KORE uses new ABRY funding to acquire RacoWireless and boost global M2M adoption

Atlanta, Boston & Cincinatti, USA. November 11, 2014 – KORE Wireless Group, Inc., a global provider of managed M2M communications services, today announced that ABRY Partners, a North America private

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CSR’s $2.5bn sale to Qualcomm follows Huawei’s grab for Neul, adds to list of IoT value investments

Qualcomm Inc today announced that it has reached agreement with the UK’s second largest chip designer, CSR plc on the terms of a recommended cash acquisition. As Jeremy Cowan reports,

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R-IN Consortium set up to support development of industrial ethernet equipment and ‘one-stop’ solutions

Renesas Electronics, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced its plan to establish the R-IN Consortium, aimed at providing global support for the development of industrial equipment incorporating industrial

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Novatel Wireless appoints Newman as CFO, while Morton takes over as Eurotech group VP for M2M/IoT

San Diego, CA, USA and Amaro, Italy — The IoT and M2M sector has seen two significant new appointments in recent days. In separate announcements, Novatel Wireless, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVTL)

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Chip designer CSR rejects takeover bid from US rival Microchip Technology as it mulls IoT options

West Malling, Kent, UK. September 1, 2014 — CSR has confirmed that it has been approached by Microchip Technology Inc. with terms for a possible offer for the company. The

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Peggy Johnson leaves Qualcomm for Microsoft as Stream appoints Bill Podrasky global head of bizdev

August 11, 2014 — IoT’s game of musical chairs shows no sign of slowing during the holiday season, reports Jeremy Cowan. If anything it is gathering pace and seniority as

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Qualcomm and Sierra invest US$5m in Ireland’s Cubic Telecom to enhance embedded M2M connectivity

Dublin, Ireland: Cubic Telecom has secured a US$5 million investment from Qualcomm and Sierra Wireless. Added to earlier financing rounds, this brings total investments in the Irish start-up to date to $15 million. Cubic

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US Internet of Things provider expands Danish presence

To meet high growth expectations for the Internet of Things (IoT) segment in Europe, the US-Danish ICT company Greenwave Systems is expanding its Danish presence with a European customer support

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Oberthur Technologies extends M2M and IoT offering to application enablement with Cumulocity

Colombes, France – Oberthur Technologies (OT), a provider of digital security solutions for the mobility space, has announced its partnership with Cumulocity, the Internet-of-Things (IoT) platform provider, to offer an application enablement

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Orange and TAPcheck® join forces to develop connected objects in the healthcare sector

TAPcheck®  specialises in the production and distribution of healthcare and wellness products. Due to the integration and hosting of its healthcare and wellness applications on the Orange Business Services Flexible

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CGI partners with Arkessa to deliver IoT based solutions

Cambridge, UK – Arkessa Ltd, a provider of IoT and M2M platforms and services has announced its strategic partnership with CGI to deliver complete IoT solutions to enterprise customers.

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PTC follows ThingWorx deal with US$170m acquisition of Axeda to expand its IoT technology portfolio

Needham, MASS., USA. July 23, 2014 – PTC (Nasdaq: PTC) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Axeda Corporation, a company developing solutions to securely connect machines and sensors

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Stream Technologies and Avanti sign partnership agreement

London, UK, July 15, 2014 – Stream Technologies has announced the agreement with Avanti to provide their satellite services into the M2M & IoT sectors. Stream will shortly onboard the Avanti

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Continua expands presence in China and is joined by new Associate Director, Hector Lui

Portland, Oregon, July 8, 2014 – Continua has announced that it is expanding its presence in China, to enhance business development opportunities for its members and promote personal connected health

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Tele2 and NetComm Wireless announce M2M partnership

Stockholm, Sweden, July 3, 2014 – Tele2 AB and NetComm Wireless Limited have announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership to create new Machine-to-Machine (M2M)/Internet of Things (IoT) opportunities

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Sierra Wireless invests in LTE-M future for lower power and better coverage in the Internet of Things

At an Analysts’ Day in Paris, Sierra Wireless executives unveiled the company’s plans for development within the rapidly evolving Internet of Things, as Jeremy Cowan reports. Foremost among these is LTE-M

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