Author: duncancolquhoun

Smart homes and buildings are going through a shift in technology as buyers select devices that are easy to set up and integrate with others across the smart home ecosystem. The market is maturing rapidly, and technical certainties, such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, are being augmented or replaced with alternatives such as Thread. Customers want […]

Wi-Fi HaLow provides coverage over distances over one kilometer, providing a longer-range alternative to traditional Wi-Fi while offering better penetration of signals through trees, walls, and structural barriers.  The technology is able to support 8,191 devices on a single access point and has substantial benefits for IoT devices, including deep sleep modes to support multi-year […]

Yields are growing and efficiency is increasing thanks to GNSS innovations that have made centimeter-level positioning accuracy possible for agricultural use cases. Previously, while the technology was widely available, precise accuracy was unaffordable for the majority of farming applications. However, this has now changed with the arrival of recent real-time kinematic (RTK) correction technology, which […]

System-on-chip (SoC)-based IoT devices face a growing array of security challenges, all of which have a significant impact on the safety, performance, and reliability of connected devices and services. As the number of IoT devices in operation has grown to tens of billions, the potential for IoT security vulnerabilities has widened, while those IoT devices […]

GNSS positioning relies on measuring the travel time of signals from satellites to the receiver. These measurements are used to compute the pseudorange, which is used to estimate the distance between the satellite and the receiver. In open-sky conditions, positioning accuracy of 2-5 meters can be obtained. However, in dense urban environments or near reflective […]

System-on-chips (SoCs), system-on-modules (SoMs), and single-board computers (SBCs) all deliver on the promise of simplified hardware integration and help to reduce the number of discrete components in a device. This is achieved by bringing together functions such as memory, processing, and connectivity into one component that enables easy integration with a range of peripherals. Designers […]

As IoT devices feature greater capabilities and become autonomous systems that utilize AI, the bill of materials (BOM) payload has increased significantly to include processing, memory, power management, and connectivity. Specifying discrete components for each of these functions adds to the integration burden, creates purchasing and supply chain challenges, and takes up additional space in […]

The global smart manufacturing market is seeing significant inward investment as enterprises seek to reap the rewards of more efficient, optimized manufacturing. Analyst firm IoT Analytics reports that the global smart manufacturing market reached US$175 billion in 2025 and predicts that the market will continue to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of […]

The momentum being seen in the Direct-to-Cell market among consumers is seeing millions of monthly users adopt the technology to ensure they receive coverage when there is no cellular infrastructure present. Juniper Research says there were 17.4 million monthly active users of the technology and this is set to rise to 133.1 million total monthly […]

The EU’s RED DA – its Radio Equipment Directive Delegated Act – is now actively enforced, with compliance mandatory for all internet-connected radio equipment sold in the EU market. RED DA encapsulates new obligations for network resilience, improved personal data and privacy protection, as well as reduction of monetary fraud. RED DA activates articles 3.3(d), […]