IoT

It has been announced that Sigfox, along with its ecosystem of partners, have enabled an IoT revolution thanks to low cost IoT communication modules. Enabled through the Sigfox ecosystem, the Sigfox certified and ready to use modules cost as little as $2.00 for European, Middle East and African markets, and less than $3.00 for US and Asian markets.

The latest radio chip for the IoT from STMicroelectronics delivers extremely high energy efficiency for smart connected objects to operate for up to 10 years without replacing batteries. ST's new S2-LP transceiver is ideal for networked devices, such as alarm systems, surveillance equipment and smart energy-metering solutions, as well as long-range radio links used to connect devices like remote sensors directly to the Cloud without a local ...

electronica 2016 saw the launch of u-blox’s SARA-N2 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) module, which the company claims is the world’s first cellular radio module compliant to the 3GPP Release 13, Narrowband IoT (LTE Cat. NB1) standard.

  Electronic Specifier Editor Joe Bush spoke to Kris Baxter of Micron Semiconductor Products about the crucial role that security will play in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).

Sierra Wireless announced the availability of the FX30, the industry’s smallest, most flexible and rugged programmable cellular gateway. It provides a pre-certified, integrated embedded platform to connect any machine to any IoT application or cloud, enabling fast, scalable and global deployment of IoT solutions. The IoT is transforming organisations across all industries worldwide, enabling enhanced productivity and customer service.

The internet of things is a confusing concept. It implies that interconnecting devices is a new concept (it’s well worn), IoT devices are always connected to the internet (they’re not), and the centre of attention is the IoT device (it’s not). Michael Tennefoss of Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company explains.

A universal and powerful platform for rapid development of smart and secure connected devices was introduced by Digi International. The ConnectCore for i.MX6UL Starter Kit delivers a complete hardware and software platform to create a wide range of connected devices for medical, healthcare, energy or industrial applications.

u-blox announced its first RPMA module for Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWA) IoT applications, as well as four new LTE Cat 1 cellular modules. u-blox will be showing the NANO-S100, its first RPMA (Random Phase Multiple Access) module for the IoT, made in partnership with Ingenu, at the European Utility Week 2016. u-blox is also showcasing four new LARA and TOBY LTE Cat 1 modules.

IQRF Alliance was successfully exhibiting at the electronica 2016 trade fair in Munich, Germany, from 8th to 11th November. The most interesting topics presented were ready wireless interoperable devices and solutions and rapid innovation of the IQRF technology as a Wireless Platform for IoT with a brand new concept of “Interoperable - Simple - Secure”. The highest attention was paid to an exciting “Live Apps Demo Board” o...

ON Semiconductor has introduced a modular IoT Development Kit (IDK) that provides engineers with all of the hardware and software building blocks needed to speed the evaluation, design and implementation of medical, home, and industrial IoT applications. ON Semiconductor offers a market-leading portfolio of power-efficient semiconductors for smart and connected IoT designs that includes sensors, power management, connectivity, processors and actu...