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Nano SIM, eSIM, iSIM… how does it work, and what are the differences?

In everyday life we have been using telecommunication SIM cards for smartphones for years. For ten years, we have seen their format reduced to the mini-SIM, the micro-SIM and finally the nano SIM. And since 2017, we have seen the emergence of eSIM solutions (for embedded SIM). The latter are virtual cards. In terms of […]

Why is Nb-IoT a good connectivity alternative to traditional mobile networks?

2G and 3G networks are historically very good choices for IoT and M2M use cases, as they generally do not require high bandwidth (such as video streaming) and data usage is generally low (~ 3 MB/month per SIM card) overall in 2G case. Since 2G and 3G networks have been in commercial use for more […]

5 key criteria to choose your IoT platform

The Internet of Things is spreading at exponential speed in the corporate world and transforming not only the way they work but also the very nature of their business. However, bringing an IoT project to life can be very complex, especially when the technology is not the core business of the company.  Many companies would […]

New Look & Feel for thethings.io

We are excited to announce that thethings.iO has a new look & feel! 2022 will be synonymous of renewal at thethings.io. While some of you may have noticed that our logo has changed, that’s not the only new thing…  After a lot of hard work put into design and development, we have given thethings.iO a […]

IoT platforms, what are they and why can they really help your business to grow?

An IoT platform is a set of services to collect, store, correlate, analyze and exploit data. A platform is therefore a set of APIs and communication drivers, databases, processing and calculation services and often a web service to generate visualization and exploitation dashboards. As a result, an IoT platform is designed to reduce the development […]

Industrial IoT trends in 2022

The global Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) market size was estimated at $216.14 billion in 2020. And by 2026, it is expected to reach $771.072 billion, according to Polaris Market Research projections. The rapid digital transformations that have occurred during the pandemics are among the primary drivers of this aggressive growth rate. IIoT equipment manufacturers […]