For years, autonomous drone delivery has been presented as the next major evolution in logistics. Instead of sending a van through congested roads to deliver a small parcel, an autonomous aircraft could fly directly from a fulfilment centre to your…
US industry coalition warns of disruption to 900MHz IoT devices
A coalition of US industry groups has launched a campaign opposing a proposal to repurpose the country’s Lower 900MHz spectrum, warning that changes could disrupt billions of connected devices and impose substantial replacement costs on businesses. The SpecTech Alliance, formed…
IoT Insider webinar: Cyber Resilience Act puts lifetime security responsibility on manufacturers
The EU’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is forcing IoT manufacturers to rethink cybersecurity as an ongoing responsibility rather than a one-off compliance exercise, according to industry experts speaking at an IoT Insider webinar that is now available to watch on…
ESA backs automated satellite failover for submarine cables
The European Space Agency has awarded a €1.5 million contract to satellite operations specialist neXat to develop a system that can automatically reroute traffic via satellites when submarine fibre cables fail. The CableShield project, being developed with satellite operator Telesat…
Exegin among first vendors certified for Zigbee’s new sub-GHz technology
Exegin Technologies has become one of the first two stack vendors worldwide certified for Suzi, a new sub-GHz feature set introduced by the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) alongside Zigbee 4.0. Suzi extends Zigbee connectivity into the 868MHz band in Europe…
Half of companies form teams to prepare for Cyber Resilience Act
More than half of German industrial companies have assigned dedicated staff to prepare for the European Union’s Cyber Resilience Act, as manufacturers of connected products face growing pressure to overhaul cybersecurity processes and product development. A survey of 200 German…
Unchecked AI agents raise new security risks for connected businesses
Businesses are increasingly deploying AI tools and agents without the oversight of IT teams, raising the risk of data exposure and unsafe behaviour as autonomous systems gain access to corporate networks and information. Research from AI and SaaS specialist Reco…
From the Knowledge to machine learning: Wayve takes AI driving to London
Autonomous driving startup Wayve says its new robotaxi service which launched last week in the UK capital will be a key test of its machine learning system which attempts to teach cars how to drive rather than programming them to…
IMechE calls for smarter UK infrastructure to tackle climate risks
The UK needs to make greater use of data, monitoring and connected systems to protect critical infrastructure from increasingly extreme weather, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) has warned. The engineering body said infrastructure operators need to prepare for a…
Why IoT connectivity management is moving beyond the portal
For over a decade, the narrative around IoT has been straightforward: data is valuable. Connectivity was the plumbing—important, but secondary. The real action happened when that data reached the analytics dashboard, the operations centre, or the business intelligence system. That…