At last week’s Embedded World in Nuremberg, Digi unveiled ConnectCore 95, an integrated platform for building and scaling connected products.

The announcement comes as Digi expands its device-to-cloud capabilities through the recent acquisition of Particle (iotm2mcouncil.org/iot-library/articles/market-analysis/making-iot-as-relaxing-as-a-jacuzzi/), a provider of IoT connectivity infrastructure and device management platforms used by OEMs globally. Together, the technologies strengthen Digi’s ability to deliver complete IoT offerings spanning intelligent edge hardware, secure connectivity and large-scale device lifecycle management.

Each ConnectCore 95 module includes the firm’s ConnectCore cloud services with five years of bundled OTA capabilities. OEMs can provision devices in manufacturing, deploy secure firmware and edge AI updates in the field, monitor fleet health and maintain compliance without procuring additional software or building their own infrastructure. As regulations such as the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) increase requirements for ongoing software maintenance and security patching, ConnectCore 95 provides a compliance-ready foundation from day one.

“The ConnectCore 95 bundles services,” said Digi’s Bob Blumenscheid at Embedded World. “Every chip will have five years of connectivity including OTA updates and monitoring. Here comes the CRA and we have to keep the product updated for security, and that is built into the chip and ready to go.”

It is also among the first SoMs to feature pre-certified tri-band Wifi 6E, unlocking the 6GHz spectrum for higher bandwidth, lower latency and cleaner RF performance. With global certifications built in, OEMs can bypass lengthy RF design cycles and accelerate time to market for medical and industrial systems that demand reliable wireless connectivity.

Security is foundational to the ConnectCore 95 platform. Every module integrates Digi TrustFence, supporting compliance with global regulations including the CRA, NIS2 and FDA cyber-security requirements. With secure boot, hardware root of trust, encrypted storage, SBoM generation and integrated vulnerability management built in, ConnectCore 95 is CRA-ready from day one. Digi’s ConnectCore cloud services (www.digi.com/products/embedded-systems/digi-connectcore/software-and-tools/cloud-services) are SOC 2 compliant, delivering enterprise-grade controls for security, availability and data protection.

ConnectCore 95 is available in Digi’s proven SMTplus solder-down form factor and, for the first time, in the industry-standard Smarc format. SMTplus supports high-volume, long-life deployments, while Smarc provides flexibility through a standardised, socketed design, giving OEMs the freedom to balance durability, scale and speed to market.

ConnectCore 95 SoMs and development kits will be available globally from next month. Learn more a www.digi.com/connectcore-95.

• Digi (www.digi.com) has launched its One Digi AI Discovery Engine, a natural language powered experience designed to reduce the time it takes customers to find, evaluate and deploy the right Digi products. This natural language interface transforms how customers discover products by unifying the company’s core divisions of Digi, Opengear, Particle and SmartSense into one search experience that delivers relevant options, documentation and guidance in seconds.

• European distributor Anglia Components (www.anglia-live.com) has extended its franchise agreement with Digi and now represents the M2M and IoT provider in the Nordic and Baltic regions. This follows the success of the programmes Anglia runs in the UK and Ireland with Digi to develop business. The two companies have collaborated on technical workshops providing an introduction to RF communications and connecting wireless sensors to the cloud for remote monitoring and control, as well as discussing Digi’s hardware, software and development kits.