Two UK LoRa initiatives have partnered to create what claims to be the country’s largest LoRaWAN network.

Vodafone Germany and multinational conglomerate Thyssenkrupp together aim to equip in excess of 1 million elevators worldwide with SIM cards in order to carry out predictive maintenance and reduce downtime.

80 million home thermostats will be connected to smart city grid control by 2022, ABI Research has predicted, highlighting the extension of smart home devices and services into smart cities.

Huawei and German IT services provider DU-IT on Monday unveiled the Rhine Cloud, a smart city and public services cloud platform that will underpin plans to transform Duisburg into a smart city.

Orange has launched a commercial pilot of LTE-M technology in four Polish cities, including the capital, and has invited interested parties to apply to take part.

Fastweb has signed a memorandum of understanding with the city council in Lecce to improve WiFi connectivity, including the installation of up to 350 new hotspots.

UPC Switzerland will launch Wi-SUN-based IoT services after striking a partnership with Swiss energy technology specialist Elektron.

The Netherlands' Radiocommunication Agency has called for Europe to introduce minimum security standards for IoT devices.

Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone have completed Europe's first NB-IoT roaming trial, an important step towards cross-border LPWAN services.

IoT provider Kerlink has connected pigs as part of a LoRa-based smart village deployment in rural Corsica.

The Wireless Broadband Alliance is to explore how the roaming of IoT devices could be aided by a new spin on existing technology.

Vodafone Ireland has launched a new service for enterprises to launch and scale SIM-based IoT networks.

Security is central to the Internet of Things success and not a peripheral issue, an Executive Member of the IoT Council has claimed.

Deutsche Telekom's smart home solution is broadening its reach in Norway after partnering with a company to distribute it through 15 energy companies.

2G will prove an important technology in the future of IoT connectivity, despite the rise of LPWAN technology, an Orange executive has claimed.

NB-IoT is set to be the dominant LPWAN cellular technology, with almost four times as many device shipments as LTE-M by 2023, a new report has claimed.

Machine learning, automation and artificial intelligence will be crucial to sifting through the multitude of data produced by the Internet of Things, the GSMA has claimed.

Sigfox has launched an end-to-end IoT solution aimed at accelerating adoption of its technology among enterprises.

Operators need to commit fully to the Internet of Things if they are to win the battle for the consumer market, an Arthur D Little executive has claimed.

NB-IoT and LTE-M will play an integral role in forthcoming 5G networks, underpinning IoT networks on a massive scale, the GSMA has claimed.