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Altair teams up with Japanese firm JIG-SAW to provide chip-based comms and controls
By James Blackman - Enterprise IoT Insights Israeli IoT chipset manufacturer Altair Semiconductor has struck a deal with Japanese company JIG-SAW to develop LTE-enabled sensors for a range of industrial use cases, including warehouse...
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Altair and JIG-SAW to Develop LTE-Enabled Sensors for Industrial IoT
- Everything RF Altair Semiconductor has partnered with JIG-SAW, a leading provider of A&A (Auto sensor-ing and Auto Direction) solutions for IoT, to develop LTE-enabled sensors for a wide variety of global industrial IoT applications. The...
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Altair Semiconductor and JIG-SAW Partner on LTE-Enabled Sensors for IIoT
By Ken Briodagh - IoT Evolution World Altair Semiconductor, a provider of cellular IoT chipsets, recently announced it has partnered with JIG-SAW, a provider of Auto sensing and Auto Direction (A&A) solutions for IoT,...
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Sierra Wireless LPWA Modules Certified for LTE-M/NB-IoT Networks in Japan and USA
- Everything RF The AirPrime HL78 LTE-M/NB-IoT embedded wireless modules from Sierra Wireless are now certified to operate on both KDDI’s LTE-M network in Japan and AT&T’s LTE-M network in the US. Sierra Wireless’ modules provide exceptional low-power performance that will dramatically extend...
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IoT roundup: Startups, big carriers flex their IoT muscles and California legislation
By Jon Gold - Network World Carriers double up on IoT Vodafone announced earlier this month that it would double the size of its European NB-IoT network, making it more widely available than ever for use...
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HERE, Altair Partner to Enable IoT Tracking
By Ray Sharma - The Fast Mode HERE Technologies, a global leader in mapping and location services, and Altair Semiconductor to integrate HERE tracking and positioning software into Altair’s ALT1250 dual-mode LTE Cat-M1/NB-IoT chipset. The synergies between HERE’s...
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AT&T to intro embedded IoT SIMs in LTE-M modules in first half of 2019
By James Blackman - Enterprise IoT Insights AT&T will make IoT modules with integrated SIMs available on its LTE-M network in the first half of 2019. The carrier is working with German internet-of-things (IoT)...
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AT&T teams with G+D, Altair on integrated SIM for IoT
By Monica Alleven - FierceWireless AT&T is working with vendors on a strategy to enable IoT modules to power smaller, less costly and more energy-efficient devices. The operator announced a relationship with Giesecke+Devrient Mobile...
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Chip maker Altair integrates new small-antenna tech to miniaturise IoT devices
By James Blackman - Enterprise IoT Insights Israeli IoT chipset manufacturer Altair Semiconductor has announced a new small antenna technology to enable the development of miniaturised IoT and wearable devices without sacrificing coverage or...
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The Rise of LTE for IoT
Ray Le Maistre - Light Reading Light Reading's Editor in Chief, Ray Le Maistre, visits Altair Semiconductor's headquarters to gain insight into the benefits of LTE for IoT, discuss IoT applications and hear about Altair's dual-mode...
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Will IoT’s growth hit a chipset wall?
By Bob Emmerson - IoT Now Forecasts of the number of IoT devices that will be deployed in the foreseeable future indicate healthy growth, but there are very wide variations and the “experts” employ...
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Japan’s First Commercial eDRX Technology Implementation to Use Altair’s IoT Chipset
- Everything RF NTT DOCOMO has completed the chipset interoperability testing of the Altair ALT1160 Cat-1 chipset for the first commercial implementation of extended discontinuous reception (eDRX) technology in Japan. Altair has commenced shipping of the ALT1160, featuring Ultra Low Power Consumption...
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Altair and Ecrio to Deliver VoLTE Solution Over LTE-M
- Everything RF Ecrio, a provider of LTE real-time communications client software, and Altair Semiconductor have joined hands to deliver a VoLTE solution using Cat-M1. Ecrio’s iota, the highly optimized VoLTE software for IoT, will be embedded into...
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World’s Smallest And Lowest Power LTE-M1/NB1 IoT Solution
- Wireless Design Magazine Murata has selected Altair Semiconductor’s dual-mode CAT-M1/NB1 chipset and STMicroelectronics’ STM32 MCU to develop its cellular IoT solutions. These flexible and optimized solutions enable LTE connectivity for multiple vertical markets,...
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Altair, Ecrio Partner to Deliver VoLTE Over LTE-M; Certified on KDDI’s Network
By Ray Sharma - The Fast Mode Ecrio, the leading provider of LTE real-time communications client software, and Altair Semiconductor, a leading provider of LTE chipsets, announced their partnership to deliver VoLTE over LTE-M....
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Murata teams with Altair Semiconductor and STMicroelectronics to deliver the world’s smallest and lowest power LTE-M/NB1 IoT solutions
- Defining Electronics Murata, a world-leading manufacturer of electronics components and solutions, today announced that it has selected Altair Semiconductor’s dual-mode CAT-M1/NB1 chipset and STMicroelectronics’ STM32 MCU and ST33 Secure MCU to develop its...
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Ericsson takes on diabetes monitoring with IoT solution
Bluetooth and LTE will provide connectivity for IoT wearable By Juan Pedro Tomás - Enterprise IoT Insights Altair Semiconductor, a provider of LTE chipsets, has partnered with Ericsson and Sony Mobile to demonstrate a...
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Sony and Ericsson team up to develop a wearable for on-the-go diabetes tracking
By Conor Allison - Wareable Sony and Ericsson have teamed up to develop a wearable concept that helps diabetics monitor their glucose levels on the go. The prototype is able to track the user's...
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SONY AND ERICSSON JOIN FORCES TO DEVELOP WEARABLE FOR DIABETES MONITORING
By Tyrone Stewart - Mobile Marketing Magazine Sony and Ericsson have teamed up with LTE chipset provider Altair Semiconductor to develop a concept for a wearable that helps diabetics monitor their glucose levels. The wristband...
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Sony to Demo LTE-M-Ready Diabetes Monitoring Wristband
By Ryan Black - Healthcare Analytics News Sony is pairing with its old pal Ericsson and its chipmaker subsidiary Altair Semiconductor to develop an LTE-M-enabled diabetes monitoring wristband. The trio will debut a prototype of...
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Five Key Predictions for IoT in 2018
By Altair’s Ilan Reingold for Wireless Week While the past few years have laid the groundwork for widespread IoT adoption, 2017 revealed the multitude of outstanding issues that must be resolved for the vision...
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LTE-M and NB-IoT adoption — a global view
By Altair's Ilan Reingold for Enterprise IoT Insights Battle for adoption As the demand for worldwide IoT rapidly rises, so does the need for low power, low-cost and low throughput cellular devices. LTE-M and...
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Sierra Wireless integrates GNSS, SIM, security into multi-mode LPWA modules
Tracy Cozzens - GPS World Sierra Wireless, a provider of fully integrated device-to-cloud solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), has introduced multi-mode, low-power wide-area (LPWA) cellular modules. The modules are targeted at rapidly growing...
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