CommScope has introduced a new suite of RUCKUS tools that it claims will cut operating costs for landlords and Managed Service Providers, while improving connectivity for residents in multi-dwelling buildings. The Texas-based network equipment maker said on 14th November that…
Smart gardening takes root as Willow launches sensor-based plant-care system
A new entrant to the smart home market is promising to give houseplants a voice. Plant With Willow, a UK-based start-up, has launched an intelligent plant-care system that uses sensors and data analysis to monitor the wellbeing of indoor greenery,…
EU cybersecurity rules leave industry struggling to define responsibility, ONEKEY warns
European manufacturers are struggling to determine who should be accountable for meeting the EU’s new Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), according to new research from German cybersecurity firm ONEKEY. The regulation, which requires connected products to be designed and maintained to…
Embit signs NeoMesh licensing deal with NeoCortec
Italian wireless module manufacturer Embit has signed a software licensing agreement with Danish company NeoCortec to use its NeoMesh wireless protocol stack, as part of a move to expand its range of low-power, scalable networking products. The deal allows Embit…
S7: E10: smart power solutions in Iceland
In this episode of IoT Unplugged, Lucy Barnard, Editor of IoT Insider, speaks to Valentin Keller, IoT Solution Engineer at Switzerland-based smart solutions firm Akenza and Hrafn Guðbrandsson, Director of Data Driven Solutions at Icelandic infrastructure specialist Rafal to explore…
Exabeam helps MAIRE cut alert noise and speed up cyber response
MAIRE, the Italian technology and engineering group focused on the energy transition, has adopted Exabeam’s New-Scale Security Operations Platform to modernise its global cybersecurity operations and improve analyst efficiency. The move, part of a three-year effort to strengthen its cyber…
Grab pilots high-precision GPS navigation in Singapore with OPPO, Qualcomm, and Swift Navigation
Singapore-based digital mapping service Grab has launched a pilot programme to test a high-accuracy GPS positioning system aimed at improving navigation and location precision for its driver- and delivery-partners. The initiative, developed in collaboration with OPPO, Qualcomm Technologies, and Swift…
iColo supports LINX–Asteroid transition to strengthen Kenya’s internet infrastructure
iColo, the Kenyan data centre operator owned by Digital Realty, is backing a transition agreement between the London Internet Exchange (LINX) and Asteroid Kenya, in a move expected to reshape the country’s internet interconnection landscape. The agreement, announced in September,…
Spirent unveils PNT Xe platform to broaden access to high-performance GNSS testing
Spirent Communications, the UK-based test and assurance specialist recently acquired by Keysight Technologies, has unveiled a new global navigation satellite system (GNSS) simulation platform designed to make high-performance positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) testing more accessible across the product development…
Kontron partners with global energy equipment group on $100m control systems project
Kontron, the US-based provider of embedded computing and Internet of Things (IoT) technology, has announced a deal to supply control systems to an unnamed multinational energy equipment manufacturer in a market forecast to grow by more than $100m in the…