IOT Tech

• Vendor strategy: The difficult decisions in IIoT

  Many early industrial IoT deployments relied on the products of specialised vendors, in many cases those supplied by the vendor of equipment and plant used to outfit facilities. This article looks at some of the considerations that need to be taken when planning a vendor strategy. Different sectors present slightly nuanced pictures, and it goes […]

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• The IIoT reset: Industrial IoT projects under review

  After several years of heavy investment in industrial IoT, some manufacturers and asset-intensive operators are reassessing programmes approved when borrowing costs were lower and technology budgets more generous. Leadership now expects a clear link between connected assets and operating margin, and projects that cannot show direct financial impact come under review. During the earlier phase […]

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• Industrial IoT scales as LoRaWAN hits 125M devices

  LoRaWAN networks now support 125 million devices globally, a figure that suggests the IoT technology has graduated from pilot purgatory to industrial scale. According to the LoRa Alliance’s data, the protocol is demonstrating a 25 percent compound annual growth rate, signalling to operational technology (OT) directors that it offers the maturity required for long-term asset […]

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• Direct-to-satellite report indicates decision-maker interest

  A recent study on non terrestrial networks [email wall] in industrial IoT, based on a global survey of 600 decision-makers in agriculture, energy, transport, mining and utilities, indicates that direct to device satellite connectivity is moving from concept to procurement planning . The most notable change is 3GPP Release 17, which formalised support for non […]

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• AWS IoT – 11 years and counting

  December 2025 marked ten years since AWS for Internet of Things set out to connect physical devices to cloud systems for global deployments. Over the ten years, AWS IoT has grown from its relatively simple role as providing secure message brokers and device registries into offering a portfolio of services that cover device connectivity, fleet […]

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