Wi-Fi is essential to bridge the digital divide in rural areas

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has announced publication of ‘Rural Wi-Fi Connectivity: Challenges, Use Cases and Case Studies,’ a report that demonstrates why Wi-Fi is the most economical and effective technology for bridging the digital divide in small towns, remote…

Hitachi provides secure connectivity to enable smart city applications

Hitachi Energy introduced the TRO610 cellular router that provides state-of-the-art communications and cybersecurity, purpose-built to support industrial internet of things (IIoT) applications for utilities, smart cities, oil & gas, manufacturing, and mining operations. The TRO610 is part of Hitachi Energy’s…

Telecom Infra Project to work with Intel on mMIMO for the Metaverse

Telecom Infra Project (TIP) is collaborating with Intel and Analog Devices to enable the Metaverse with O-RAN mMIMO solutions. The collaboration is part of the TIP OpenRAN (radio access network) project group. mMIMO (massive multiple input/multiple output) can deliver more…

The integration of interdisciplinary data

From the 8th to 9th of November, COPA-DATA will present various cross-disciplinary application examples of the zenon software platform from production, infrastructure, and laboratory automation at the SPS (Smart Production Solutions) Trade Fair in Nuremberg. Increasingly, companies are recognising the…

Exeger and Atmosic partner to create IoT energy harvesting solutions

Exeger has announced its partnership with US-based semiconductor company Atmosic Technologies. The partnership will enable companies to create attractive energy harvesting solutions for the IoT sector. Both Exeger and Atmosic develop components within the field of energy harvesting. Stockholm-headquartered Exeger…

Smart app compressor controller with OTA monitoring

Atlas Copco has introduced its new, fully in-house Elektronikon Nano, the first compressor controller that can work remotely with a smart app. Now, with Atlas Copco’s SmartLink app, the G-series is the first compressor to allow OTA (over the air)…

What is Helium and how does it work?

Robbie Paul, Director of IoT Business Development, started his career at Digi-Key Electronics in 2011 after many years of experience in sales and marketing roles with companies like TE Connectivity and Black & Decker. Here, he discusses what Helium is,…

The firefly-inspired robo-bugs

MIT has announced its flying robots that use a phenomenon known as electroluminescence to replace the problematic need for weighty sensors with a light signal-based system of communication that can be carried out between other firefly-inspired robots. Fireflies that light…

eSIMs for business management and expansion

Global demand for eSIMs is skyrocketing – in 2021, there were 1.2 billion eSIM-enabled devices, and this figure is expected to rise to 3.4 billion by 2025. In recent years the world of work has changed at a rapid pace…

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…