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The LoRaWAN renaissance continues as Here and Actility launch IoT tracking platform

A major new IoT logistics platform is using ultra low-power LoRaWAN wireless technology, in another blow to rivals such as NB-IoT.

• 17 Nov 2020

Actility announces development of LoRa IoT ‘City Hub’ in Sweden

Low-power WAN specialist Actility has announced it’s working with Swedish fibre network operator Öresundskraft to develop a commercially neutral IoT connectivity platform.

• 10 Apr 2018

IoT will mostly be boring, and that’s just fine

This year’s MWC saw talk of IoT become a lot more substantial than previously, but the smart money is going to be on unsexy B2B uses.

• 28 Feb 2018

Actility and Blink combine for Swedish smart city launch

Actility and Blink have paired up to launch a national IoT network in Sweden, eyeing up the smart cities segment.

• 07 Jun 2017

LPWAN company Actility acquires IoT geolocation specialist

French LPWAN player Actility has forked out on Abeeway, a geolocation system specialist, to augment its ThingPark IoT platform.

• 03 May 2017

IoT finally grows up and gets real

The word on the show floor at MWC 2017 is that tech megatrend IoT is finally moving on from the years of hype and is delivering commercially.

• 02 Mar 2017

Actility and Inmarsat claim first global LoRaWAN network

UK satellite comms company Inmarsat has teamed up with French LPWAN specialist Actility to launch what they claim is the first global LoRa-based network.

• 08 Feb 2017

SoftBank plans a LoRa LoRa IoT

Japanese operator may have gone abroad to make its massive bet on IoT but its first post-ARM move has been to launch a LoRa network at home.

• 12 Sep 2016

LoRa and Sigfox announce LPWANs in Netherlands and Singapore

The low power IoT network roll-outs continue to gather pace with KPN launching a LoRa one in the Netherlands and a Sigfox one being unveiled in Singapore.

• 12 Jul 2016

Actility partners with Foxconn to bring IoT platform to China

IoT specialist Actility has partnered with Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn to bring its ThingPark IoT platform to the massive Chinese market.

• 01 Jul 2016

Actility appoints new CEO to drive LoRa-based IoT offering to the next level

IoT startup Actility has announced the appointment of telecoms industry veteran Mike Mulica as its new CEO, replacing founder Olivier Hersent, who remains as CTO.

• 31 May 2016

Huawei and Vodafone collaborate over open NB-IoT lab as LoRa takes to the skies

The emerging IoT standards war is heating up ahead of MWC 2016, with announcements made regarding both the NB-IoT and LoRa.

• 19 Feb 2016

Consortium including Orange and Foxconn backs LoRa IoT startup Actility

A group of tech companies including operators Orange, KPN and Swisscom and manufacturing giant Foxconn have put $25 million into Actility, an IoT startup focused on the LoRaWAN standard.

• 16 Jun 2015