Announcements, releases and milestones from across the platform.

Member states transpose the directive by 31 July 2026, after which manufacturers must repair covered products on request, including phones, tablets, servers and batteries.

Continuous pressure and flow monitoring lets utilities locate leaks in minutes rather than days, with one Yorkshire Water pilot identifying more than 1,000 leaks.

Forecasts put the global smart water meter market at roughly $6.02 billion in 2026 rising to $14.74 billion by 2034, an 11.85 percent compound rate driven by AMI rollouts.

The AIROC ACW741x connected MCU series combines Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0 with channel sounding and 802.15.4 Thread on one part, with Matter support.

iSIM modules are real, but production firmware, certification and operator support are still maturing — making eSIM the practical choice for products shipping now.

Beyond cameras and energy, Matter 1.5 introduces a single framework for blinds, curtains, gates and doors, plus soil sensor support for irrigation.

Channel Sounding brings improved ranging accuracy and security to BLE, with Samsung expecting broader proximity services including digital key use cases in 2026.

Juniper Research counted 1.2 billion devices using eSIMs in 2025 and projects 1.5 billion in 2026, with 4.9 billion cellular connections on eSIM by 2030.

Britain's consumer connectable product rules require unique or user-set passwords, a published route for reporting vulnerabilities, and a stated update period.

A new Tariff Information cluster lets devices read real-time and forecast pricing, time-of-use and block tariffs, and grid carbon intensity, and act on them.

The LoRa Alliance reports 125 million deployed devices growing at a 25 percent compound rate, positioning LoRaWAN alongside cellular, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Certified hardware, commercial SIM deliveries and orchestration platforms are generally available, with SGP.32-compliant deliveries starting 17 April 2026.
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