Sony launches launches NB-IoT chipset courtesy of its Altair purchase Sony Semiconductor Israel has launched the Altair ALT1255, a low power WAN chipset for the cellular NB-IoT platform. The chipset is designed for development of low power and affordable connected devices that can be deployed at large scale for monitoring, managing and controlling critical infrastructure, as well as for vertical sectors such as health care and logistics. The ALT1255 was developed in-house by Sony in Israel, based on the existing LTE-M/NB ALT1250 chipset, with which it shares software architecture, modem application and networking layer, as well as APIs for integration within the Altair product family. The product line was acquired along with Israel-based device-side chip designer Altair in early 2016.…