schneider Electric’s established partnership with Microsoft. The integration of Microsoft Azure OpenAI into Schneider Electric’s…

Arm and Raspberry Pi to deliver critical IoT solutions

Arm has acquired a minority stake in Raspberry Pi, and they will work collaboratively to develop essential solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) developer community. The growing demand for Edge computing, propelled by increasingly complex IoT and AI applications,…