By Simon Boyd, International Sales Lead at Deutsche Telekom IoT For many years, connectivity was viewed simply as an enabling feature that allowed data to move between devices and systems. However, mounting pressure from government targets and rising waiting lists…
Infrastructure meets intelligence: how physical AI is changing our connected world
By Alper Yegin, CEO of LoRa Alliance After decades of fits and starts in the effort to build a global Internet of Things, there are now billions of connected devices, worldwide infrastructures of awareness that are ready to do much…
What are the biggest challenges in IoT right now? Four takeaways from Hardware Pioneers Max 2026
To mimic the human hand is surprisingly difficult. Giving a presentation at Hardware Pioneers this week, Dr Stephen Ihmels showed a video of a human hand moving in front of a camera. As fingers flexed and wiggled, a robotic hand…
BYD adopts connected emergency call capabilities for Australian market
BYD has partnered with Australian connected vehicle technology provider Intelematics to introduce advanced emergency call capabilities across its vehicle range, beginning with the newly launched Sealion 8 SUV. The agreement will see Intelematics’ connected car platform integrated into BYD vehicles…
Europe’s first sovereign chip manufacturing flow could reshape the IoT supply chain
Europe has taken a significant step towards semiconductor self-sufficiency after Dutch chip designer Qualinx and GlobalFoundries announced what they describe as the first fully European end-to-end semiconductor manufacturing flow for security-critical applications. The milestone centres on Qualinx’s QLX3xx global navigation…
Imec unveils world’s first IEEE 802.15.4ab UWB receiver
The Belgian research institute imec has unveiled what it says is the world’s first narrowband receiver chip compliant with the upcoming IEEE 802.15.4ab ultra-wideband (UWB) standard, a development that could significantly extend the range and reliability of next-generation positioning and…
Driverless taxi rollout raises concerns over future of UK cabbies
Plans to introduce autonomous ride-hailing services to London have prompted renewed concerns over the future of taxi and private hire drivers, with the GMB union warning that hundreds of thousands of jobs could eventually be affected by the widespread adoption…
Infineon targets wearable payments market with SECORA Connect X and tokenisation platform
Infineon Technologies has launched a new platform designed to bring secure contactless payments to smart wearables, as semiconductor suppliers seek to capitalise on growing demand for connected devices capable of operating independently of smartphones. The German chipmaker said its new…
Smart homes: how connected systems enable intelligent domestic energy consumption
By Allan Lagasca, Global leader of Smart Industrials Segment organisation at STMicroelectronics The concept of the “smart home” isn’t new. There can be few homes which don’t integrate connected technology to monitor and manage energy, entertainment, heating and lighting, cleaning,…
From pilot to production: overcoming IoT’s most common roadblock
By Ryan Carlson, Technology Evangelist at Soracom IoT has a pilot problem no one wants to talk about. Not the technology kind. The kind where a perfectly good proof of concept sits in a slide deck for two years, gets…