Senet expands public LoRaWAN network across New York City

Senet, a provider of cloud-based software and services platforms that enable global connectivity and on-demand network build-outs for the Internet of Things (IoT) has announced it is has expanded the build out of its public LoRaWAN network across all five boroughs of New…

MCU selection guide: what to look for in a microcontroller?

Turn on the datasheet of a microcontroller, usually, you will find more than 300 pages in front of you. It is time-consuming and inefficient to read the pages one after one, hence knowing which specifications are important is very necessary…

Automation of wind turbines

With the growing climate pressures and the strong support for renewables by government policies since COP26, the global wind automation market is set to reach $5.196bn in 2027, a $1.507bn increase from the 2020 market. Given this predicted growth in the…

Semtech’s LoRaWAN technology for smart building platform

Semtech Corporation has announced that Intent Technologies and Nexity Group have integrated Semtech’s LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN (low-power wide-area network) standard into its IntentPlatform to optimise performance, improve quality of service, and reduce the carbon footprint in residential and…

IoT in agriculture and 10 agritech startups in India

IoT in agriculture has always been a hot topic since food is the basic essential element of people’s survival. TECHDesign has previously pointed out the rapid growth of the smart agriculture market to $15.3bn by 2024 from the article of…

Tapping global launch vehicle portfolio to take Astrocast IoT constellation to orbit

Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) to launch the four nanosatellites in October 2022 under commercial arrangement with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of ISRO. Spaceflight, the leading global launch services provider, today announced it will launch four…

Exeger and Atmosic partner to create IoT energy harvesting solutions

Exeger has announced its partnership with US-based semiconductor company Atmosic Technologies. The partnership will enable companies to create attractive energy harvesting solutions for the IoT sector. Both Exeger and Atmosic develop components within the field of energy harvesting. Stockholm-headquartered Exeger…

Automation in vacuum impregnation and porosity sealing

Robotic automation is not a new concept within engineering and manufacturing. Businesses are always looking for new ways to improve costly overheads, speed up production times and ensure long-term sustainability. Within the automotive industry, where the manufacturing of high volumes…

Preparing for disaster with satellite IoT

Claudia Smith, Regional Business Development Manager, Globalstar, discusses what satellite IoT technologies can do to combat natural disasters. Besides loss of life, there are other significant losses that communities suffer due to natural disasters, such as damage to infrastructure, misplacement of…

Printed rechargeable batteries for the IoT

While some IoT sensors can be wired, some must be remote from a power network and should be able gather and transmit their data wirelessly. InnovationLab discusses how printed batteries could be the solution. These wireless sensors need a reliable…