Lanner, a hardware provider for advanced network appliances and rugged industrial computers, was approached by a customer who was searching for the ideal hardware appliance, capable of supporting the deployment of a K-12 education system. The system would serve millions…
Communications
Telecom advisor celebrates 5G tourism commission
Telecoms expert and smart city advisor Intelligens Consulting is celebrating a commission on 5G and tourism. The commission is to support an established client (a UK local authority) to support its ambitions to stimulate and accelerate the rollout of 5G…
IoT standard for non-cellular 5G recognised by the International Telecommunication Union
ETSI DECT-2020 NR, a non-cellular 5G technology standard, has been recognised by the WP5D of the International Telecommunication Union’s Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) and included as part of the 5G standards in IMT-2020 technology recommendation. Said Dr Günter Kleindl, chair of…
The appeal of Bluetooth watches
– Originally written by Franz Dugand, director of Sales & Marketing, Wireless IoT BU, CEVA – Smart phones are unquestionably powerful and all-capable but, in some ways, they’ve become the new ‘luggable’. Rather bulky, somewhat heavy and not as convenient…
Deployment of gateway security services accelerated from months to weeks
Cyber security provider F-Secure announced a combined offering with KAON Broadband, a source of integrated solutions featuring home network devices and associated revenue-generating services, and Incognito, a leading global provider of broadband service orchestration software solutions. It will deliver a…
Ubiquitous mobile broadband to become a commodity?
– Originally written by Anatoli Levine, director, Products and Standards, Softil – The advent of ubiquitously available mobile broadband is changing the way the world communicates, allowing literally everything – every piece of technology, no matter how small or large…
The untapped potential of data uncovered
Gartner expects that by 2022 more than 50% of enterprise-generated data will be created and processed outside the traditional data centre or cloud. With the explosion of the Internet of Things (IoT), the amount of data devices collect is becoming so…
Xilinx and NEC accelerate next-gen 5G Radio Units for global deployment
Xilinx and NEC Corporation have announced that the companies are collaborating on NEC’s next-generation 5G Radio Units (RUs) expected to be available for global deployment in 2022. Xilinx 7nm Versal AI Core series devices, which are currently shipping in volume…
The 19th century called, it wants its phone system back
Recent Ofcom data found that if business landline numbers continue to drop at their current rate, they will be all but extinct within just six years. But would this be a bad thing? The landline has enabled connectivity from 1876,…
Keeping supply chains connected
Just a year ago, finding a packet of toilet paper on your local supermarket’s shelves was like striking gold. The past year has taught us the value of a steady supply chain, and just how quickly an unexpected event can…
