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A new market report, titled “Global IoT Chip Market – Analysis and Forecast, 2019-2029” by BIS Research, has found that the worldwide IoT chip market, which was valued at $9.40 billion in 2019, is now expected to grow over $38.61bn at a CAGR of 15.8% by 2029. The overall market demand for IoT chips is driven by the rising adoption …

FCC chairman Ajit Pai is backing a proposal that would see precious spectrum allocated for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications split and also used for WiFi. The 5.9GHz spectrum was allocated for Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC) way back in 1999 but it’s been mostly ignored by automakers. “DSRC … was intended to enable ubiquitous transportation and vehicle-related communications, but results haven’t matched …

Nokia has announced that its partnership ecosystem is preparing to introduce local 5G/private wireless LTE to industrial as well as government customers in Japan. By the end of December, the spectrum designated for local 5G will be released for enterprise use. The firm will help to boost IoT for industries in Japan by uniquely offering an end-to-end industrial-grade private wireless …

Australian telecommunication company Optus is claiming that it has made the world’s first 5G data call by making use of a 2300MHz spectrum. Optus conducted the test in Sydney with Ericsson kit. According to the company, it is the only Australian telecommunications firm with shares in the 2300MHz and 3500MHz spectrum bands. Optus network managing director Dennis Wong said: “With …

The FBI is recommending that owners of IoT devices keep them on a separate network as hackers increasingly seek to compromise them.   “Your fridge and your laptop should not be on the same network,” the FBI said in a weekly tech advice column. “Keep your most private, sensitive data on a separate system from your other IoT devices.”   …