On July 8, 2024, a guest essay by Stephen Smith on elevator policy was published in The New York Times. Though this may seem like a rather dry topic at first glance, Smith’s essay quickly…
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The number of telecare solution users in Europe and North America reached 16.2 million at the end of 2025
Key Insights (AI-assisted): Telecare’s expansion to 24.2 million users by 2030 signals that connected care is becoming a core mainstream IoT vertical, not a niche assistive segment. As platforms shift from panic-button alerts to AI-driven… -
Key Insights (AI-assisted): By anchoring digital access credentials in mainstream mobile wallets, Aliro pushes physical access control deeper into the consumer IoT and smartphone ecosystems. This consolidates fragmented smart lock and badge solutions into a…
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Key Insights (AI-assisted): By shrinking form factor while extending network reach, Samsara is pushing asset tracking deeper into the long tail of tools and equipment that are typically unmanaged. Combining an industrial Bluetooth mesh with…
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On February 11, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published its annual Budget and Economic Outlook report, covering 2026 to 2036. Among the projections, the report found that Social Security’s Old-Age and Survivors Insurance will be…
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Key Insights (AI-assisted): By aligning low-power LoRa, cellular LPWA, 5G RedCap and satellite/MVNO services in a single portfolio, Semtech is signaling a push toward vertically integrated, multi-bearer IoT stacks. This blurs the line between component…
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What US industry is the most subsidized and regulated by the federal government? If you answered nuclear power, you are correct. As a result, the 70-year “Atoms for Peace” program represents the most expensive failure…
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G+D and AWS collaborate on new cloud-based Remote eSIM Provisioning for consumer and IoT solutions
Key Insights (AI-assisted): Positioning remote eSIM provisioning as a cloud-native workload on AWS signals a structural shift in how connectivity is deployed and operated. It effectively turns core eSIM functionality into a programmable, on-demand service… -
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The installed base of fleet management systems in Southeast Asia to reach 6.4 million units by 2029
Key Insights (AI-assisted): Southeast Asia’s accelerating fleet management adoption signals a rapid maturation of commercial vehicle IoT in emerging markets. Growing penetration from basic tracking to richer telematics and video capabilities will increase data volumes,… -
January saw Americans grow markedly more pessimistic about the economy. The Conference Board reported that its Consumer Confidence Index fell almost ten points in one month, reaching its lowest level since 2014. Consumers reported worsening…