LoRa Alliance’s Rolls Out Roadmap for Global Expansion
Key Takeaways: The LoRa Alliance’s 2026–2028 roadmap aims to make LoRaWAN easier to deploy and integrate by adding application support, device migration tools, and stronger plug-and-play features. New coverage extensions, security updates, gateway certification, and...
Bardstown Bourbon Incorporates NFC Gift Tags with Their Bottles
Key Takeaways: Bardstown Bourbon Company is launching an NFC-enabled gifting program that lets consumers add a message, photo, or video to a bottle through a smartphone tap. Developed with Eurostampa and io.tt, the program brings connected packaging to a...
The Missing Layer in RFID Deployments: Operational Support That Drives ROI in the Age of AI-Driven Logistics
Enterprise RFID conversations have moved well beyond feasibility. Today’s leaders are focused on scale, interoperability, and return on infrastructure investments. Readers, tags, edge devices, and middleware platforms are more capable than ever. At the same time,...
Royal Ray, Impinj Target Embedded RFID Growth With Ultra-Compact Ourea Series
Key Takeaways: Royal Ray and Impinj launched the Ourea Series RRUx1508M, a 15 x 8 x 2.9 mm embedded RAIN RFID module with native Gen2X support, aimed at space- and power-constrained devices. The globally certified module is designed to help OEMs speed integration of...
Atlas RFID Selects Graph-Tech RFIDRunner to Scale Label Production
Key Takeaways: Atlas RFID selected Graph-Tech USA’s RFIDRunner to meet rising demand for high-speed UHF RFID label production across North America. The system has helped Atlas double output compared with ten thermal printers while lowering labor needs and improving...
George Schmitt & Co. Collaborates with Wiliot on BLE Smart Labels
Key Takeaways: George Schmitt & Co. is partnering with Wiliot to convert, test and manufacture Gen3 IoT Pixels into BLE-enabled smart labels for logistics, retail, and supply chains. The collaboration supports high-volume production with in-line testing,...
Auburn Research and Technology Foundation Breaks Ground on New RFID Lab
Key Takeaways: Auburn Research and Technology Foundation has broken ground on a $22 million, 100,000-square-foot RFID Lab facility scheduled to open in summer 2027. The new lab will anchor a 45-acre advanced manufacturing research district focused on RFID, automation,...
UHF RFID Sessions: The Hidden Flag That Makes or Breaks Your Read Performance
Every UHF RFID tag in the world carries a tiny piece of state that most people never think about. It has no battery, no processor worth mentioning, and barely enough silicon to hold an EPC number. But tucked inside its memory is a set of four single-bit flags called...