Queclink Wireless Solutions and Giesecke+Devrient collaborate to launch Queclink Connect

10 March 2026

Queclink Wireless Solutions has launched Queclink Connect, a new connectivity service designed to provide secure, factory-integrated global IoT connectivity across its telematics and IoT device portfolio.

The service is powered by global SecurityTech company Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) with its IoTgo Connect solution. Through this collaboration, Queclink leverages G+D’s secure connectivity management infrastructure, industrial-grade SIM and eSIM technologies, and global multi-IMSI capabilities across Tier-1 operators. The partnership reinforces Queclink’s ability to deliver reliable and scalable connectivity for long-term IoT operations.

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When biodiversity meets the cloud

09 March 2026

Ed Baker, Acoustic Biology Researcher at the Natural History Museum and Hilary Tam, Sustainability Leader, Europe Middle East & Africa at Amazon Web Services install an environmental sensor in the pond to measure temperature at various depths. © The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London

Ed Baker, Acoustic Biology Researcher at the Natural History Museum and Hilary Tam, Sustainability Leader, Europe Middle East & Africa at Amazon Web Services install an environmental sensor in the pond to measure temperature at various depths. © The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London

When the Natural History Museum set out to redevelop its five-acre gardens, the goal stretched far beyond aesthetic landscaping. The transformation, made possible through a partnership with Amazon Web Services, was designed to create one of the most data-rich urban nature sites in the UK. What had once been a traditional museum garden is now a digitally enhanced research environment, where soil moisture, insect wingbeats and airborne DNA are monitored with the same enthusiasm as the museum’s most prized fossils.

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Wireless Broadband Alliance releases framework for secure private 5G networks

02 March 2026

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the global industry body dedicated to advancing Wi-Fi interoperability, has published the report “Enterprise Security for Private 5G Networks.”

This comprehensive guide outlines a unified security framework and best practices to help enterprises seamlessly integrate Private 5G into their existing IT and Wi-Fi environments while safeguarding against cyber threats. Central to the report is a converged Zero-Trust model built on open standards and shared policies, promoting secure, resilient, and interoperable enterprise networks.

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Smart city technology markets set for rapid growth as cities prioritise operational outcomes

11 February 2026

Berg Insight has released the latest edition of its comprehensive smart city technology report, comprising in-depth studies of five key technology areas: smart street lighting, smart parking, smart waste collection, urban air quality monitoring and smart city surveillance.

In 2024, the global installed base excluding China of individually controlled smart street lights amounted to 27.9 million units. The corresponding figures for the smart waste and smart parking sensor technology markets were at the same time 1.56 million and 1.47 million units respectively. Smart parking sensors refers to in-ground or surface-mounted parking occupancy detection sensors whilst smart waste sensor technology consists of fill-level sensor devices that may either be pre-integrated into bins and containers, for example as a smart bin offering, or retrofitted on existing collection points.

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