Sigfox partners with Skyhook to improve delivery of geolocation services

Sigfox has announced its partnership with Skyhook, an independent provider of Wi-Fi, cellular, and hybrid positioning. The collaboration is set to improve the quality and performance of existing tracking services on the Sigfox network globally, while d… Continue reading Sigfox partners with Skyhook to improve delivery of geolocation services

Nestwave secures €2.4M to accelerate the rollout of its GNSS and cellular positioning technologies

Nestwave announced that it has secured a €2.4 million round of financing from the European Innovation Council, the European Commission’s newly established venture capital fund, and from current investors Sofimac Innovation (Paris, France) and The… Continue reading Nestwave secures €2.4M to accelerate the rollout of its GNSS and cellular positioning technologies

Google Cloud partners with Sigfox to scale its cloud infrastructure and extend its IoT services portfolio

Google Cloud and Sigfox announced that the leading global 0G network and IoT platform services provider, has partnered with Google Cloud, to scale its cloud infrastructure and extend its IoT services portfolio. This partnership will enable Sigfox to ra… Continue reading Google Cloud partners with Sigfox to scale its cloud infrastructure and extend its IoT services portfolio

What enterprises should consider when it comes to IoT security

Many enterprises have realized that the IoT presents tremendous business opportunities. The IoT can help businesses stay agile in changing situations and maintain a high level of visibility into operations, while positively impacting their bottom line…. Continue reading What enterprises should consider when it comes to IoT security

Which Wireless is Right Wireless?

Back in the early days of Arduino proliferation (and before you ask, yes we realize there was a time before that too), wireless was a strange and foreign beast. IR communication was definitely a thing. And if you had the funds there was this cool technology called ZigBee that was available, often in funny blue house-shaped XBee boards. With even more funds and a stomach for AT commands you could even bolt on a 2G cell radio for unlimited range. WiFi existed too, but connecting it to a hobbyist ecosystem of boards was a little hairier (though maybe not for …read more

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Dumb Box? Make it Really Smart!

[Stephen Harrison]’s Really Smart Box is a great concept, it’s simultaneously a simple idea while at the same time being super clever. The Really Smart Box isn’t really a box; it’s a drop-in platform that can be made any size, intended to turn any dumb storage box into one that helps manage and track levels and usage of any sort of stock or consumable.

It does this by measuring the weight of the stuff piled on top of it, while also monitoring temperature and humidity. The platform communicates this information wirelessly to a back end, allowing decisions to be made …read more

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French IoT startup Sigfox confirms €150M Series E at €600M valuation

sigfox-logo Sigfox, the IoT company based out of France that is building a dedicated, global network to connect, monitor and control devices like smart home alarms, machinery, refrigerators and city streetlights, today confirmed that has closed its latest round of funding, a Series E round of €150 million ($160 million). We broke the news of this round in October, noting it was likely to be… Read More Continue reading French IoT startup Sigfox confirms €150M Series E at €600M valuation

French IoT startup Sigfox confirms €150M Series E at €600M valuation

sigfox-logo Sigfox, the IoT company based out of France that is building a dedicated, global network to connect, monitor and control devices like smart home alarms, machinery, refrigerators and city streetlights, today confirmed that has closed its latest round of funding, a Series E round of €150 million ($160 million). We broke the news of this round in October, noting it was likely to be… Read More Continue reading French IoT startup Sigfox confirms €150M Series E at €600M valuation

Jump In When The Water Is Just Right With A Wireless Swimming Pool Thermometer

[David]’s family acquired a swimming pool. While it’s not his favorite activity in the world, every now and then he’ll indulge in the blue plastic bin full of water occupying previously pristine land in his backyard.

As he says, cool beer is pleasant, but cool water tends to put a damper on the experience. Rather than do something pedestrian like touch the water himself to discover its temperature; he saw an opportunity for a fun little project in a wireless temperature monitor.

The heart of the device is a Telecom Design TD1208 which runs on the French SigFox network. For …read more

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