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Borqs Technologies completed cash sale of core businesses to Sasken Technologies of India

Borqs Technologies, Inc. has announced that it has completed the sale of its core businesses to Sasken Technologies, Ltd., a global product engineering and digital transformation services company based in India. Included in the sale were all of the Company’s embedded software design and customised hardware manufacturing of products for the Internet of Things (IoT) activities. Price for the sale totalled US$40 million, a portion will be reserved for employees, tax withholding and payments subject to an earnout arrangement linked to performance in the year 2025.

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April 16, 2025

Posted by: Marion Webber

PEAK3 Spectrum and ASUS IoT partnership announcement

PEAK3 and ASUS IoT partner to deliver next-generation broadcast technology to edge computing

PEAK3 Spectrum and ASUS IoT has announced a partnership that will integrate PEAK3’s Industrial ATSC 3.0 M.2 Receiver technology into ASUS Internet of Things (IoT)’s hardware platforms, creating new possibilities for smart cities and industrial automation.
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April 2, 2025

Posted by: Marion Webber

Gateworks joins NXP Gold Partner Program | Strengthening leadership in embedded technology

Gateworks Corporation, a contributor in industrial Single Board Computers (SBCs), has announced their inclusion in the NXP Semiconductors Gold Partner Program. This partnership strengthens Gateworks’ position as a key player in the embedded market, enabling faster development and deployment of high-performance solutions for industrial IoT, automation and more.

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March 20, 2025

Posted by: Marion Webber

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Quectel and STACKFORCE integrate wireless M-Bus protocol into LoRa module

Quectel Wireless Solutions, a global Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider, and STACKFORCE GmbH has announced at Embedded World in Nuremburg that wireless M-Bus (wM-Bus) connectivity has been integrated into the KG200Z LoRa module, enhancing connectivity for smart metering, industrial automation and IoT applications, bridging the gap between short-range and long-range communication.

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March 12, 2025

Posted by: Marion Webber

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LoRa Alliance released 2024 annual report

The LoRa Alliance, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN standard for the internet of things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), has issued its 2024 End of Year Report. The report provides a compilation of the LoRaWAN’s advances and LoRa Alliance achievements throughout the year that contributed to LoRaWAN emerging as the only LPWAN positioned to support Massive IoT. This year’s report also showcases LoRaWAN’s prominence as an essential and irreplaceable technology supporting global digital transformation.

Key trends identified in the report include:

  • Industry analyst firm Omdia projects that LoRaWAN will help drive LPWAN connections beyond 3.5 billion by 2030, reinforcing its leadership position. As of June 2024, over 350 million end nodes and 6.9 million gateways with LoRa ICs have been deployed worldwide, further supporting the expansion of LoRaWAN networks.
  • LoRa Alliance members are self-reporting strong growth during 2024. For example:
    • Actility reported 4M connected LoRaWAN devices with a CAGR of 50+%.
    • The Things Industries reported 2.7 million connected devices with 50% year-over-year growth; and
    • ZENNER reports more than 9 million devices have been deployed.
  • Backed by continued enhancements to the LoRaWAN standard, non-terrestrial network (NTN) LoRaWAN connectivity is available from three commercial service providers, putting LoRaWAN ahead of competitive technologies in terms of NTN coverage.
  • LoRaWAN continues to experience strong growth across private and enterprise deployments, with brands like Starbucks, Volvo, Chevron, Chick-fil-A, Logitech and many others using the technology.
  • The Alliance has continued to strengthen and enhance its certification program to make it easier and more cost-effective to certify, including launching the LoRaWAN Web Certification System, enhancing the LoRaWAN Certification Test Tool and offering a new self-certification option.

“2024 was in many ways a watershed year for digital transformation and broad adoption of Internet of Things, which bridges the physical and digital worlds,” said Alper Yegin, the CEO of the LoRa Alliance. “We believe that digital transformation is necessary for humanity’s evolution, with immense potential to help people and the planet while driving economic growth. Over the past few years, LoRaWAN has cemented its position as a foundational and market-leading LPWAN technology. Backed by our global ecosystem, we are making Massive IoT a reality and are rapidly scaling deployments. The future is bright for LoRaWAN and as an Alliance we will remain focused on expanding our ecosystem, continuing to educate the market and build awareness, as well as ongoing technology enhancements to the standard to accelerate adoption.”

Additional highlights from the 2024 End of Year report include:

  • Beecham Research issued three reports in 2024 about LoRaWAN adoption and use in Smart Cities, Smart Buildings and Smart Logistics, validating the standard’s strengths in these markets.
  • The Alliance advanced several LoRaWAN standard publications, with work in progress on: GS1, device migration and device profile management, interface standardisation for gateways and application servers; relay enhancements, mobile gateway development, NTN satellite development, crypto-agility, and updated regional parameters and technical specifications.
  • The Regulatory Working Group actively supported efforts to harmonise the regulation for satellites in the spectrum bands currently used by terrestrial LoRaWAN networks.
  • The Alliance engaged on new work items and task forces to support using PKI for simplified device provisioning, plug-and-play device onboarding, low-power network discovery, network capacity and device and solution makers, all with the objective to make LoRaWAN easier to deploy.

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February 12, 2025

Posted by: Marion Webber

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Alliance 6G vision urges industry collaboration for ubiquitous connectivity

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has released an introductory report on 6G’s potential role titled, “6G – WBA Vision Statement.” The statement calls for greater collaboration between all stakeholders if 6G is to deliver on its promise, and details five key vision points for 6G, to achieve ubiquitous connectivity that comprises Wi-Fi, cellular, non-terrestrial networks, IoT LPWANs, and other wireless technologies at its core.

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January 20, 2025

Posted by: Marion Webber

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Cavli Wireless introduces the CQM205 5GNR cellular IoT module

Cavli Wireless, a cellular IoT module manufacturer, has announced the unveiling of its flagship 5G-NR Sub-6 CQM205 Cellular IoT Module, premiering the module post Cavli’s participation at the Consumer Electronics Showcase 2025, which kicked off on 7 January and lasted till the 11th of January. This launch represents a step in Cavli’s journey to influence IoT connectivity, providing Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) with a versatile solution that combines state-of-the-art technology with global compatibility.

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January 17, 2025

Posted by: Marion Webber

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Trasna expands IoT portfolio with IoTerop acquisition

Trasna has announced its acquisition of IoTerop. This acquisition strengthens Trasna’s ability to deliver complete solutions from chip design and SIM manufacturing to cloud-based remote management services. IoTerop’s products, which include the Alaska IoT management platform and Iowa software development toolkit, are already deployed across millions of devices globally. This addition to its product portfolio further strengthens Trasna’s hardware and software connectivity offer, reinforcing its position as a key player in enabling the growing number of IoT devices worldwide. (more…)

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January 2, 2025

Posted by: Magda Dabrowska

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u-blox NORA-B2 brings multiprotocol wireless connectivity to mass market

u-blox has announced a new series of professional grade, multiprotocol modules designed to help companies across a broad spectrum of IoT market segments bring new wireless products to market faster. The ‘NORA-B2’ series of modules are built on Nordic’s next generation nRF54L15 SoC, and provide a cost-effective entry point for wireless connectivity for IoT applications.  (more…)

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November 29, 2024

Posted by: Magda Dabrowska

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OnGo Alliance highlights CBRS deployment success across industries

The OnGo Alliance, an industry consortium dedicated to accelerating the adoption of LTE and 5G solutions in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band, has announced strides in CBRS deployment across various industries. This progress was showcased at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Las Vegas 2024 and the OnGo Alliance Fall Member Meeting in Dallas, titled “OnGo Forward: CBRS, 5G, and Beyond.” (more…)

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November 21, 2024

Posted by: Magda Dabrowska