ICYMI: Your Short-and-Sweet IoT Updates Before the Weekend

By Alex Passett October 11, 2024

Howdy and TGIF, readers.

Since our last ICYMI in IoT overview, we’ve seen cross-industry developments for the Internet of Things — a phrase no longer relegated to buzzword status, or a for-techies-only concept — making interesting waves in both personal and professional spheres. Networks of interconnected IoT devices and services continue to cover consumer electronics, health monitoring wearables, software-defined vehicles, smart city infrastructure implementations, robust sensor networks, industrial robotics and automation; the list goes on and on.

So while we’re unable to cover everything listed above, here’s what’s on today’s particular IoT news docket for those interested in quick, point-by-point updates:

Cal.net and Emergent launched a joint IoT network to close the connectivity gap for the agricultural sector (and, of course, many of the vital rural communities that power it). Full story here.
Bot Auto, with its flagship autonomous truck fleet, recently completed an oversubscribed funding round ($20 million) and is very optimistic about both the safety and efficiency of its solutions. Full story here.
Soracom revealed its latest global strategy for the connected car industry, with hopes to take on a larger and more important role in scaling the connected vehicle ecosystem while offering more flexibility and freedom of choice. Full story here.
Semtech and Traxmate have developed a hybrid solution; specifically, with Semtech’s low-power, location-aware LoRa Edge platform and Traxmate’s specialized asset-tracking services. Full story here.
Edgescale AI and Palantir have partnered up. Together, they’ll deliver Live Edge, “the next phase of AI that operates on real-world data.” This is poised to operationalize enhanced intelligence in settings involving IoT in manufacturing, utilities and elsewhere.
Kigen (read here for a previous story of ours on the company) announced the availability of its Kigen eSIM IoT remote Manager for large IoT and consumer eSIM fleets. This market-ready solution a.) is fully compliant with the latest GSMA SGP.32 v1.2 specification, b.) is compatible with Kigen eSIM consumer OS, and c.) is also compatible with existing operator Subscription Manager Data Preparation (SM-DP+) services. More official details here.