Aramco’s Wa’ed Ventures and Phaistos Investment Fund invest €13mn in global spacetech company OQ Technology

Luxembourg, 1 September 2022 – OQ Technology, a global 5G IoT (Internet of Things) satellite operator, has closed a 13 million Euro Series A funding round led by Wa’ed Ventures, the ventue capital arm at Aramco (the Saudi oil and gas company), and Phaistos Investment Fund, managed by 5G Ventures in Greece.

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Securing IoT for better lives: The decade that matters most

One year on from setting Kigen’s new mission, Vincent Korstanje, the company’s CEO, reflects on the potential of secure IoT for positive impact to people and planet. There isn’t a moment to lose simple decisions today for anyone investing in the Internet of Things (IoT) will help shape a future we can trust.

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Transforming mobile, one eSIM at a time

The global wireless industry has experienced more transformation in the last 10 years than in the previous 50, says Emir Aboulhosn, CEO at NetLync. The challenges this last year has brought, in the form of the coronavirus pandemic, have sharpened this focus to an acute and imminent reality bringing on change even faster.

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NetLync aims to speed eSIM adoption

NetLync launches to help mobile network operators accelerate eSIM adoption and create entirely digital user journeys for their subscribers and the next wave of connected devices.

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GSMA Intelligence gives advice on navigating Covid-19 in ‘Global mobile trends 2021’ report

GSMA Intelligence has published its annual Global Mobile Trends research report, sharing insights for the global mobile industry following the Covid-19 pandemic. The report forms part of an annual report series where the GSMA takes an end-of-year view of the most important trends shaping the telco and wider technology, media and telecoms (TMT) sectors.

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Hands up who’s making money in 5G? And who’s not?

A WEEK IN IoT – 5G is starting strong, says Huawei. The company’s deputy chairman, Ken Hu, told its annual Mobile Broadband Forum (#MBBF) in Zurich, Switzerland last week that 5th Generation mobile communications “arrived faster than expected,” and that there are now 40 carriers in more than 20 countries supporting 136 different 5G-enabled devices.

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Two-thirds of enterprises now deploying IoT, regardless of size

Companies of all shapes and sizes are deploying IoT solutions, according to the latest GSMA Intelligence IoT survey now they need to focus on deploying at scale and maximising the opportunity.

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Low power mobile IoT networks to cover 93% of the largest markets by Q3 2019

The GSMA reports that mobile IoT or Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) networks are now globally available in licensed spectrum in 49 markets around the world. This follows 93 launches by 50 different mobile operators across both LTE-M and NB-IoT.

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SIGFOX and Brazilian partner WND announce IoT network deployment underway in Brazil

SIGFOX, a provider of dedicated communications service for the Internet of Things (IoT), and WND, the company launched to extend SIGFOX’s network across Latin America, announced they have begun deploying SIGFOX’s dedicated IoT network throughout Brazil.

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GSMA launches new worldwide data and analysis platform for the mobile industry

London, UK – The GSMA has announced the launch of GSMA Intelligence, a powerful new data and analysis resource serving the mobile industry. The online portal claims to provide the industry’s most comprehensive set of data points, covering every mobile operator in every country worldwide,

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