4G Sunset UK
Network Generations 4G Sunset UK: When Britain’s Workhorse Network Actually Retires, and What It Means for IoT 3G has gone and 2G is on a countdown to 2033. So it is reasonable to ask which generation is next. … Read more
Edge Computing in 2026: An IoT UK Report
Edge computing has spent a decade as a slide-deck word. In 2026 it is a line on a purchase order. This IoT UK report looks at what the term actually means in practice, what runs on these devices, … Read more
Ofcom’s Shared 6 GHz Spectrum Blueprint: A Deep Dive into Wi‑Fi Evolution, Mobile Expansion, and Industrial Coexistence
As full‑fibre broadband penetration deepens and enterprise, industrial, and smart‑city deployments scale up, wireless networks in the UK are hitting hard limits on capacity, especially in busy indoor and urban environments. The familiar 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz … Read more
The Fifteen-Year IoT Challenge: Can Connected Systems Remain Secure, Resilient and Economically Useful?
An IoT system installed today may still be monitoring a pumping station, controlling a building, reporting from a railway asset or protecting an electricity network in 2041. During those fifteen years, mobile networks will change, cryptographic standards will … Read more
IoTUK Ten Years Later: Successes, Failures and Lessons for Future Innovation Programmes
Nearly ten years after the government-backed IoTUK programme began, enough time has passed to separate its original promises from its lasting impact. Where did taxpayer funding create something useful? Which organisations, businesses and capabilities survived? Where did apparently … Read more
What Was IoTUK? The Story of the UK’s National Internet of Things Programme
If you search for “IoTUK”, you may encounter two different things. One is this independent website, which covers industrial IoT, connectivity, edge computing and the practical deployment of connected technology. The other was IoTUK, a government-backed national programme … Read more
The Case for Industrial Edge Computing: Why Processing Data Next to the Machine Changes Everything
Industrial edge computing is often presented as a story about artificial intelligence. That is only one part of it. The more important change is that industrial sites can now process, translate, store and act on data beside the … Read more
InHand DeviceLive: The Blueprint for Scalable Industrial IoT Management
In the rapidly evolving landscape of Industrial IoT (IIoT), the hardware—the routers, gateways, and edge computers—is only the starting point. The true competitive advantage for integrators, network architects, and IT managers is not just the ability to connect … Read more
I Could Name Every Part of the Architecture Except the SIM
A new essay on RoamingSIM.co.uk argues that the most widely deployed connectivity model in European IoT has never been named. On a recent sensor deployment, that stopped being a semantic problem and became a reporting one. I spent … Read more
Industrial AI Edge Computer: OpenClaw 24/7 on InHand EC3320
Your AI agent needs a body There is a moment in every AI agent project where the demo stops being a demo. It happens the first time someone says the word “overnight”. Up to that point, the agent … Read more