Announcing the Winners of the 2025 IoT Emerging Technology Award

SALT LAKE CITY — July 21, 2025 — IoThinkTank is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 IoT Emerging Technology Award, recognizing two standout innovations that are redefining the future of connected technology. This year’s honors go to Morse Micro, for its groundbreaking work in wireless infrastructure with Wi-Fi HaLow, and Castrol, for its transformative industrial application through Intelligent Lubrication Solutions.

Morse Micro: Infrastructure & Connectivity Innovation

Morse Micro is leading a connectivity revolution with Wi-Fi HaLow, a next-generation standard based on IEEE 802.11ah. Purpose-built for the Internet of Things, Wi-Fi HaLow delivers 10x the range and dramatically lower power consumption than traditional Wi-Fi—making it ideal for large-scale, battery-powered deployments.

Morse Micro’s MM8108 chip achieves a remarkable 37% transmit efficiency, outperforming industry benchmarks and enabling real-world applications like 10-mile range surveillance, precision agriculture, and Matter-certified smart home devices. The company’s technology has been recognized in award-winning products such as the Abode Edge Camera and is rapidly scaling through partnerships with Quectel, Zetifi, and others.

Castrol: Industrial Application Excellence

Castrol’s Intelligent Lubrication Solutions represent a breakthrough in predictive maintenance for industrial systems. By combining SmartOil sensors with the SmartMonitor IIoT platform, Castrol offers real-time oil condition monitoring that enables proactive interventions—helping manufacturers cut downtime, reduce waste, and improve sustainability.

In live deployments, Castrol has delivered significant ROI, with a steel manufacturer avoiding over $100,000 in failure costs and other customers realizing major savings in lubricant consumption and downtime. With machine learning diagnostics, digital twins, and GenAI integrations, Castrol is delivering actionable intelligence across heavy industry.

“These winners exemplify what’s possible when foundational infrastructure and intelligent applications come together,” said Jordan Hayes, IoThinkTank Awards Coordinator. “Both Morse Micro and Castrol are pushing the boundaries of IoT and setting new standards in performance, scalability, and real-world impact.”

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