The field of wireless communication and IoT is moving towards more efficient, low-latency, and fault-tolerant solutions. Researchers are exploring innovative approaches to address the challenges of multichannel rendezvous, single-wire communication, and precise localization. Noteworthy papers in this area include Efficient Multichannel Rendezvous Algorithms without Global Channel Enumeration, which proposes low-complexity algorithms for synchronous and asynchronous settings, and LinkBo, an adaptive single-wire protocol that offers reduced latency and enhanced throughput. Other notable works include the design and development of a scalable and energy-efficient localization framework leveraging LoRa ranging-capable transceivers, and the evaluation of the Enhanced ShockBurst protocol for wireless low-latency synchronization in body-worn multi-node systems.