Category: Products & Services

Netmore Group, a leading global LoRaWAN network operator, today announced a collaboration with Cellnex UK to install LoRaWAN gateways on Cellnex UKs streetworks monopole infrastructure for the delivery of Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) coverage. Following a targeted installation on 20 Cellnex UK streetworks sites earlier this year, the companies have agreed to new installations on an additional 200 sites to support Netmore’s Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI) rollout for regional water utilities under the AMP8 regulatory framework. This partnership is supported by Cellnex UK’s sustainable asset-sharing model which facilitates…

Liverpool City Council is to trial a new generation of smart solar bins that reduces the need to empty them. The solar-powered bins have sensor technology fitted and, when close to being full, a compactor is triggered to crush down the litter allowing the bin to take up to 100 per cent more litter than standard litter bins before it needs emptying. Solar bins in key locations The solar bins also send a signal to the waste depot when they are almost full, which improves the council’s collection efficiency, reducing…

Drawing from findings in its recent 5G RedCap Standards and Chipsets for IoT report, ABI Research has forecasted that IoT 5G Reduced Capacity (RedCap) module shipments will reach to 80 million from 2024 to 2029. RedCap is a 5G Standalone (5G SA) technology that brings IoT and lower-performance devices into the 5G SA world. But lower performance doesn’t mean “low” performance as it has been understood in the NB-IoT, LPWA world. RedCap’s speeds, latency and spectrum use are largely on-par with advanced LTE capabilities. “5G RedCap is a series of…

Swiss IoT module maker u-blox is working with UK-based IoT connectivity provider Wireless Logic to combine and integrate their wares in simpler and better IoT solutions for IoT developers, they have said. They have proclaimed a “strategic partnership” to deliver “seamless, robust, and scalable” connectivity solutions for “reliable IoT deployments across various industries”. They cited automotive, industrial, healthcare, and smart cities as prime target ‘verticals’. The deal will see Wireless Logic’s global IoT virtual operator network (MVNO) platform, branded Conexa, integrated via embedded SIM (eSIM) hardware into select u-blox cellular…

Smart waste company Rubicon reports it has added 11 more US cities to a list of municipalities using its technology to help run core city operations, with a focus on solid waste collection. This adoption is led by new city customers including Rochester, New York; Surprise, Arizona; High Point, North Caroline; Newton, Massachusetts; Rockville, Maryland; Galveston, Texas; Cleveland Heights, Ohio; Dubuque, Iowa; North Platte, Nebraska; and Winchester, Virginia. Waste collection operations According to Rubicon, these cities run essential waste collection operations servicing nearly one million people combined across the core…

Eco Wave Power’s wave energy conversion unit has arrived for installation as a pilot station at the AltaSea innovation campus at the Port of Los Angeles. It was formerly located in Gibraltar and is the first US siting of the company’s technology. It is already deployed in Israel and there are further plans for deployments in Spain, Portugal, Turkey and other locations, as part of the company’s current 404.7 MW project pipeline. Onshore wave technology Eco Wave Power entered a collaboration agreement with AltaSea in early 2022 and announced plans…

Blickfeld, the Munich-based manufacturer of LiDAR sensor solutions creating hardware and software, is launching the delivery of its Qb2 device to customers and partners, following its concept announcement at CES 2022. Qb2 is based on Blickfeld’s proprietary solid-state software-defined LiDAR technology, enables the capturing and processing of data on a single device, removing the need for additional computers and bringing faster insights, improved response times and better bandwidth availability via edge computing. Companies benefit from high efficiency gains through enriched, actionable real-time 3D data for example in the areas of…

Semtech Corporation , a global supplier of high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announces its collaboration with Exeger, a Swedish deep-tech company manufacturing fully customisable solar cells. Combining Semtech’s LoRa Edge asset management platform with Exeger’s Powerfoyle solar cell technology significantly extends the battery life of asset tracking and environmental sensing devices. Semtech’s LoRa Edge scans GNSS satellites as well as Wi-Fi SSIDs and partitions the processing between IoT devices and the LoRa Cloud to determine location. The Cloud-based solver significantly reduces power consumption and increases battery…