Wireless IoT Technologies

Discover the truth about Wi-Fi sensing with Gamgee CEO Paul Hendriks, as he debunks 11 of the most common myths.

The MCX W Series pin-compatible multiprotocol wireless MCUs enable interoperable and innovative smart-home devices, building automation sensors and controls, and smart energy ...

MediaTek’s T300 5G RedCap platform opens the door to a 5G NR-connected future for IoT devices and wearables.

Silicon Labs’ Ross Sabolcik weighs in on the ever-changing landscape of the cloud, edge computing, and the IoT, and on the company’s new wireless SoCs targeting energy-harvesting...

3GPP’s Release 17 aims to increase battery efficiency, reduce latencies, and bolster network support for IoT devices on 5G networks.

Texas Instruments' SimpleLink wired and wireless Arm MCUs have a single development environment for developing IoT applications.

This article shows how to evaluate energy-harvesting technologies for IoT applications to minimize or eliminate the use of batteries.

Wi-Fi isn't just for short-distance, high-power, and high-throughput IoT solutions. Wi-Fi HaLow brings low-power, low-bandwidth options for sensor applications as well.

Thanks to its long-range and low-power characteristics, LoRaWAN technology is able to bring the IoT to applications as diverse as asset tracking, smart agriculture, and cloud-...

LoRaWAN is a low-power, low-cost wireless technology that can enable secure, highly reliable communications to smart buildings, smart cities, smart agriculture, and more.

The rising popularity of implementing LoRaWAN as a connectivity solution has led to more misconceptions about the technology. Laird’s Senthooran Ragavan puts those myths to rest...

When it comes to smart buildings, conventional low-tech facilities can also benefit from smart technology.

SDR requires a complex web of circuity on PCBs that not only defines the device's functionality, but also the performance of these microwave and RF systems. Various factors come...

Private cellular networks offer many advantages compared to other private network solutions such as LoRaWAN and Wi-Fi.

MultiTech Systems is showing off a number of connectivity solutions at CES, from LoRaWAN to private cellular solutions

The champion of consumer connectivity, Wi-Fi’s latest version further boosts user accessibility and throughput. But the changes also were made with one eye on wireless sensor ...

This article introduces the four main elements of LoRa network architecture and discusses some of the most common challenges faced by designers while developing LoRa end-nodes...

Laird Connectivity’s Paul Fadlovich discusses this fast-growing category of IoT and provides practical advice about antenna strategies for these design projects.

When integrating an antenna onto a PCB, following the supplier’s requirements will get the best performance from the antenna. This article outlines the first steps to designing...

This article attempts to unravel some of the misconceptions and mysteries surrounding the network known as LoRaWAN…or is it LoRa?

LoRa is a low-power wide area network (LPWAN) specification intended for wireless batteries operated for IoT applications. We take a look at the technology, challenges, and its...

A number of the most common myths surrounding wireless antenna design are explained, and subsequently dispelled, in this latest “11 Myths” installment.

Stefano Moioli, Director of Product Management, Cellular, at u-blox, examines emerging business models for LTE-based services and applications

An overview of small cells for the cellular network and how they form a heterogenous network to improve overall cellular basestation performance.