LPWA

Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) networks are now globally available on licensed spectrum in 49 markets around the world following launches on both LTE-M and NB-IoT technology by 50 different mobile operators, the GSMA announced.

John Horn (pictured) was appointed president and CSO of IoT hardware start-up CoreKinect, 18 months after leaving his role as CEO of low power wide area (LPWA) company Ingenu.

LIVE FROM SIGFOX CONNECT, BERLIN: Sigfox co-founder Ludovic Le Moan (pictured, right) confessed the way in which data is used rather than core technology will determine the success of the IoT market, as the non-cellular technology player revealed its network…

INTERVIEW: With more than a million connected devices joining AT&T’s network each month, the company’s IoT president, Chris Penrose (pictured), believes the segment is moving beyond initial proof of concepts to achieving true scale across the globe.

LIVE FROM LPWA WORLD 2018, LONDON: Vodafone Group is on an expansion drive for its low power wide area (LPWA) IoT services, with initial networks based on the NB-IoT flavour of LPWA technology set for growth, complemented by LTE-M rollouts.

Momentum behind low power wide area technologies (LPWA) continues to grow, with more than 40 LTE-M and NB-IoT networks deployed globally and the latter standard chalking up the most number of rollouts, industry association GSMA announced.

Sigfox CEO Ludovic Le Moan (pictured) said the IoT player is struggling to meet growth targets as anticipation around rival technology based on 5G networks begins to ramp.