Cellular IoT: Poised to Hit Consumer Product Market

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3 min readMar 27, 2020

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This Week’s Podcast Episode

Episode #058: What is Cloud Location Over Cellular?

In this episode of the IoT for All Podcast, we sat down with Polte CEO Ed Chao to discuss Cloud Location over Cellular (C-LoC) technology and where it fits in the landscape of IoT location technologies, especially as an alternative to GPS. Listen Now

This Week’s Best Reads

An Introduction to a Full 5G System

5G is on the horizon and it means so much more than faster cellphone speeds. We broke down the top 5G applications and what they may mean for the future of IoT.

The Internet Of Things is all Over HVACR. Is the Value There yet?

The biggest HVACR event of the year was filled with new IoT products. Take a look at the landscape and find out whether or not smart HVACR appliances are worth the hype.

Cellular IoT: Poised to Hit Consumer Product Market

In the final quarter of 2019, Sprint signed multiple new IoT clients that balked the above norms by choosing embedded cellular for their consumer IoT products. Is this the start of a trend?

Five Things We’re Reading

1. Lynk sent the first text message from space directly to a normal cell phone, in an effort to establish globe-spanning connectivity with existing devices. // TechCrunch

2. The CDC launched a chatbot to triage patience concerned they may have coronavirus symptoms and recommend next steps. // Technology Review

3. Digital Revolution hacker group leaked details about “Fronton” an IoT botnet a contractor was allegedly building for the FSB, Russia’s intelligence agency. // ZDNet

4. Toyota and NTT announced a partnership to build a prototype, zero-emissions smart city near Mt. Fuji, incorporating smart homes, robotics and autonomous vehicles. // JapanToday

5. Tesla seems to be experimenting with a smart home HVAC system. // electrek

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