People & Places

The Wireless Centre of Excellence trials are open for applications and allow NHS organisations to apply for funding for wireless and innovative technology that helps improve connectivity in health and care settings. Organisations that are either considering, or are in the process of implementing creative wireless solutions are encouraged to apply.

Leeds, 21 July 2022 – Live fleet and service management software has helped ComLink Fire and Security to become one of the fast growing companies in Wales. Since introducing the cloud-based technology from BigChange, ComLink has seen its field service fleet double in size. The company has also seen turnover triple without the need for additional office

Jersey & London – JT IoT and learnd announce partnership to empower more efficient and sustainable building management by combining learnd’s Open Data Platform with JT IoT’s global connectivity. This will allow building engineers and experts to gain enhanced real-time data from all data sources within each estate no matter where in the world the building

Muscat, Oman. 19 July, 2022 – Ooredoo has signed a strategic agreement with Oman Computer Services LLC (OCS Infotech), the ICT division of The Zubair Corporation, for the development of future-ready ICT solutions. Under the partnership, Ooredoo customers will be able to benefit from a range of smart services including co-location, disaster recovery, backup-as-a-service, cybersecurity,

Telefonica, through its divisions Telefonica Tech and Telefonica Global Solutions (TGS), and Sateliot, a satellite telecommunications operator, are collaborating in the development of an innovative connectivity service with dual 5G NB-IoT technology in which Sateliot’s new satellite network will be integrated with Telefonica Tech’s current terrestrial NB-IoT networks to offer IoT connectivity wherever the customer needs it, including maritime

Richmond, VA. 19 July 2022 – Iteris, Inc., the world’s trusted technology ecosystem for smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it has been awarded a new contract by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) for smart mobility, safety and sustainability programmes, representing continued demand for Iteris’ platform as a service offering and mobility consulting services in a

Seattle, United States & London, United Kingdom. 20 July, 2022 – Soracom, Inc., a global provider of advanced IoT connectivity, announced a partnership with IDEMIA, a company in identity technologies, to offer innovative SMBs, SMEs and enterprises in North America and Europe expanded embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) capabilities based on IDEMIA’s IoT optimised DAKOTA

San Diego, 19 July 2022 – GBT Technologies Inc. is researching practical applications implementation of its intelligent, wireless, motion detection patented technology, which has been assigned an internal code name “Apollo”. The non-provisional patent was granted on April 12, 2022, and protects real-time, RF-based technology to produce an accurate computer vision system. Apollo includes AI algorithms

London, UK. 18th July 2022 – The UK government has given the go-ahead for a network of ‘drone superhighways’ to be built in the UK. The drone superhighway will link cities and towns from the English Midlands to the southeast of the country, with the option to expand the corridor to other locations.

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. has unveiled the latest additions to the company’s suite of premium wearable platforms, Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 and Snapdragon W5 Gen 1. These platforms are designed to advance ultra-low power and breakthrough performance for connected wearables with a focus on extended battery life, premium user experiences, and sleek, innovative designs. By using

San Ramon, California. 19 July 2022 – The Thread Group, an industry alliance enabling IoT convergence, and addressing challenges around security, energy footprint, and architecture at the network layer, announced the next iteration of its wireless networking protocol, Thread 1.3.0, now enabling Matter. Building on previous iterations, Thread 1.3.0 is fully backward compatible, opening up

Boston, 19 July 2022 – BitSight announced the discovery of six severe vulnerabilities in the MiCODUS MV720 GPS Tracker, a popular vehicle GPS tracker made in China and used worldwide by consumers for theft protection and location management, and by organisations for vehicle fleet management. If exploited in an attack, threat actors could not only access and control

A new report commissioned by CityFibre, the UK’s independent carrier-neutral Full Fibre platform, has identified that York stands to be a huge beneficiary from the rollout of future-proof Full Fibre infrastructure.

Virtual satellite operator Wyld Networks has announce a partnership with ATSS, a Saudi Arabian IoT, IIoT, satellite and communications and systems integration company that produces solutions for manufacturing, agriculture, logistics, energy, and utilities.

London, 14 July 2022 – VictoriaMetrics, the fast, flexible open source time series database monitoring solution, has announced its key role in assisting multi-satellite data platform Open Cosmos on its mission to solve the Earth’s challenges from space.

Tokyo, Japan – Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has announced two new cloud development kits, CK-RA6M5 and CK-RX65N, providing a complete connectivity solution for the RA and RX Families of 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs). The cloud kits are to be equipped with Renesas’ RYZ014A Cat-M1 module, a certified LTE cellular module that