This news was first published on Dec. 9 in my weekly Stacey on IoT newsletter. UnaBiz needs more money after Sigfox purchase: After acquiring beleaguered Sigfox last year, Singapore-based UnaBiz raised $25 million in Series B funding. This week, … [Read more...]
Google’s IoT Cloud takes on Amazon and Azure
This week we recorded before the big rush of news from Google I/O but we managed to cram in the details on Google’s new IoT Core beta that offers developers a cloud-based platform for connected devices. Kevin Tofel and I also discuss Android Things … [Read more...]
Amazon’s Echo Show threatens Nucleus … and everyone else
This week Amazon introduced the Echo Show, an Echo device that adds a screen and video-calling to Alexa. It also looks a lot like the Nucleus intercom system, which was launched less than a year ago, and counted the Alexa Voice Fund as an … [Read more...]
Startup Profile: Actility Scores $75M for IoT network
I have long believed that telcos and communications providers should try to run their networks more like Amazon and Google run their clouds. The focus should be on connecting devices quickly, billing on-demand and customizing offerings for customers … [Read more...]