Sigfox operator Thinxtra announced that its IoT network in Hong Kong now covers more than 90% of the territory, thanks to its partnership with broadband operator HKBN. As the exclusive Hong Kong network operator of Sigfox Read more…
PARIS (Reuters) – French start-up Sigfox, which builds networks to connect washing machines and other objects to the internet, says it is struggling to meet its growth targets due to high expectations for alternative, forthcoming Read more…
Public low power wide area (LPWA) connections using both licensed and unlicensed spectrum are anticipated to reach over 1 billion globally by 2021, representing a 206% CAGR from 2014 – which is good news for Read more…
Hong Kong’s independent telecoms regulator announced it has created a new licensing regime for wireless low power wide area (LPWA) IoT networks using the shared 920-925 MHz frequency band. The Communications Authority (CA) said that Read more…
Sigfox announced that four new Sigfox operators in four different continents have joined its global low-power wide area (LPWA) network, which now spans 36 countries. The new Sigfox operators include: Cognix: based in Costa Rica Read more…
Singaporean cellco M1 is first out of the gate in the island’s cellular-IoT race with Monday’s launch of its commercial nationwide NB-IoT network, with Singtel vowing to launch its own NB-IoT network by the end Read more…
Asia-Pacific Sigfox operator Thinxtra has announced the launch of the Xkit, an Arduino-based development platform for the Sigfox global network. Essentially a Sigfox starter kit for start-ups, design houses, universities and schools, the Thinxtra Xkit Read more…
As everyone recovers from this year’s Mobile World Congress, I am still trying to comprehend the potential impact of three announcements there on low power WANs (LPWANs). Taken in isolation, these announcements are interesting. But Read more…
In technology, things move fast. But to be successful in IoT, you must move even faster. Late last month, Sigfox network operator UnaBiz announced the commercial launch of Singapore’s first IoT-dedicated network. It is quite Read more…
Singapore-based IoT-dedicated network operator UnaBiz has announced a simple pay-per-use smart button at MWC17. Inspired by the pay-per-click business model, UnaBiz unveiled the pay-per-use smart button powered by Sigfox. With a subscription model of as Read more…
Australia-based Sigfox network operator Thinxtra announced plans on Thursday to expand into Hong Kong and build a low-power wide-area (LPWA) network dedicated for industrial IoT applications. Thinxtra – which currently operates LPWA networks in Australia and Read more…
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