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When will I see you again? I’m talking to my suitcase

Steve Rogerson discovers that his problem with a lost suitcase after Embedded World is part of a much wider issue affecting the transport industry. Reading – and writing – [...]

Transforming supply chain visibility with Satellite IoT

In recent years, huge demand for global IoT asset tracking has led many Systems Integrators (SIs) to explore options for integrating Satellite IoT (SatIoT) into existing, successful terrestrial IoT [...]

EU plans to ditch combustion engines could be good news for IoT

The IMC caught up with Fibocom’s Lars Thyroff at the recent Embedded World conference in Nuremberg. Steve Rogerson looks at what he had to say about electric vehicles and [...]

We are better together

Steve Rogerson reflects on the IMC panel at Embedded World in Nuremberg. Many years past at an Advantech conference in China, I first came across the phrase co-creation. I [...]

Nothing I can say, a digital twin of the heart

Steve Rogerson looks how IoT technology is making a difference in treating cardiovascular disease. Two of my sporting passions came to mind this week and both with IoT connections [...]

Why did UnaBiz want to buy Sigfox?

Steve Rogerson talks with Henri Bong, co-founder of UnaBiz, the new owner of Sigfox. I sometimes find it hard to believe that there is a whole generation of people [...]

Why Wi-Fi 6 and cellular connectivity are powering new use cases for a hyper-connected future

Wi-Fi 6 is maturing into a new role that is complementary to LTE-M and 5G connectivity, according to a new whitepaper from Quectel Wireless Solutions. The new paper, titled [...]

US infrastructure spend: How to get a share

Steve Rogerson looks at how the IoT industry could benefit from the US government’s planned trillion dollar spend on infrastructure. Let’s imagine I win the lottery this week. OK, [...]

Why IoT needs single-source, global connectivity-enabled modules

IoT organizations long have been looking to consolidate the number of vendors that are involved in their deployments. Dealing with a large number of vendors for components, devices, antennas, [...]

One sensor or two: How IoT is helping coffee shops

Steve Rogerson speaks with Sam Roberts from MPro5 about how the IoT is transforming coffee shops. We all know the theory – you walk into a supermarket, stroll round [...]

Types of satellite networks making IoT solutions a reality

The most basic requirement of any IoT project is that all devices are connected, wherever they are located. While Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and terrestrial GSM networks are able to support [...]

LEO for IoT: Wishing on space hardware

Steve Rogerson speaks with Laurent Vieira de Mello from Astrocast about the future of satellite IoT. There is a problem when it comes to tracking and monitoring stuff using [...]