As 2022 gets into full swing, many business owners are considering how they can give their tech setup a refresh. 5G first hit the UK’s shores in May 2019, but it’s taken a while for the rollout to expand enough…
Smart water manages consumption and detects real-time leaks
The world’s population is expected to pass the 9 billion mark by 2050, resulting in a 35 to 60% increase in water demand for domestic consumption, agriculture, industry and power generation. Robeau’s team has been working for two years on…
Wearable predictions for 2022
It is impossible to address emerging trends without mentioning the metaverse. The buzz around this topic has been steadily building, some might even say to the point of overhype. However, the convergence between this virtual world and the world of…
Bluetooth Low Energy broken down
Bluetooth is two decades old and inhabits more than 20 billion circuits – this is phenomenal growth. Did you know that smart-phone vendors no longer support classic Bluetooth? It has been replaced by new BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy). As somebody…
Making sustainable cities the future
There’s zero doubt that human-induced climate change is edging us ever-closer towards an environmental tipping point. Despite the much-anticipated discussions focused on decarbonisation policies at COP26, and warnings by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), much work still needs…
PSTN switch off scheduled for 2025
The public switched telephone network (PSTN) switch off is scheduled for 2025, and will mark the end of the copper-based telephone network. In the lead up to the switch off, businesses must transition away from PSTN-based products to newer services…
The shift towards smart living
Though a definitive understanding of a smart home is yet to be reached, it is nevertheless interesting to discuss different requirements and factors which may constitute one. CES in Las Vegas was host to a range of fascinating debates and…
Painless entry into IIoT market
As industrialisation intensifies, demand for computing performance and durability has become increasingly more exacting. Seeking breakthroughs in highly durable and reliable industrial PC solutions, Avalue’s latest releases – 15-inch and 21.5-inch SPC-series (SPC-1533-B1/SPC-2133-B1) rugged industrial-grade panel PCs, offer significant improvement…
AI and Machine Learning brought to the Edge with Matter-Ready Platform
Silicon Labs, an innovator in secure, intelligent wireless technology for a more connected world, announced the BG24 and MG24 families of 2.4 GHz wireless SoCs for Bluetooth and Multiple-protocol operations, respectively, and a new software toolkit. This co-optimised hardware and…
Analysis and context for NSP success in 2022
New consumer demands based on shifting behavioral patterns as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis are giving rise to a new set of key success factors that network service providers (NSPs) will have to address to achieve their strategic…
