Do you need a crazy, IT-addicted mayor to develop a smart city?

A high-level network operator panel was assembled on Day One of M2M World Congress 2016 in London last week. Moderated by Tom Rebbeck, research director at Analysys Mason, it covered operators’ future roles and the proposed need for a “crazy, IT-addicted mayor” when creating smart cities.

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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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Introducing LPWA Public Service Categories: matching services to applications

A new report just published by Beecham Research: ‘An Introduction to LPWA Public Service Categories: Matching Services to IoT Applications’, proposes creating service categories for different types of providers of LPWA (Low Power Wide Area) public services. The aim is to make it possible for enterprise users to match the applications that they want to

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RCH launches smart neighbourhood partnership led by HouseMark

Arqiva, Webthings and Flexeye has announced the launch of Smart Neighbourhood@Broomhill – a ground breaking demonstrator project with River Clyde Homes (RCH) and led by HouseMark.

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New Smart Parking by Libelium includes double radio with LoRaWAN and Sigfox

Recently at Intertraffic, Libelium presented the new version of Waspmote Plug&Sense! Smart Parking, the solution for Smart Cities that allows citizens to detect available parking spots.

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SIGFOX and IoT company Thinxtra connect Australia and New Zealand to global network

SIGFOX, a provider of dedicated communications service for the Internet of Things (IoT), and Thinxtra, an IoT network operator, announced the establishment of a partnership to extend the SIGFOX IoT network to Australia and New Zealand.

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Wolff to lead SIGFOX’s-APAC expansion for the next three years

SIGFOX, a provider of global communications service for the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced that Roswell Wolff has joined the company as president of SIGFOX-APAC.

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Altice, SFR and SIGFOX announce strategic international partnership for IoT services

Altice N.V. an international telecom and media group, its subsidiary SFR, the second-largest French global telco, and SIGFOX, a provider of global communication services for the Internet of Things (IoT), are to integrate SIGFOX connectivity in the group’s service offering.

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Wireless Logic to be the first UK reseller of Arqiva’s Sigfox network

Arqiva, has announced a new partnership with machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions provider Wireless Logic.

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The good news is that the IoT has a new spirit of co-operation …

The bad news, says Nick Booth, is that this could create an opportunity for the Internet of Fiends.

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Machina Research study finds LPWA connections trebled in 2015 to reach 23.2m globally

Machina Research, a provider of strategic market intelligence on the Internet of Things, launched a new market tracker to follow the developments in Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) networks.

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Profiting from the IoT surge: the view from the front line of service innovation

There’s no doubt that debate about the IoT and its direction has risen from being a specialist subject to near the top of the boardroom agenda for many companies in just a few years. Amongst all the white noise, death-by-powerpoint presentations and sometimes desperate posturing by peripheral vendors to generate IoT-relevant marketing, it’s sometimes difficult

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Mobile network architecture redesign proposed by Core Network Dynamics to avoid IoT network overload

Mobile core network software start-up Core Network Dynamics (CND) announced a solution to the looming mobile network traffic overload problem expected to arise from the projected massive influx of IoT devices.

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SIGFOX extends global Internet of Things network coverage to Mauritius and French Overseas Territories

SIGFOX, which aims to establish its dedicated Internet of Things network on every continent in 2016 and triple the number of countries covered, announced coverage partnerships with wireless network operators in Mauritius and the French Overseas Territories.

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Star gazing – 5 predictions for M2M & IoT trends in 2016

Alright so we’re a couple of weeks into 2016 so I think I’m still within the prediction grace period? If you haven’t already you can read my review of 2015 on our blog and see how my predictions from 2015 stacked up.

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Belgian Polar Secretariat, SIGFOX and SENSOLUS to enhance safety of crew during Antarctic expedition

The Belgian Polar Secretariat, SIGFOX and SENSOLUS have announced a partnership to connect the 2015-16 BELARE expedition, based in the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Research Station, to the global SIGFOX network. The goal is to strengthen safety and security during research operations at the Belgian polar-exploration station.

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