u-blox announced ARM mbed OS 5 support for the ODIN-W2 wireless IoT gateway module and the NINA-B1 Bluetooth low energy module – a unique combination of features currently offered by no other manufacturer. The ARM mbed OS 5 incorporates a real-time operating system (RTOS) in the core of the operating system.

u-blox has announced plans to launch a module supporting Verizon's new Category M1 (Cat M1) LTE network, designed to allow a larger number of devices to connect to the IoT. The SARA-R404M module is based on Qualcomm Technologies’ MDM9206 LTE modem and is anticipated to be available for the Q4 2016 launch of Verizon's LTE Cat M1 network, which is scheduled to achieve nationwide US coverage by the end of Q1 2017.

u‑blox demonstrated VoLTE (Voice over LTE infrastructure) capability using its LTE Cat 1 module (TOBY‑R202), as well as Narrowband IoT (NB‑IoT) technology and IoT sensor‑to‑gateway‑to‑cloud capabilities at its booth of the CTIA Super Mobility 2016 conference and exhibition of Las Vegas.

In the PC age, the computers we used mostly were found on our desk tops. Now, the computers we use the most are carried, as smartphones. Soon there will be a proliferation of devices worn moving beyond today's Bluetooth headsets, fitness wristbands, chest straps and smart watches, to other forms and functions, including embedding electronics in our clothes.

Nikken Lease has tapped into cutting-edge positioning and cellular technologies from u-blox for its new trackable pallet, Transeeker. Transeeker is a pallet equipped with u-blox’s cellular and positioning technologies for accurate tracking: u-blox cellular UMTS/HSPA(+) module LISA-U200-62S and u-blox 7 standalone GNSS module, EVA-7M. For the first time, Nikken Lease is offering their GNSS enabled pallets as a rental service.

Developed from the ground up by u-blox, the UBX-R3 platform affirms u-blox’s commitment to delivering the industry’s best IoT cellular connectivity. The platform is at the heart of the first Cat 1 LTE module, LARA‑R3, marking the first milestone in a long-term strategy to establish leading LTE modem technology designed specifically for both the IoT and for M2M communication. u-blox unveiled the UBX-R3, its proprietary LTE modem...

500 4G modules have been donated to Norwegian company, No Isolation, by u-blox, as a part of an on-going Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. No Isolation is a connected healthcare start-up, pioneering an avatar for children with long term illnesses who have to stay in hospital or at home over an extended period of time.

In January 1886, Karl Benz filed patent 37435 at the German Patent Office, which was subsequently granted in November. It was for a 954cc vehicle, called the Motorwagen, that was able to deliver less than one horsepower and operated with just one front wheel.

In January 1886, Karl Benz filed patent 37435 at the German Patent Office, which was subsequently granted in November. It was for a 954cc vehicle, called the Motorwagen, that was able to deliver less than one horsepower and operated with just one front wheel.

Ingenu and u‑blox have announced a strategic partnership that will enable the next generation of Ingenu’s patented RPMA (Random Phase Multiple Access) technology to serve global opportunities in the IoT market. The two companies have agreed that u-blox will develop and manufacture products supporting RPMA technology. RPMA is a low-power wide-area channel access method used exclusively for Machine-To-Machine (M2M) communication on the...

Facilitating a larger number of devices to connect to the IoT, u-blox has announced plans to launch modules supporting Cat M1 (Category M1) LTE networks. The first SARA-R4 module developed by u-blox will be available in Q4 2016 targeting mobile network operators in the US market. With the recently launched SARA-N2, the world’s first cellular NB-IoT module, the LTE Cat M1 complements u-blox’s extensive product offering for the IoT.

  As technology races ahead, government is doing its best to remove obstacles for fully autonomous vehicles to hit the road, soon: 25,000 lives depend on it.

At the CTIA conference and exhibition, 7th to 9th September 2016 in Las Vegas, u-blox will demonstrate VoLTE (Voice over LTE infrastructure) capability using its TOBY-R202 LTE Cat 1 module, as well as NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) technology and IoT sensor-to-gateway-to-cloud capabilities.

  Connectivity technologies have advanced rapidly and led to the beginnings of the IoT, with billions of smart, connected sensors, actuators and systems all rigged up to enable the real‑time data processing and analytics that let you to take better control of what’s around you.

Optimised to provide the highest acquisition and tracking sensitivity, u-blox has announced a TCXO-based GNSS receiver. Supplied in the miniature and cost-effective EVA 7x7mm form-factor package, the EVA-M8Q is suited for use with small antennas either in covert applications such as asset tracking and stolen vehicle recovery, or in portable devices.

The Internet of Things (IoT) promises us a more connected, smarter world, but also presents a new set of technical challenges including which technology to pick for which use case. By Simon Glassman, Senior Principal, Strategic Partnerships, u-blox.

In less than a decade LTE has transformed mobile communications from a voice‑centric dial‑up service into the high‑speed mobile broadband experience which we now take for granted. To migrate the internet from our homes to the streets and ultimately into our hands, vast infrastructure overhauls were necessary with unprecedented levels of investment to achieve the low‑latency, real‑time and high bandwidth service we now so heavily rely up...

Several wireless technologies have emerged to enable the huge array of IoT applications that are set to explode. And while there are many differences between them, they can roughly be separated into two discrete groups: proprietary solutions operating in an unlicensed spectrum and those operating in a licensed spectrum. Here we take a quick look at these and examine some of the key reasons why it is worth waiting for licensed spectrum standards.

Whereable Technologies uses u-blox technology for the first live-monitored personal safety wearable that doesn’t require connection to a cell phone. RiskBand, which launches in fall, 2016, is a small, bracelet-like device that allows wearers to summon help and stream audio and photos with just one discreet push of a button.

Early examples of the “potential” of the Internet of Things (IoT) patently failed to inspire enthusiasm worthy of (what has been rightly termed) the fourth industrial revolution. Prefixing everyday items with “smart” quickly became ubiquitous, with “smart” toasters and kettles negating the apparently now unacceptable effort of journeying far into one’s kitchen and manually flicking a switch.