The Internet of Things industry is accelerating towards a hybrid connectivity model in which low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites are increasingly deployed alongside, rather than as a replacement for, terrestrial networks, according to executives speaking at an IoT Insider webinar…
Top dog: Hyundai to deploy Boston Dynamics robot dogs for FIFA World Cup 2026 security
Hyundai Motor Group will provide robot dogs for the FIFA World Cup 2026, marking one of the most visible deployments of robotics yet at a global sporting event. In an official campaign document titled “Next Starts Now”, the company says…
IoT Insider Digital Magazine: Issue 7 – Hardware Pioneers MAX
The latest issue of IoT Insider is now available to read online, with the publication also set to be distributed at Hardware Pioneers Max at London’s ExCeL Centre on 10th and 11th June. The cover story this issue is a…
EarthDaily CEO: LEO satellite boom is transforming IoT from local sensing to global intelligence
Don Osborne, Chief Executive Officer of EarthDaily, was on his way to a conference in Colorado when the company’s latest six satellites reached low Earth orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare mission earlier this month. “I wasn’t terribly stressed…
Game of throw-ins: the sensors, semiconductors, and smart tech inside the FIFA World Cup 2026 ball
The most intelligent player at the next FIFA World Cup may not wear boots, complain to referees, or collapse theatrically in the penalty box. It will, however, spend 90 minutes being kicked very hard. The humble match ball — once…
Managing and optimising soaring levels of smart label data
By Sharath Muddaiah, Head of Global Business Strategy and Customer Success for IoT Solutions at Giesecke+Devrient The logistics sector is undergoing a rapid digitisation. Supply chain disruptions are affecting the safe and efficient movement of goods, while companies are under…
Twisted carbon nanotubes unlock giant light conversion effect for faster photonic chips in IoT networks
Researchers in the US have demonstrated a centimetre-scale carbon nanotube film with what they describe as a record-breaking ability to convert light frequencies, a breakthrough that could strengthen the optical foundations underpinning next-generation communications and computing systems used in the…
How IoT connectivity and telematics are being used to prevent e-bike and e-scooter theft
Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep. That increasingly familiar sound has become a summer soundtrack in parts of London, as stolen or tampered shared e-bikes circulate through the city with onboard alarm systems triggered, turning physical theft into an audible symptom…
Iranian-linked hackers target US gas station IoT fuel tank gauges in latest critical infrastructure breach
Iranian-linked hackers are believed to have targeted internet-connected fuel tank gauges at US petrol stations, in what security researchers describe as the latest example of long-standing industrial IoT vulnerabilities being exploited within critical infrastructure. According to CNN, US officials suspect…
Astrolight & Aristotle University to boost Europe’s space connectivity
Astrolight, a space and defence company developing laser communication solutions across space, ground, and maritime domains, completed the commissioning of the Holomondas Optical Ground Station (OGS) in Greece this March. The station will support Greek In-Orbit Demonstration and Validation (IOD/IOV)…