Smart connected devices from IoT, networking, and electronics providers are now achieving certification for the new Field Area Network (FAN) 1.1 programme from the Wi-SUN Alliance. Exegin Technologies, Kyoto University, Nagano Japan Radio, Nissin Systems, Landis+Gyr, Renesas Electronics, Silicon Labs,…
SmartSpires will turn Belval campus into a smart city living lab
SmartSpires, a 3.1-million-euro initiative co-funded by the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), is aiming to turn Luxembourg’s Belval campus into a smart city living lab – a blueprint for cities across Europe. Led by a public-private consortium, including 5SKYE, Gcore,…
University of St Andrews researchers explore material for energy harvesting
Research released by the University of St Andrews has unravelled energy harvesting potential using light and movement, discovering the makeup and methods used to generate electricity using an emerging family of semiconductors. Published in?Advanced Functional Materials, the research investigates the…
bitsensing enters into Indian market
bitsensing has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with IKIO Technologies, a smart infrastructure solutions provider in India, during the 2025 Suwon ITS Asia-Pacific Forum held in South Korea. The signing ceremony was attended by key figures including Heo Na-yoon,…
UWB wireless technology addresses worker safety at construction sites
In order to significantly reduce the risk of accidents in construction sites, Sharing Worker have implemented a solution using ultra wideband (UWB) wireless technology to create a ‘security bubble’ around dangerous vehicles. Even if construction sites are well managed, there…
Seiko Electric achieves net zero status with EnOcean sensors
Seiko Electric has successfully achieved Net Zero Energy Building (Net ZEB) status at its Koga Engineering Building in Fukuoka City, Japan. EnOcean-based wireless sensors and switches have been essential to this sustainable and innovative success, enabling building automation and energy…
Signify launches wireless emergency lighting portfolio
Signify has launched a new wireless emergency lighting portfolio and monitoring system, allowing building managers to control, monitor, and test emergency lighting and produce compliance reports, through a secure Cloud-based dashboard. Powered by Signify’s Interact connected lighting system developed for…
Semtech LoRa technology integrated into smart metering project
Semtech recently announced the successful implementation of its LoRa technology in one of the UK’s largest smart water metering projects. Yorkshire Water, in partnership with Netmore Group, has deployed a LoRaWAN smart metering initiative across the region that is setting…
Smart thermostats support energy and water management
HDG Legacy collaborated with Anacove on deploying its AI- and Cloud-powered smart thermostats, leak detection and asset managements to support its hotel clients in their energy and water management. “One of my core beliefs is that operating a business that…
Paris claims smart city crown
Analysis from ProptechOS exploring 95 major cities across Europe and the US shows that Paris has claimed the smart city crown, outperforming London. Each city received a score out of 100 for overall performance in each category. ProptechOS examined 17…
