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Future IoT | February 01, 2020

ABI Research predicts that 2020 will see greater adoption of Continuous Intelligence (CI) technologies. This will elevate IoT data analytics that goes beyond traditional operational levels and have a greater impact on strategic planning and organisational change. The ABI Research paper 54 Technology Trends to Watch in 2020 identified 35 trends that will shape the technology market and 19 others that, although attracting huge amounts of speculation and commentary, look less likely to move the nee...

Platforms

Esper | May 22, 2021

While there are billions of IoT devices in operation today, the tooling for developing (and updating) the software for them still leaves a lot to be desired. Esper, which raised a $30 million Series B round today, creates tools that enable developers and engineers to deploy and manage fleets of Android-based edge devices. Scale Venture Partners led the round, with participation from Madrona Venture Group, Root Ventures, Ubiquity Ventures, and Haystack. The company claims that thou...

Devices

KORE , Everynet | August 31, 2021

KORE, a global leader in Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and worldwide IoT Connectivity-as-a-Service (IoT CaaS), today announced that it is expanding its international partnership with Everynet, the world's largest network operator for national LoRaWAN® networks, into the U.S. at a time when the need to capture and transport small packets of data is growing and use cases for Massive IoT are accelerating. According to Transforma Insights, by 2025, 358 million Massive IoT...

Platforms

Sequans Communications | January 06, 2022

Sequans Communications S.A., a leading provider of cellular IoT chips and modules, announced today an expansion of its existing 4G/5G licensing agreements with Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, granting special rights to Renesas that strengthen the go-to-market opportunities for Sequans' LTE-M/NB-IoT Monarch 2 and Taurus 5G platforms. In particular, by building on Renesas' extensive sales, distribution and customer support capabiliti...