Zoning systems in smart buildings – Part I

Working in an office can be fun, sociable and productive. But if the temperature isn’t right, it can make work uncomfortable, and is likely to lead to lower outputs and higher absenteeism. It’s a familiar feeling for most of us you’re always too hot or too cold, regardless of the season. Traditional heating ventilation and

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ComLink fleet technology deployment boosts fire & security business

Leeds, 21 July 2022 – Live fleet and service management software has helped ComLink Fire and Security to become one of the fast growing companies in Wales. Since introducing the cloud-based technology from BigChange, ComLink has seen its field service fleet double in size. The company has also seen turnover triple without the need for additional office

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Smarter building monitoring and optimisation power by IoT

Jersey & London – JT IoT and learnd announce partnership to empower more efficient and sustainable building management by combining learnd’s Open Data Platform with JT IoT’s global connectivity. This will allow building engineers and experts to gain enhanced real-time data from all data sources within each estate no matter where in the world the building

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Telefonica set to connect IoT devices using satellite with 5G technology

Telefonica, through its divisions Telefonica Tech and Telefonica Global Solutions (TGS), and Sateliot, a satellite telecommunications operator, are collaborating in the development of an innovative connectivity service with dual 5G NB-IoT technology in which Sateliot’s new satellite network will be integrated with Telefonica Tech’s current terrestrial NB-IoT networks to offer IoT connectivity wherever the customer needs it, including maritime

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Soracom partners with IDEMIA to deliver IoT-optimised eSIM capability

Seattle, United States & London, United Kingdom. 20 July, 2022 – Soracom, Inc., a global provider of advanced IoT connectivity, announced a partnership with IDEMIA, a company in identity technologies, to offer innovative SMBs, SMEs and enterprises in North America and Europe expanded embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) capabilities based on IDEMIA’s IoT optimised DAKOTA

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UK government gives green light for longest drone ‘superhighway’

London, UK. 18th July 2022 – The UK government has given the go-ahead for a network of ‘drone superhighways’ to be built in the UK. The drone superhighway will link cities and towns from the English Midlands to the southeast of the country, with the option to expand the corridor to other locations.

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New Thread 1.3.0 wireless protocol improves seamless connectivity in smart homes, buildings

San Ramon, California. 19 July 2022 – The Thread Group, an industry alliance enabling IoT convergence, and addressing challenges around security, energy footprint, and architecture at the network layer, announced the next iteration of its wireless networking protocol, Thread 1.3.0, now enabling Matter. Building on previous iterations, Thread 1.3.0 is fully backward compatible, opening up

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Renesas launches cellular-to-cloud IoT development platforms powered by RA and RX MCU families

Tokyo, Japan – Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has announced two new cloud development kits, CK-RA6M5 and CK-RX65N, providing a complete connectivity solution for the RA and RX Families of 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs). The cloud kits are to be equipped with Renesas’ RYZ014A Cat-M1 module, a certified LTE cellular module that

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Berg Insight says global cellular IoT connections grew 22% to reach 2.1bn in 2021

Gothenburg, Sweden. 15 July 2022 – A new report from the IoT market research firm Berg Insight says that the global number of cellular IoT subscribers increased by 22% during 2021 to reach 2.1 billion. The major regional markets China, Western Europe and North America grew similarly during the year as the world recovered from

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Al-Futtaim signs MoU with Redinent

Al-Futtaim Technologies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Redinent Innovations that aims to facilitate future alliances for protecting the CCTV networks across the UAE. This partnership is a landmark alliance between Al-Futtaim Technologies system integrators that is part of the larger conglomerate Al-Futtaim Group and Redinent faster emerging players in IoT Cybersecurity.

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New Omdia research finds enterprises are turning to 5G for their IoT needs

London, 14 July 2022 – Enterprises are not only increasing their IoT spending and their deployment of devices but are doing so because IoT projects are meeting or exceeding return on investment (ROI) expectations according to the latest Omdia Internet of Things (IoT) Enterprise Survey. Omdia surveyed approximately 500 enterprises across countries that are deploying or are

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Fibocom LTE-A module FM101-NA certified by major US carrier, accelerating IoT journey

Shenzhen, China. 14 July, 2022 – Fibocom, a global provider of IoT (Internet of Things) wireless solutions and wireless communication modules, announces that its FM101-NA module has been successfully certified by another major US carrier. With high reliability and extended applicability, the module can now leverage the nationwide LTE network to empower IoT applications such as FWA,

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Ericsson, Qualcomm and Thales to take 5G into space for satellite-driven non-terrestrial networks

Ericsson, Thales, a global specialist in aerospace, defence, security & digital identity, and wireless technology provider Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. are planning to take 5G out of this world and across a network of Earth-orbiting satellites.

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FIWARE Foundation and AWS join forces to make digital cities smarter and sustainable

Berlin, 12 July 2022 – FIWARE Foundation, the non-profit organisation that encourages the adoption of open standards implemented using Open Source technologies for the development of smart solutions on a global basis proudly announces today that  Amazon Web Services (AWS), the comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, has joined FIWARE Foundation as a Platinum Member. This

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The need for speed: Embracing the potential of edge computing

Digital infrastructure plays a critical role in nearly every aspect of how we live and work. Due to the pandemic, more people are working remotely than ever before. Add to this the increasing amounts of applications being migrated to the cloud, and data generation exploding through the adoption of IoT, more pressure has now been

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Preventing obsolescence: Benefits of choosing application-specific integrated circuits for automotive sensors

Demand for semiconductor chips rose 17% from 2019 to 2021, and supply chains are still recovering from the effects of the pandemic. Obsolescence can make sourcing integrated circuit (IC) components even more challenging for manufacturers. Here, Richard Mount, director of Sales at ASIC design and supply company Swindon Silicon Systems, explains how custom ICs can

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