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When 5G arrived, it came with extraordinary promises: multi-gigabit speeds, sub-millisecond latency, and the capacity to connect billions of devices simultaneously. For smartphones and fixed wireless broadband, those promises made sense. For the vast majority…

For most of the IoT industry’s history, connectivity has been a terrestrial problem — a question of cellular towers, fibre backhaul, and licensed spectrum. That framework works well across urban centres and industrial corridors, but…

Across industries, organizations are undergoing rapid transformation driven by AI-powered technologies. Businesses are increasingly partnering with OpenAI and other AI development providers to create intelligent systems that improve operational efficiency, strengthen decision-making, and deliver better…

Freedom of speech is a natural right, not a privilege dispensed by governments when convenient. It precedes the state itself. Behind the vowels and consonants that leave our lips lie creative expression, communication, and ultimately…

My childhood (metaphorically speaking) ended in the early 2000s, when traditional, kid-focused, Saturday morning broadcast television was fading away. Being in my thirties at the time, it was probably overdue. Even so, the misguided government…

The Federal Open Market Committee is widely expected to leave its federal funds rate target unchanged at 3.5 to 3.75 percent when it meets on March 17–18. While investors eagerly await lower interest rates, the…

By Marc Kavinsky, Lead Editor at IoT Business News. Industrial safety teams are increasingly trying to consolidate gas detection, lone worker protection and communications into fewer devices and a single data stream. Blackline Safety says…

On February 11, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its latest Budget and Economic Outlook. It made for grim reading. Deficits are historically high, totaling $1.9 trillion in 2026 and projected to grow to $3.1…

On the morning of March 12 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the campus scene was simultaneously typical and surreal. Students and faculty were fatigued by midterm preparations, and many were starting to feel the ill effects…

By Marc Kavinsky, Lead Editor at IoT Business News. Smart street lighting projects often stall on a familiar obstacle: getting devices connected consistently across borders without multiplying carrier contracts and operational overhead. 1NCE says its…