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Podcast: So many new hubs, and a primer on LPWANs

August 3, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham

This week's show kicks off with a surprising revelation from Kevin, who has decided to swap out his smart home platform. He explains his choice, which also may represent a theme of sorts, as we see more and more high-end smart home hubs hit the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: Amazon, google, Home Assistant, Homey Pro, HOOBS, Infineon, LoRa, LPWAN, Sigfox, Signify, Skyhawk, TagsAlex Susset, Unabiz, Wilderness Labs

Podcast: We need a standard for aging in place

April 6, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham

This week's podcast is focused on IoT infrastructure, with our first conversation explaining the upcoming 6G cellular connectivity standard. After that, we discuss sales of IoT connectivity chips and modules, and the leaders in each category before … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: 6G, Bluetooth SIG, DoorBird, GE Cync, LPWAN, Nanoleaf, OnLogic, Philips Hue, Qualcomm, Quectel, Sigfox, Silicon Labs, Skylo, Unaboz

Podcast: What the heck is an IoT hyperscaler?

March 30, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham

With this week's show I feel like we're singing the same old tune. Philips Hue maker Signify is delaying its implementation of Matter while it waits for others to implement features it needs. Meanwhile Eve has started selling plugs that are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: adt, alexa, Alterco, Amazon, Apple, athom, Bluetooth SIG, Eve, homekit, Homey, InfluxData, Kore, LoRa, LPWAN, Matter, Shelly, Sidewalk Network, Signify, Silicon Labs, Twilio

Amazon opens up its Sidewalk Network to all

March 28, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham

Amazon has opened up its Sidewalk low power wide-area network for all developers Tuesday, touting coverage for 90% of the U.S. population. The online retailer will provide free test kits so developers can suss out where Sidewalk has coverage, and how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Amazon, Helium, LoRa, LPWAN, Nordic Semiconductor, Quectel, Senet, Silicon Labs, Unabiz

What exactly is a unified LPWAN and why do we want one?

March 21, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham

This is the year of the Low-Power Wide-Area Network (LPWAN). And much like in home or even industrial networks, where multiple wireless protocols cozy up to one another, when it comes to blanketing large areas with low data-rate connectivity, users … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: LPWAN, Semtech, Senet, Sigfox, Unabiz

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