IoT Continuum to accelerate digital transformation of industrial markets

Orange, Sierra Wireless, LACROIX, and STMicroelectronics have announced the creation of the IoT Continuum which is a partnership that aims to simplify and accelerate the mass deployment of IoT in Europe and beyond. By bringing together for the first time…

Netmore acquires Actility to lead transformation of massive IoT

Netmore Group announced its acquisition of Paris-based Actility, a pioneer in low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) solutions with a presence across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Australia – along with its subsidiary Abeeway. Benefiting from synergies across commercial markets,…

Schneider Electric’s 2026 predictions for the energy transition

  Schneider Electric reveals its 2026 predictions for the UK’s energy transition as it decarbonises its industries, buildings and power grids. The UK’s net zero economy could be worth up to £1 trillion in by 2030 – around one third…

China-based Milesight bets on people-sensing data to drive energy efficiency and retrofit demand

Milesight, a China-based sensing technology provider, is ramping up its people sensing technologies in an attempt to capitalise on the expansion of the global smart building market, as owners and operators seek to cut energy use, improve safety, and extract…

Environments and Gavan-Graham forge alliance to offer single-source power infrastructure solutions

Environments, the Lighting Environments subsidiary specialising in intelligent building systems and power-infrastructure design, has entered a strategic partnership with custom electrical distribution manufacturer, Gavan-Graham. The move creates a single-source provider for complex power-delivery projects across multiple sectors, offering customers an…

Grab pilots high-precision GPS navigation in Singapore with OPPO, Qualcomm, and Swift Navigation

Singapore-based digital mapping service Grab has launched a pilot programme to test a high-accuracy GPS positioning system aimed at improving navigation and location precision for its driver- and delivery-partners. The initiative, developed in collaboration with OPPO, Qualcomm Technologies, and Swift…

LoRa Alliance updates LoRaWAN regional parameters

The LoRa Alliance has released the latest LoRaWAN Regional Parameters RP2-1.0.5 specification, defining new data rates that minimise time-on-air, maximise quality of service and reduce energy use of end-devices. Higher data rates also optimise network capacity, allowing more devices to…

S7: E7: tracking Edge AI

In the latest episode of IoT Unplugged, Pete Bernard, CEO, Edge AI Foundation discusses the evolution and future of Edge artificial intelligence (AI). The Edge AI Foundation, originally established as the Tiny ML Foundation in 2018, aims to support the development…

Why improving GNSS reliability will be vital for autonomous cars

Confused GNSS signals are a major safety issue for autonomous cars, writes Manuel del Castillo, VP Business Development, Focal Point Positioning On open roads with a clear view of the sky, satellite navigation can be remarkably accurate. Signals from multiple…

Silicon Labs unveils Series 3 chips with world-first IoT security certification

Silicon Labs has launched a new generation of wireless chips aimed at powering connected devices in smart homes, buildings, and industrial settings, as competition intensifies in the Internet of Things (IoT) semiconductor market. The Austin-based group, listed on Nasdaq, said…