UL Solutions, a global provider of applied safety science, has announced that it opened a new office in Riyadh to serve customers in Saudi Arabia and throughout the Middle East. From this location, UL Solutions will deliver fire safety, security and sustainability services for customers by providing access to proven science, testing and critical data and software products. The UL Solutions office was established to support Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 economic transformation plan and to meet the requirement for all foreign entities to have a local presence to do business with kingdom as part of the country’s efforts to establish Riyadh as a global business hub. (more…)
May 23, 2023
Posted by: Shriya Raban
The Swedish property company Dios has chosen Netmore LoRaWAN for a number of smart digitisation applications that will be enabled in the entire property portfolio. Netmore provides Dios with a network that includes 330 properties in Sweden, where Dios will initially focus on energy optimisation and measurement based on the use of data from smart sensors. (more…)
Posted by: Shriya Raban
CloudWyze, a homegrown North Carolina internet and managed service provider and GREAT Grant recipient, is expanding service in Nash County, N.C. in their continued efforts to close the digital divide. (more…)
Posted by: Shriya Raban
HERE Technologies, a location data and technology platform, has announced that it powers HERNAV, a driver application from Hermes Germany, a logistics service providers in Germany and partner to numerous international online shops and multi-channel distributors in Germany and abroad. Introduced in late 2022, HERNAV comes with automotive-grade maps, real-time traffic, geocoding and navigation software from HERE through an integration of the HERE Software Development Kit (SDK). (more…)
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 15 May 2023 – The Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Malaysia (C4IR Malaysia) was launched by the prime minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, and president of the World Economic Forum, Borge Brende.
Posted by: Shriya Raban
UK-based company gaitQ will soon launch a wearable device that provides walk cueing for people with Parkinson’s disease. The ‘gaitQ Tempo’ is made up of a handheld controller and two leg-worn devices that use vibrational cues to help people with Parkinson’s maintain a more fluid and stable gait.
May 22, 2023
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
To mark International Girls in ICT Day 2023, Huawei promised to actively support the International Telecommunication Union’s “Girls in ICT” initiative. Inspired by the slogan “Digital Skills for Life,” Huawei will offer classes and technology programmes to teenage girls and young women in Thailand. Huawei will also redouble its efforts to bring the Internet to isolated communities to improve access to educational and health resources. (more…)
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Dublin, Ireland – Aqua Comms, a provider of global subsea connectivity services, announced its initial live commercial 400 Gbps Ethernet (GE) transatlantic service from London to New York for Energy Sciences Network (ESnet), a high-performance network built to support scientific research, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Science and managed by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). (more…)
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Netmore Group, a pan-European LoRaWAN operator, has announced its membership in the board of directors for the LoRa Alliance, an open, non-profit association focused on promoting the global adoption of LoRaWAN technology. (more…)
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Digital skills are critical for people of all ages to study, work and communicate effectively. But across Europe, four in ten adults and a third of workers still lack basic digital skills, according to the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI). (more…)
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar