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Nokia launches turnkey drone-in-a-box

Nokia has revealed a CE-certified, turnkey drone-in-a-box, designed to meet the demands of public safety agencies, smart cities, construction, energy and defence. CE-certified to meet safety requirements of the [...]

KORE cuts waste with SIM card initiative

IoT provider KORE is trying to cut waste and support sustainability by reducing the size of card bodies in its SIM shipments. SIM cards power cellular connectivity in everything [...]

Vibrations could power IoT

Canadian engineers have created a material that converts simple mechanical vibrations into electricity to power IoT sensors in everything from pacemakers to spacecraft. Following a decade of work by [...]

Ooredoo becomes Axon connectivity partner

Qatari telco Ooredoo has become Arizona-based public safety technology firm Axon’s preferred connectivity provider in the Middle East and North Africa, covering Algeria, Tunisia, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Iraq [...]

LoneStar monitor checks water tank levels

Texas-based LoneStar Tracking has built a satellite water tank monitoring device that operates anywhere on the globe. Four water level measurements are taken each day. It is powered by [...]

Alexa update brings Matter support to iOS

Amazon has announced a Matter update for Alexa, updated Works with Alexa (WWA) certification requirements for Matter devices, and shared details about how Eve Systems is using Alexa to [...]

Apple and Google partner to stop unwanted tracking

Apple and Google have teamed up to create an industry specification to address unwanted tracking using devices such as AirTags. The companies say they welcome input from industry participants [...]

Soracom and Simetric accelerate IoT deployments

Soracom is partnering US firm Simetric to accelerate IoT deployments and drive operational efficiencies at scale. Japanese firm Soracom will begin extending services and capabilities to existing and prospective [...]

Wittra and Loriot partner to deliver secure IoT

Swedish IoT firm Wittra Networks is working with Swiss network management provider Loriot to deliver reliable and secure IoT services to clients worldwide. The partnership combines Loriot’s distributed hybrid [...]

Orange makes IoT connections through Eseye

Orange is to make its IoT connectivity available through UK cellular IoT company Eseye with localisation capabilities so enterprises can avoid permanent roaming problems. Orange is a French telecoms [...]

ITU-T member countries back OneM2M specifications

More than 190 ITU-T member countries have approved OneM2M specifications as ITU standard, simplifying the IoT ecosystem lifecycle by reducing development, deployment and maintenance costs. The ITU-T’s SG20 IoT [...]

MIT receiver could extend IoT battery life

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a wake-up receiver that could help preserve battery life for tiny IoT sensors. Scientists are striving to develop smaller [...]