IoT

NXP Semiconductors has announced the availability of a comprehensive WiFi 6 (802.11ax) portfolio, which significantly expands the number of products and markets able to adopt the latest WiFi standards.

Renesas Electronics has deepened its collaboration with Microsoft to offer seamless device-to-cloud experience for IoT developers. In October 2019, the two companies began a collaboration to deliver a complete chip-to-cloud IoT solution based on Renesas’ microcontroller (MCU) and microprocessor (MPU) devices and Microsoft Azure IoT building blocks, including Azure RTOS, Azure IoT device SDK for C, IoT Plug and Play, IoT Central and IoT Hub.

The decentralised Blockchain protocol that runs in full on mobile phones, Minima has announced the completion of a successful proof of concept with the Isle of Man based mobile operator, Manx Telecom. The trial saw Manx Telecom send tokens on Minima’s blockchain, from one phone to another, granting network access without touching any of the operator’s existing billing systems.

The u-blox UBX-R5 IoT chipset platform offers wireless technology integration with built-in end‑to‑end security, making it ideal for long life-cycle IoT applications. u-blox has completed AT&T’s chipset verification process for the UBX-R5 multi-band Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) chipset platform to operate on the carrier’s LTE-M network for the Internet of Things.

Due to the fragmented nature of the Internet of Things (IoT) marketplace, increasing project complexity and costs, today’s developers face more challenges in design decisions than ever before. These challenges lead to extended development times, increased security threats and failed solutions for MCUS and MPUs.

The availability of LTE‑M and NB‑IoT Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) cellular networks has enabled countless new applications in areas as diverse as smart homes and cities, connected factories, and public and private utilities.

The fourth industrial revolution has arrived and carries the acronym IoT. Experts believe that the ‘Internet of Things', will redefine the boundaries between industries, opening up new market niches, establishing connections and partnerships.

An eBook that explores the products and technologies necessary to meet current and future requirements for building automation has been produced by Mouser Electronics and Texas Instruments.

u-blox has announced certification of its SARA-R410M-63B module for Japan market on the LTE-M cellular network of the domestic network operators. The module series will support a broad spectrum of IoT applications such as smart metering, telematics, asset and vehicle tracking, security systems, building automation, as well as smart lighting solutions and connected health.

u-blox has announced certification by the Global Certification Forum (GCF) of the UBX-R5, u-blox’s proprietary multi-band LTE-M/NB-IoT chipset featuring end-to-end device security, data security, and access control management. It is the first IoT chipset to be certified under GCF’s IoT chipset program.