IoT News — guidesEvergreen guides on the Internet of Things from Internet of Things News.https://internetofthingsnews.com/en-ushello@internetofthingsnews.com (Internet of Things News)Bluetooth Low Energy for IoT: how BLE works and when to use ithttps://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/bluetooth-le-for-iot/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/bluetooth-le-for-iot/How Bluetooth Low Energy advertising, GATT, connections and mesh work, what the 5.x releases added, and when BLE is the right link for an IoT product.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTBluetooth Low EnergyBLEGATTbeaconsshort-range wirelesshello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)Digital twins explainedhttps://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/digital-twins-explained/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/digital-twins-explained/What a digital twin is, how it differs from a device shadow, the levels of twin from descriptive to prescriptive, and when building one is worth it.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTdigital twinsimulationarchitectureindustrial IoThello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)Edge computing explained: processing IoT data close to where it is producedhttps://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/edge-computing-explained/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/edge-computing-explained/What edge computing means in IoT, why latency, bandwidth, privacy and resilience push computation toward devices, and how to decide what runs where.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTedge computingedge gatewaylatencyarchitectureedge AIhello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)Industrial IoT: a practical guidehttps://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/industrial-iot-guide/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/industrial-iot-guide/How industrial IoT connects PLCs and machines to data platforms, the protocols and architecture it relies on, the use cases that pay, and why projects stall.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTindustrial IoTIIoTOPC UAIndustry 4.0predictive maintenancehello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)IoT architecture: the layers, from perception to applicationhttps://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/iot-architecture-layers/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/iot-architecture-layers/The layered model used to describe IoT systems: perception, network, edge, platform and application, what each layer does and where the boundaries blur.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTarchitecturelayersreference modelhello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)Device management and over-the-air updateshttps://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/device-management-and-ota-updates/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/device-management-and-ota-updates/How fleets of IoT devices are provisioned, monitored, configured and updated remotely, and how to design OTA updates that do not brick devices.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTdevice managementOTAfirmwarefleet managementlifecyclehello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)IoT connectivity overview: choosing between Wi-Fi, BLE, Zigbee, Thread, LoRaWAN and cellularhttps://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/iot-connectivity-overview/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/iot-connectivity-overview/A practical comparison of IoT radio technologies by range, power, bandwidth, topology and cost, with a decision method for picking the right one.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTconnectivitywirelessLPWANcellularprotocolshello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)Edge vs cloud vs fog: where should IoT computation happen?https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/edge-vs-cloud-vs-fog/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/edge-vs-cloud-vs-fog/A decision framework for placing IoT workloads on devices, gateways, fog nodes or the cloud, based on latency, cost, resilience and privacy.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTedge computingcloud computingfog computingarchitecturelatencyhello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)CoAP explained: the web protocol for constrained deviceshttps://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/coap-explained/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/coap-explained/How CoAP brings REST-style requests to tiny devices over UDP: message types, methods, observe, block transfer, DTLS security and when to choose it over MQTT.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCoAPprotocolsUDPconstrained devicesRESThello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)How IoT works: from sensor to cloud and backhttps://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/how-iot-works-sensors-to-cloud/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/how-iot-works-sensors-to-cloud/Follow one sensor reading from a microcontroller through radio, gateway, protocol and platform to a dashboard, and the command that travels back.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTIoT basicsarchitecturetelemetryfundamentalshello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)Device identity, certificates and PKI for IoThttps://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/iot-device-identity-and-pki/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/iot-device-identity-and-pki/How per-device certificates, a private CA and a hardware root of trust give every IoT device a provable identity, and how to provision and rotate them at scale.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTdevice identityPKIX.509certificatessecure elementprovisioninghello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)IoT in agriculture: sensors, connectivity and decisions in the fieldhttps://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/iot-in-agriculture/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/iot-in-agriculture/How soil, weather, livestock and machinery sensing work in agriculture, which radios reach a field, and where IoT pays off versus where it struggles.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTagricultureprecision agricultureLoRaWANsoil sensorslivestockhello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)Types of IoT devices and the constraints that shape themhttps://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/iot-device-types-and-constraints/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/iot-device-types-and-constraints/The main classes of IoT devices, from coin-cell sensors to edge gateways, and how power, cost, connectivity and security budgets dictate their design.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTdeviceshardwaremicrocontrollersfundamentalshello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)The IoT data pipeline: ingestion, storage, processing, actionhttps://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/iot-data-pipeline/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/iot-data-pipeline/How device data flows from ingestion through stream and batch processing to storage, analytics and action, and the design choices at each stage.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTdatapipelinetime seriesstream processingarchitecturehello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)A short history of the Internet of Thingshttps://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/iot-history-and-key-milestones/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/iot-history-and-key-milestones/From networked vending machines and RFID to LPWAN, cloud platforms, Mirai and Matter: the milestones that shaped IoT and why each one mattered.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThistorymilestonesfundamentalshello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)IoT in energy: smart grids, meters and flexibilityhttps://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/iot-in-energy/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/iot-in-energy/How smart meters, grid sensors and connected distributed resources turn the power system into an IoT deployment, and why flexibility is the key use case.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTenergysmart gridsmart metersdemand responsedistributed energyhello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)IoT in healthcare: remote monitoring, connected devices and the constraints around themhttps://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/iot-in-healthcare/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/iot-in-healthcare/How connected medical devices, remote patient monitoring and hospital asset tracking work, and the regulatory, safety and privacy constraints that shape them.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThealthcaremedical IoTremote patient monitoringwearablesIoMThello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)IoT in logistics and supply chain: tracking, condition monitoring and visibilityhttps://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/iot-in-logistics/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/iot-in-logistics/How asset tracking, cold chain monitoring and fleet telematics work in logistics, which radios and positioning methods fit each stage, and where the value is.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTlogisticssupply chainasset trackingcold chaintelematicshello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)IoT platforms explained: what they do and how to choose onehttps://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/iot-platforms-explained/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/iot-platforms-explained/What an IoT platform actually provides, the differences between cloud, open-source and vertical platforms, and the questions to ask before committing.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTplatformscloudarchitecturedevice managementhello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)IoT security fundamentals: threats and defenseshttps://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/iot-security-fundamentals/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/iot-security-fundamentals/The main ways IoT devices get attacked, from default passwords to insecure updates, and the layered defenses that keep a fleet trustworthy.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTIoT securitythreatsattack surfacebotnetssecure boothello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)LoRaWAN explained: long range, low power, small messageshttps://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/lorawan-explained/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/lorawan-explained/How LoRaWAN works, from LoRa modulation and spreading factors to gateways, network servers, device classes and security, and where it fits best.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTLoRaWANLoRaLPWANprotocolsconnectivityhello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)Matter explained: the smart home standardhttps://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/matter-explained/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/matter-explained/What Matter is, how it runs over Thread, Wi-Fi and Ethernet, how commissioning and multi-admin work, and where the standard still falls short.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTMattersmart homeThreadConnectivity Standards Allianceinteroperabilityhello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)MQTT explained: the publish-subscribe protocol behind most IoT platformshttps://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/mqtt-explained/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/mqtt-explained/How MQTT works: brokers, topics, QoS levels, retained messages, last will, sessions and MQTT 5 features, with guidance on topic design and when to use it.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTMQTTprotocolsmessagingpublish-subscribehello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)NB-IoT and LTE-M explained: cellular connectivity built for small deviceshttps://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/nb-iot-and-lte-m-explained/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/nb-iot-and-lte-m-explained/How NB-IoT and LTE-M differ in bandwidth, mobility, power saving and cost, and how to pick the right one for a battery-powered cellular device.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTNB-IoTLTE-Mcellular IoTLPWAN3GPPhello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)Smart cities: what IoT actually does for a cityhttps://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/smart-cities-guide/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/smart-cities-guide/The IoT services cities actually deploy, from street lighting to air quality and parking, the networks that carry them, and the governance that decides success.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTsmart citystreet lightingLoRaWANNB-IoTpublic infrastructurehello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)The smart home, explained: ecosystems, protocols and privacyhttps://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/smart-home-guide/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/smart-home-guide/How smart home ecosystems, hubs and radio protocols fit together, what Matter changes, how to keep control local, and what to check before buying a device.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTsmart homeMatterThreadZigbeeHome Assistantprivacyhello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)IoT security regulation: Cyber Resilience Act, PSTI, Cyber Trust Mark, ETSI EN 303 645https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/iot-security-regulation/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/iot-security-regulation/What the EU Cyber Resilience Act, the UK PSTI regime, the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark and ETSI EN 303 645 require from connected products, and how they fit together.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTregulationCyber Resilience ActPSTICyber Trust MarkETSI EN 303 645compliancehello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)Thread explained: the IPv6 mesh network for the smart homehttps://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/thread-explained/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/thread-explained/How Thread works: 802.15.4 radio, 6LoWPAN and IPv6, device roles, border routers, commissioning and security, its relationship to Matter, and when to choose it.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTThreadmeshIPv6smart homeprotocolshello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)What is the Internet of Things? A plain-language definitionhttps://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/what-is-the-internet-of-things/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/what-is-the-internet-of-things/A clear definition of the Internet of Things, what makes a device an IoT device, how the pieces fit together, and where the idea stops being useful.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTIoT basicsdefinitionfundamentalshello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)Zigbee explained: the low-power mesh behind smart lighting and sensorshttps://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/zigbee-explained/https://internetofthingsnews.com/learn/zigbee-explained/How Zigbee works: IEEE 802.15.4 radio, mesh roles, the Zigbee Cluster Library, Zigbee 3.0, security and commissioning, and how it compares with Thread.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTZigbeemeshsmart homeIEEE 802.15.4protocolshello@internetofthingsnews.com (IoT News Editorial)