Blog Posts

Jul 21, 2020

Three Ways to Simplify IoT Network Management

More and more companies are looking to adopt the Internet of Things (IoT), but why do so many IoT initiatives fail at critical points in their project lifecycle?

Hannah Schneider

Dec 16, 2019

Over-The-Air Updates Are Critical to Your IoT Deployment. Here’s What It Means for You.

Enterprises and solution providers should expect certain core functionality from IoT devices and platforms. Over-the-air configuration, application, and firmware updates (in order of increasing complexity and bandwidth cost) should be high on that list.

Chrissy Bullock

Oct 30, 2019

Adopting IoT? Learn Why One-Off Solutions Can’t Compete with Platforms

The more data points you are measuring and processing, the more complex your system becomes. The key to simplification is integration, and the far more effective approach to IoT deployment is to build your network as a scalable, flexible platform.

Chrissy Bullock

Oct 25, 2019

Introducing the MQcentral October 2019 Release

Integrating with MachineQ is easier than ever with our latest MQcentral update. The MQcentral Output Profile page is core to how data is sent to your applications. Based on customer feedback, we’ve focused on making this experience simpler and more intuitive, with an improved user interface and additional features.

Jim Hildenbrand

Oct 14, 2019

IoT Solutions to Tackle Everyday Restaurant Challenges

The restaurant space is rapidly evolving, presenting new challenges and opportunities. There is a growing emphasis on freshness, food safety, and automation.

Will Sanderson

Sep 27, 2019

Introducing 10 New Ways to Use the MQ Platform to Scale Your IoT Solutions

Our mission is to improve how the world operates through the power of connected sensors. To that end, we are excited to announce that we are growing our catalog of LoRa solutions and releasing 10 new devices to support some of the most prominent use cases.

Chrissy Bullock

Aug 30, 2019

Introducing the MQcentral August 2019 Release

The MQcentral August release is here! With this update we’re introducing several bug fixes and requested features. In addition, we’ve also put in place stability changes for improved performance and reduced latency.

Hannah Schneider

Aug 26, 2019

Simplifying Wireless IoT Gateway Deployment With Secure Backhaul

While the LoRaWAN communication protocol provides AES-128 encryption of the data payload from the device through to the application, MachineQ goes a step beyond to provide secure backhaul transport between the gateway and the network server.

Jim Hildenbrand

Aug 19, 2019

H2O Degree Simplifies Submetering in 30-acre Apartment Complex Using Just 1 MachineQ Gateway

The MachineQ team visited H2O Degree's submetering deployment at a large apartment complex, studying the placement of sensors and the LoRaWAN coverage provided by a singular MachineQ gateway.

Jessica Phillips

Jul 2, 2019

How to Optimize your Smart Office Lighting System to Save Energy and Money

MachineQ Engineer, Oleg Zvonorov, designed and conducted a study to monitor energy consumed by the automated lighting control system in the company’s high-rise office building.

Jessica Phillips

Jun 26, 2019

Three Ways MQcentral Just Got a Whole Lot Better

The latest release of MQcentral, our gateway and device health management portal, introduces several new features to help you make the most of our platform.

Hannah Schneider

Jun 20, 2019

The City of Wichita Gets Smart with LoRaWAN®

Smart City Coordinator, Michael Barnett, shares how the City of Wichita is leveraging Smart City initiatives to improve the livability, sustainability and economy of Wichita, Kansas.

Michael Barnett

Jun 4, 2019

Why Real-Time Energy Monitoring Is a Disruptive Technology That Matters

Comcast's Director of Sustainability - Energy and Technology, Daniel Marut, shares insight on how LoRa-based Internet of Things (IoT) solutions make real-time energy monitoring better, faster and more affordable.

Dan Marut

Mar 13, 2019

How to Manage the “I” of IoT

MachineQ is excited to highlight the latest features of MQcentral, offering customers even more detailed insight into their network and hardware performance.

Hannah Schneider

Feb 21, 2019

2019 Predictions – Enterprise IoT

What does 2019 have in store for Enterprise IoT? From sustainability and security to adoption trends and global deployments, MachineQ's, Suresh Madhavan, weighs in on what we can expect this year.

Chrissy Bullock

Dec 19, 2018

Victor and MachineQ Partner to Revolutionize Pest Control

Today, in partnership with MachineQ, iconic pest control company, Victor, unveils its latest IoT-focused rodent trap, VLINK, built with long-range technology, LoRa.

Chrissy Bullock

Dec 12, 2018

Q+A with Peter Owens: President + Founder at SteamIQ

Self-funded start-up, SteamIQ, is making clean energy not only possible, but affordable and efficient. Peter Owens reveals how they're turning one of the oldest technologies into a smart, cutting-edge system.

Chrissy Bullock

Nov 28, 2018

OTA Updates – It’s Not Rocket Science

To avoid that uh-oh moment when a fixable bug hits your customers, it’s critical that a device is intentionally designed with the ability to be updated over the air (OTA). Find out how MachineQ delivers OTA updates without disrupting communication across your devices.

Maggie Bosak

Nov 13, 2018

How UX Expands Beyond the Digital Sphere at MachineQ

At MachineQ, we make UX a priority, understanding that complex technology, like IoT, requires a streamlined, approachable on-boarding experience for our users.

Sean McGinnis

Nov 7, 2018

MQcentral: Making IoT Management a Cinch

Our customers asked, and we've answered: MQcentral now delivers improved structural support, a refreshed user interface, and enhanced metrics and health dashboards.

Hannah Schneider

Sep 5, 2018

With MachineQ, H2O Degree Provides “Smart Metering at its Best”

Many multi-dwelling units(MDU) operate on one water meter per complex. So how does a landlord divide the bill among tenants? H2O Degree takes the guesswork out of that process and lets tenants pay for only what they consume, reducing overall water consumption.

Chrissy Bullock

Aug 29, 2018

The Global Impact of Sensoterra’s Smart Solution

How can we restore our planet’s forests while supporting ecosystems, and the communities that surround them, in challenging environments? With a little help from MachineQ, Sensoterra and its parent organization, Land Life Company, are trying to solve that problem through the development of low-cost, IoT-driven irrigation methods.

Chrissy Bullock

Aug 22, 2018

How to Detect Connection Loss on a LoRaWAN® Device, and Why it Matters

Some LoRa devices are designed to last over a decade. And while a connection loss is uncommon, it's important to understand why this could happen and what you can do to fix it.

Chrissy Bullock

Aug 14, 2018

Range Testing with Radio Bridge and MachineQ

Radio Bridge tested the signal range of their sensors around the Denver area to see how they performed on MachineQ's LoRa network platform. The results were pretty awesome. See for yourself.

Chrissy Bullock

Jul 31, 2018

Simplicity Rules at Radio Bridge

Radio Bridge relies on MachineQ's agility and resiliency, allowing them to open new avenues of business and expand their market reach.

Chrissy Bullock

Jul 25, 2018

Why Choose LoRaWAN™?

In the IoT era, choosing the right technology to wirelessly transmit data is paramount. Why choose LoRaWAN? Low cost. Low power. Long range. Deep coverage. Why would you not?

Chrissy Bullock

Jul 19, 2018

PNI Utilizes the MachineQ Network to Eliminate Parking Headaches

The solution to your parking woes may lie in IoT thanks to PNI Sensor's PlacePod smart parking device.

Chrissy Bullock

Jul 5, 2018

How can MachineQ Help You Convert Your Sensor Design to LoRaWAN?

Get started with Comcast’s IoT network today: MachineQ offers a variety of resources to assist in migrating your sensor design to LoRaWAN.

Chrissy Bullock

Jun 14, 2018

Understanding Dense IoT Networks

As part of MachineQ’s ongoing commitment to service existing and new customers with our robust, secure IoT platform, we recently conducted an extensive study to evaluate the ability of our enterprise network to handle high amounts of sensor data traffic in a dense urban-deployment environment.

Jessica Phillips

Jun 1, 2018

LPWAN for the Internet of Things

Learn the differences between the two most popular network types - Cellular and Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN).

Chrissy Bullock

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