The Physical World Is Becoming Data: Why End-to-End IoT Is Scaling Now
For more than a decade, IoT has played an important role in capturing physical world data. Sensors, tags, and connected devices have made it possible to observe physical environments, assets, and conditions with increasing granularity. In many deployments, that data...
Avery Dennison Launches Pathfinder Edge for Retail and Logistics Printing
Key Takeaways Pathfinder Edge combines scanning, printing, and label application in a single device that prints up to 50% faster than its predecessor and runs up to 25% longer on a single charge, cutting the need to juggle multiple tools on the shop floor. Built as a...
Intelliguard, Accucold Introduce Integrated RFID Inventory Pharmaceutical Cabinet
Key Takeaways: Intelliguard and Accucold have integrated RFID technology directly into Pharma-Vac refrigeration units, creating the temperature-controlled Mira Care Inventory Cabinet for automated, item-level tracking of high-value medications. The system delivers...
Identiv to Sell its IoT Assets to Trackonomy
Key Takeaways Identiv will sell its IoT assets — including its German R&D center, Thai subsidiary, and $25 million in cash — to Trackonomy Systems in exchange for $50 million in Trackonomy preferred equity, with the deal expected to close in Q3 or early Q4 fiscal...
The Operational Upgrade Powering AI-era Fiber Rollouts
For years, the conversation around fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and 5G was dominated by “the digital divide”— a race to get glass in the ground. But this is 2026 and the narrative has shifted. With the explosion of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI),...
Identiv Launches ID-Pixels 3.0 to Enable Scalable Intelligence Across Physical Supply Chains
Key Takeaways: Identiv has launched ID-Pixels 3.0, a family of battery-free Bluetooth Low Energy inlays and labels built on Wiliot’s Gen3 IC that harvest ambient energy to sense and track goods across supply chains. Each compact label carries a unique digital ID...
RADAR Raises $170M as it Brings Physical Retail Into the AI Era
Key Takeaways: RADAR’s $170 million Series B funding will support broader retail deployments, next-generation sensor hardware, AI analytics, autonomous checkout development, and international expansion. The platform gives retailers real-time, item-level inventory...
Soracom Expands IoT Professional Services to North America
Key Takeaways: Soracom’s North American Professional Services launch gives startups and enterprises access to IoT architecture expertise for faster movement from proof of concept to production. The services support full-stack IoT deployment, including connectivity...