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IoT Tech Expo: Accelerating sustainability with satellites

During this year’s IoT Tech Expo North America, we heard from Jat Brainch, Chief Commercial and Digital Officer at Inmarsat, about how satellites can accelerate sustainability.

Satellite technology has emerged as a powerful tool in driving sustainability efforts across various...

IoT Tech Expo: How the IoT is shaping the future of rail

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During a session at this year’s IoT Tech Expo North America, the audience heard from Joffrey Lauthier, VP of Transit and Rail at WSP, about how IoT technologies are shaping the future of rail.

Positioning vehicles accurately and ensuring their safety is a critical aspect of...

Ring founder Jamie Siminoff departs to join Latch

Popular video doorbell firm Ring is experiencing a significant leadership change as founder Jamie Siminoff announces his departure.

Siminoff created Ring with the vision of allowing users to answer their door from their smartphones. He came up with the idea after wanting an easy way...

IoT Tech Expo North America: Less than one week to go!

IoT Tech Expo North America will bring together some of the brightest minds in the Internet of Things industry, featuring keynote speeches from renowned industry leaders and interactive sessions exploring the latest advancements in technology. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in...

Amazon’s latest Matter update unlocks Thread support

Amazon has announced a number of significant updates to its support for smart home standard Matter.

The company says it has now switched on Matter in over 100 million Echo smart speakers, the Alexa iOS app now works with the standard, and, most notably, Thread support has...

Google updates Nest Hub 2nd Gen to use Fuchsia OS

Google is rolling out an update for the second-generation Nest Hub to make it the third device to run the company’s homegrown Fuchsia OS.

Fuchsia was developed by Google from scratch and was officially launched in 2021 as an update for the original Nest Hub smart display, with the...

Cruise robotaxis now run 24/7 in San Francisco

Cruise has announced that it’s now operating 24/7 in San Francisco, marking a significant milestone in its journey.

However, the wider public is currently only able to use the service in around one-third of the city between 10pm and 5:30am. Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt has promised that...

Apple’s mixed-reality headset will use magnetic batteries

Apple's upcoming mixed-reality headset will feature a unique magnetic port for attaching a battery pack.

According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the external battery pack will have a proprietary connector on one end that attaches to the headset itself. The magnetic connector will be...

Sateliot wants to connect 5G NB-IoT devices using LEO satellites

Spanish low-Earth orbit (LEO) nanosatellite constellation operator Sateliot has applied to the FCC to expand its services in the United States.

Sateliot’s constellation uses the 5G IoT standard and provides coverage extension to mobile network operators (MNOs) and mobile virtual...

DiDi is di-veloping its own robotaxis

Chinese ride-hailing company DiDi Global is collaborating with Chinese carmakers to develop robotaxis.

DiDi is developing the robotaxis with multiple car manufacturers, including electric vehicle makers, and is aiming to begin putting them into service by 2025.

The company...

Waymo’s vehicles are confused by San Francisco’s fog

The latest challenge that autonomous vehicles are struggling with is driving in fog.

Five of Waymo's fully driverless vehicles had to pull over by the side of a residential street in San Francisco on Tuesday when they encountered the city’s notoriously dense fog.

The...

UnaBiz releases Sigfox 0G device library code

Massive IoT service provider and integrator UnaBiz has released the Sigfox 0G technology device library code for connected objects to the public and IoT development community.

UnaBiz claims the release marks “a significant step” in driving technology interoperability and the...

BT powers a UK-first medical drone trial

BT is using its network to power a transformational medical delivery trial.

The UK’s largest telco by subscribers has partnered with drone specialists Skyfarer and Medical Logistics UK to conduct the country’s first over-land Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS)...

Amazon opens Sidewalk IoT network to third-party devices

Amazon's low-bandwidth, long-range IoT network, Sidewalk, has grown rapidly and is now available for third-party device makers to integrate.

Sidewalk currently links many of Amazon’s devices, including Echo smart speakers and Ring doorbells, to create a network that now covers nine...

KORE snaps up Twilio’s IoT wing

KORE Group Holdings, a specialist in IoT Solutions and worldwide IoT Connectivity-as-a-Service ("IoT CaaS"), has agreed to acquire Twilio's IoT business unit as part of a growth strategy to provide customers with a unified, seamless approach to launching IoT solutions as the world's leading...

Apple has over 200 people testing self-driving cars

Apple appears to be gradually accelerating its self-driving car program and now has over 200 people testing its vehicles.

Data from the California DMV (via macReports) indicates that Apple has 201 people testing autonomous driving features on public roads. Apple currently has a fleet...

Apple open-source code references ‘realityOS’

A reference to realityOS has been spotted in Apple’s open-source code.

RealityOS is the operating system that Apple is widely expected to use on its upcoming mixed-reality headset. However, it may end up being named xrOS (a reference to “extended reality”) when it reaches...

The IoT adoption boom – Everything you need to know

In an age when we seem to go through technology boom after technology boom, it’s hard to imagine one sticking out. However, IoT (Internet of Things) adoption is leading the charge to dominate the next decade’s discussion around business IT.

Below, we’ll discuss the current boom,...

Vodafone’s 4G now available in 50+ rural UK locations

Vodafone customers living, working or visiting 57 rural communities and locations across the UK are now receiving 4G as part of Vodafone’s ongoing commitment to the nationwide Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme. 

The arrival of Vodafone 4G at sites in locations from Orkney...

Intelsat expands global reach for Deutsche Telekom IoT

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Intelsat, operator of an integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and provider of inflight connectivity, has revealed that Deutsche Telekom IoT (DT IoT) intends to integrate Intelsat FlexEnterprise into its cloud-based IoT offering to extend IoT solutions to locations regardless...