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Tallinn to undertake dynamic traffic management viability study

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Tallinn to undertake dynamic traffic management viability study

The Tallinn Transport Board has announced a public procurement for the preliminary study of a dynamic smart traffic management project. This is the first stage of the project which will lay the foundation for the eventual implementation of adaptive traffic light systems in the Estonian capital. Traffic management systems The preliminary study will seek to assess the current state of Tallinn’s traffic management systems and define the target situation. The board reports that a market and technology overview will then be prepared, and solutions used in other European Union countries…

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Digi aligns with Simetric to deliver validated eSIM control and distributed IoT visibility

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Digi aligns with Simetric to deliver validated eSIM control and distributed IoT visibility

Digi International, a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity products and services, has aligned with Simetric to bring validated eSIM orchestration and lifecycle control to its connected-device portfolio — empowering customers to manage distributed IoT environments with greater precision, security and flexibility. As enterprises expand globally, they face growing complexity in managing devices, data and connectivity across carriers. Digi continues to lead the shift toward distributed networking, where visibility, governance and control are unified across operations. eSIM is central to this transformation, enabling true carrier choice and remote…

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Nordic-powered rapid prototyping platform enables indoor air quality monitoring applications

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Nordic-powered rapid prototyping platform enables indoor air quality monitoring applications

Denver, CO-based technology company, Sensor Maestros, has released a rapid prototyping platform designed for indoor air quality monitoring, wireless sensor data-logging, and other IoT applications employing Bluetooth LE wireless connectivity. The ‘smSENSR-LOGR’ platform has standardised pluggable slots (smBlocks) for plugging-in different I2C, SPI, RF, USB-UART and power management devices. The smBlocks all have standardised pinouts which allow a user to rapidly build a wireless sensor system utilising small form-factor breakout boards. smSENSR-LOGR is Arduino Rev 3-compatible and was designed in particular to mate with Nordic Semiconductor nRF52 DK (development kit)…

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NuvoLinQ enables legacy IoT devices for SGP.32 eSIMs

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NuvoLinQ enables legacy IoT devices for SGP.32 eSIMs

NuvoLinQ, a pioneer in intelligent IoT connectivity, has announced an industry breakthrough: the successful enablement of legacy and in-field IoT devices on the latest eUICC (SGP.32) platform. This achievement marks a critical step for organisations seeking to modernise their connected infrastructure and stay aligned with the future of global IoT standards. As the industry accelerates toward SGP.32, many enterprises face a costly challenge—existing hardware often cannot support this new generation of embedded SIM (eSIM) technology. While eUICC enables benefits like remote provisioning, multi-carrier switching, private APNs and secure over-the-air updates,…

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QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge winner named

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QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge winner named

A company that uses advanced mapping technology to help coastal communities see environmental change – and act – before it becomes catastrophic, has been named as the QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge winner for 2025. RCOAST was chosen from more than 820 startups across 71 countries through a six-month vetting process in the global accelerator, held by non-profit Leading Cities and the QBE Foundation. The winner was awarded $100,000 in non-equity funding to pilot its solution through Leading Cities’ AcceliGOV programme, where communities around the world apply for no-cost project deployments.…

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Plymouth mobility hub earns shared transport gold standard

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Plymouth mobility hub earns shared transport gold standard

The UK city of Plymouth has earned gold standard accreditation for its mobility hub from the shared transport charity Collaborative Mobility UK (CoMoUK). The Connect Plymouth Hub on Mayflower Street makes it easier for people to travel sustainable, incorporating its own fleet of e-bikes, an electric car club vehicle, and an accompanying set of rapid EV charging stations. The facility is also served by a bus stop carrying real-time travel information, while the city’s coach station is only 50 metres away, allowing for easy onward travel. Rise of mobility hubs…

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Cardiff heat network delivers first low-carbon heat to customer

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Cardiff heat network delivers first low-carbon heat to customer

Cardiff Council’s low-carbon district heat network has delivered heat to its first customer: Cardiff and Vale College. Heat will also be supplied to Wales Millennium Centre, the Senedd, and other major buildings in Cardiff Bay over the coming weeks. The £15.5m project, led by Cardiff Council and delivered through its arm’s-length company, Cardiff Heat Network Limited, was funded through a grant from the UK Government’s Heat Networks Investment Project (HNIP) and a loan from the Welsh Government. The network forms a central pillar of the Council’s One Planet Cardiff strategic…

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Is global cellular IoT connectivity ready for the made-for-IoT era?

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Is global cellular IoT connectivity ready for the made-for-IoT era

A new buzz around telecoms was visible at this year’s MWC Barcelona as mobile operators relish AI workloads, low latency use cases that demand 5G performance and the promise of new profits and partnerships. IoT connectivity is a big part of the enthusiasm but operators haven’t kept up with the demands of the market and others have innovated to fill the gaps and deliver simple, global cellular IoT connectivity, writes George Malim. IoT Now set the tone in our MWC issue with our cover story on how Eseye and AT&T…

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Espoo streamlines online services

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Espoo streamlines online services

The Finnish city of Espoo has introduced a portal that brings all of its services together in one place for residents. The OmaEspoo portal aims to make online transactions smoother and more streamlined regardless of time or location. Digital channels and chat The range of services will be gradually expanded, but already the portal allows users to give feedback on school transportation, request digital support, and send questions or requests for advice to service units. The service is still in its pilot phase and is continuously being improved. OmaEspoo also…

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MultiTech announces new LoRaWAN DWS/ATH sensor

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MultiTech announces new LoRaWAN DWS-ATH sensor

MultiTech, a global provider of Industrial IoT hardware and services, has announced the launch of its next-generation DWS/ATH LoRaWAN Door, Window, Temperature and Humidity sensor, designed to help facility operators reduce energy waste, improve occupant comfort, strengthen security and maintain compliance across a wide range of commercial environments. The new MultiTech DWS/ATH combines open/close state detection with precise environmental monitoring to deliver actionable insights that automatically trigger HVAC adjustments, alert teams to temperature deviations, and notify operators of unauthorised access — all via low-power, long-range LoRaWAN connectivity for simplified and…

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ETRI completes first real-world verification of maritime IoT communications network

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ETRI completes first real-world verification of maritime IoT communications network

Korean researchers have verified the world’s first real-world maritime Internet of Things (MIoT) communication network, which collects marine data by installing sensors and communication devices on ships, ports and marine facilities and can be used for safety management and environmental monitoring. Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) has announced that it has built an MIoT communication network in the waters of the West and South Seas, realising a communication distance of up to 35km and simultaneous connection of 30 devices. This achievement is significant as it marks the first time…

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MTA progresses 5G cellular roll-out on US subway

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MTA progresses 5G cellular roll-out on US subway

Telco AT&T and neutral host provider Boldyn Networks have announced the launch of 5G cellular service in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Crosstown G train line segments. It marks another major milestone in the MTA and Boldyn’s ongoing effort to bring high-speed connectivity to the entire New York City Subway system. Cellular service in tunnels AT&T riders travelling on the G line between Court Square station in Long Island City, Queens and Bedford-Nostrand Avenue station in Brooklyn, can now access cellular service in tunnels. This latest activation follows the recent…

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Why satellite connectivity still is the answer for truly global, mobile connectivity

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Why satellite connectivity still is the answer for truly global, mobile connectivity

Vehicles and containers all need to be able to communicate so they can share and receive an increasing array of important data. This extends from comparatively simple use cases such as regular location updates so arrival times can be projected to more complex data such as confirmation that the cold chain for fresh produce has not been interrupted. The next step will be greater automation with degrees of autonomous vehicles already being deployed. All of this relies on secure, low-latency, uninterrupted access to connectivity as objects move through the world.…

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Saudi Arabia to launch AI Innovation Centre

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Saudi Arabia to launch AI Innovation Centre

Riyadh’s King Saud University (KSU) has signed a strategic partnership agreement to launch a joint AI Innovation Centre serving as a platform for AI use cases and research applications across multiple sectors and talent development in Saudi Arabia. In parallel, partner SenseTime MEA is also building a GPU cluster to provide the computing capacity to support the AI Innovation Centre, alongside clients and other stakeholders to scale initiatives in smart cities, environmental monitoring, logistics, energy, space science, and more. AI-assisted teaching The deployment with KSU will primarily focus on teaching,…

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Satellite functionality supports the smart farms of the future

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Satellite functionality supports the smart farms of the future

Smart agriculture operations are benefitting significantly from the availability of satellite communications to underpin everything from crop monitoring to remote asset tracking and even automation of machines. Farms, by their nature, cover large areas and are often far from population centres. Therefore, cellular coverage can be patchy and fixed fibre infrastructure non-existent. Satellite increasingly provides a viable alternative bringing high capacity, low latency networks to the industry, enabling a greater number of use cases than ever before. Traditionally, satellite communications may have been perceived to be too costly for all…

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