Vodafone Group and AST SpaceMobile have announced that their new joint venture satellite company, SatCo, will be headquartered in Luxembourg, creating a European sovereign integrated satellite service. AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible…
Q&A: Nordic talks through AI strategy following Neuton.AI acquisition
News broke recently of Nordic Semiconductor acquiring Neuton.AI in what appears to be its bid to more deeply integrate Edge AI into its devices. To understand the decision-making behind this acquisition and Nordic’s more general approach to AI, IoT Insider…
Royal Academy award goes to innovator for wireless power work
Electronics lecturer and entrepreneur Dr Mahmoud Wagih has won one of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s top awards for his work in developing wireless power and sensing technologies that could pave the way to maintenance-free smart devices. Dr Wagih, who…
Why electronically steered antennas are key to in-flight connectivity
Mechanical systems have their limitations, writes Tracy Trent, President, Gilat Stellar Blu, but electronically steered antennas are key to in-flight connectivity Not long ago, high-speed Internet access in the air was seen as a premium offering. Today, passengers expect to…
TNS updates smart SIM
Transaction Network Services (TNS) introduced a significant update to its innovative smart SIM product, further strengthening its global wireless connectivity solution. As part of this upgrade are new local breakout capabilities in Asia, which means traffic remains in the region,…
Consumer IoT products priced as much as 70% higher, finds Park Associates
Parks Associates recently surveyed more than 100 executives across the connected home and consumer IoT landscape to better understand their view of the market, changes in their business strategies, key metrics for success, and top challenges facing the market. The research,…
Proof-of-concept of quantum-safe network demonstrated
Juniper Networks recently announced that Turkcell, a telecommunications and technology company, has collaborated with Juniper and ID Quantique, to successfully validate a proof-of-concept (PoC) for quantum-safe services to its users and customers and to protect its mobile backhaul networks against…
Itron ships 2 million of its communication modules
Itron has officially shipped more than 2 million of its Cyble 5 multi-connectivity communication modules. French water utility company, Metz Eurométropole, is the recipient of the two millionth module. The water provider is deploying Itron Cyble 5-equipped water meters in…
Solsta’s seminar delves into best practices for Edge AI
At Solsta’s Edge AI seminar, held in London on the 26th June, conversations centered around the challenges involved in integrating Edge AI into devices, as attendees sought to understand how they could make sense of this emerging technology for their…
Spirent introduces scalable test platform for telecoms
Spirent Communications announced the launch of the Landslide E20 Over-the-Air (OTA) solution, a scalable test platform that introduces true end-to-end testing by automating interactions with real handsets in lab environments. The solution allows for the validation of app, service, device,…