Computerworld Internet of Things

Feb 23, 2017

Don't wait for 5G: LTE could be your key to IoT

One of the many whiz-bang features promised in 5G is a new way of connecting millions of small, low-powered IoT devices. But there's no need to wait: Two forms of LTE tuned for IoT are ready to roll. Read More ▶

Your Must-Read Stories

•	On land and in space, IoT networks can now cover the planet

•	AT&T plans a national IoT network with LTE-M by midyear

•	Add Bluetooth 5 to Raspberry Pi 3 or create gadgets with this new chip

•	Low-power IoT networks go global with a satellite backbone

•	Intel takes on IoT complexity with carrier-approved boards

•	ARM buys Mistbase and NextG-Com to extend its reach in IoT

•	Jack Gold: Wirelessly enabling IoT/EoT: And the winner is … ?

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On land and in space, IoT networks can now cover the planet

At Mobile World Congress later this month, Nokia will show off what it calls WING (worldwide IoT network grid), a virtual global infrastructure that may include multiple carrier networks and satellite systems Read More ▶

AT&T plans a national IoT network with LTE-M by midyear

AT&T is accelerating its rollout of LTE-M, an IoT network that's being used to track shipping containers and pallets, monitor water use and connect fleets to the internet. Read More ▶

Add Bluetooth 5 to Raspberry Pi 3 or create gadgets with this new chip

Qualcomm crams new wireless technologies -- Bluetooth Low Energy 5, OpenThread, and ZigBee 3.0 -- on a new chipset. Read More ▶

Low-power IoT networks go global with a satellite backbone

Inmarsat says it's built the first global IoT network by combining land-based, low-power networks with its mesh of communications satellites, bringing data connections to things like cattle in Australia and reservoirs in Malaysia. Read More ▶

Intel takes on IoT complexity with carrier-approved boards

Intel is launching a program to provide IoT device boards that have been pre-certified by mobile operators. Read More ▶

ARM buys Mistbase and NextG-Com to extend its reach in IoT

Chip designer ARM has a new strategy for the internet of things: offer complete solutions "from application software to antenna." Read More ▶

Jack Gold: Wirelessly enabling IoT/EoT: And the winner is … ?

There is a battle going on to create and deploy wireless connectivity for IoT/EoT, with multiple competing technologies and company alignments. So who wins the race to conquer IoT/EoT wide-area networking? Read More ▶

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