Avalue warns IoT shift to large-scale deployment demands stronger Edge and AI capability

Avalue Technology has said the global Internet of Things sector is shifting from early-stage trials to broad commercial deployment, as the number of connected devices rose 13% to 18.8bn units in 2024 and began generating far larger volumes of sensor…

Kyocera claims breakthrough in underwater wireless optical communication with 5.2 Gbps optical system

Kyocera has unveiled what it describes as a breakthrough in underwater wireless optical communication, a technology it claims could sharply accelerate real-time data transfer for marine research, subsea industrial work, and autonomous underwater vehicles. The Japanese technology group said on…

Signify launches DALI sensor to tighten energy control across industrial sites

Signify has expanded its Interact connected lighting platform with a new mains-powered motion and daylight DALI sensor designed to give industrial site managers tighter control over energy use. Announced on 27th November 2025 in Eindhoven, the sensor integrates with a…

Aston University and PPM partner to extend radio-over-fibre technology

Aston University has launched a three-year partnership with Swindon-based Pulse Power & Measurement to advance radio-over-fibre systems, aiming to extend the technology into new commercial sectors and strengthen the UK’s position in high-speed communications. The Knowledge Transfer Partnership, funded by…

Exabeam and Recorded Future deepen partnership to accelerate threat detection

Exabeam, a cybersecurity firm specialising in intelligence and automation, and Recorded Future, a threat intelligence company owned by Mastercard, have broadened their technology partnership to provide more proactive security operations for enterprise clients. The integration links Exabeam’s New-Scale Security Operations…

NEXT Biometrics secures first Vietnamese mass-production order as digital ID push gathers pace

NEXT Biometrics has entered the Vietnamese market with its first mass-production order, as the Oslo-based fingerprint sensor specialist moves to capitalise on the country’s accelerating adoption of digital identity systems. The order was placed by an unnamed Vietnamese System Integrator…

Quectel targets surge in second-generation smart meters at Enlit 2025

Quectel Wireless Solutions, the IoT solutions provider, is using this year’s Enlit conference in Bilbao to showcase technology it says will support the accelerating shift from first- to second-generation smart meters. The company, which is exhibiting at the event running…

SpaceX and Starlink chiefs to headline MWC26 as GSMA opens registration for Barcelona showcase

The GSMA has opened registration for MWC26 Barcelona, marking the 20th edition of the world’s largest connectivity conference, to be held from 2nd–5th March 2026 at Fira de Barcelona’s Gran Via. This milestone year will see SpaceX President and COO,…

DE-CIX and Nokia unveil world’s first 800G Internet Exchange port as Deutsche Glasfaser boosts Frankfurt connectivity

DE-CIX Frankfurt has become the first Internet Exchange worldwide to deploy an 800 gigabit Ethernet (GE) port, connecting German fibre network operator Deutsche Glasfaser using Nokia’s new 800G-ZR+ single-lambda optics. The milestone marks a step change in the global interconnection…

CyanConnode enters into $5.25M convertible loan note agreement

CyanConnode Holdings, a global provider of IoT communication and smart metering solutions, has entered into a further $5.25 million unsecured convertible loan note agreement (the Loan Note) with Smart Sustainability Solutions Limited (the Lender), a Middle Eastern climate technology company,…