A trifecta of IoT fundings worth a mention: We covered these in the podcast this week, but I'm trying to be a bit more thorough with the weekly news roundups. So if you're tracking this sort of thing, know that satellite IoT company OQ received $12.9 … [Read more...]
Podcast: Insurers come for the smart home
This week launched with a bang for those interested in the role insurers might play in the smart home as State Farm agreed to make a 1.2 billion equity investment in security firm ADT. This follows on the heels of Google's equity investment in ADT in … [Read more...]
Wi-Fi HaLow is now certified and ready for action
At long last, the Wi-Fi Alliance has certified the new Wi-Fi HaLow standard designed to provide connectivity for the internet of things. Chips and evaluation kits that meet the standard are already ready from Morse Micro, and we can expect devices … [Read more...]
Podcast: IoT news from Amazon’s Re:Invent and smarter cities
This week's show kicks off with a lot of detail about the news coming out of Amazon's Re:Invent event happening over the next few weeks. We talk about the new ML services for manufacturing, the deal with Research in Motion for car data, and Amazon's … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Nov. 27, 2020
Morse Micro has scored $13M for Wi-Fi HaLow chips: Morse Micro, whose COO was a guest on the podcast earlier this year, has secured $13 million in additional funding, bringing its Series A round to $30 million. Morse Micro will use the new funding to … [Read more...]