Kirkland, United States – Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), a trade association that oversees Bluetooth technology, has announced the release of a wireless standard for the electronic shelf label (ESL) market. Until now, ESL systems have relied on proprietary protocols for wireless communication, presenting a potential barrier to global adoption. To address this challenge, leaders from the ESL industry teamed with the Bluetooth SIG to create a scalable, ultra-low power, highly secure ESL wireless standard based on Bluetooth technology. (more…)
February 14, 2023
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Toronto, Canada – Kontrol Technologies Corp., a provider in smart buildings and cities has completed its Phase 1 testing of the Kontrol BioWater technology (or “BioWater”) with a positive detection of the Sars-Cov-2 virus in wastewater. (more…)
February 13, 2023
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
New Delhi, India – Nokia has announced that it will extend manufacturing PON optical line terminals (OLTs) at its factory in Sriperimbudur near Chennai, India. The decision comes in response to increasing demand from local customers in India, as well as international markets. (more…)
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Lightweight electronics, meet the heavyweight champion for protecting your information: Security experts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced a victor in their program to find a worthy defender of data generated by small devices. The winner, a group of cryptographic algorithms called Ascon, will be published as NIST’s lightweight cryptography standard later in 2023. (more…)
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Comcast accelerates the nation’s multi-gig deployment and announced that its latest Xfinity 10G network upgrade will be launched to 10 million homes and businesses by the end of this month. These locations now have the foundational network enhancements in place to begin deploying DOCSIS 4.0, setting the stage for the introduction of new symmetrical multi-gigabit internet options before the end of 2023 that can be delivered across existing networks with less cost. (more…)
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Buckingham County Public Schools has announced a rollout of UV-C disinfection technology to keep students and faculty safer and healthier in partnership with biosafety technology company, R-Zero. The rollout is part of Buckingham’s continued commitment to improving student engagement and enabling a higher standard of protection in its school buildings. (more…)
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Chicago, United States – UScellular is delivering a high-performance private cellular network solution to expand the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s (UWM) Connected Systems Institute (CSI) manufacturing research facility to include private 5G technology. With UScellular’s 5G private wireless network, the CSI research facility will connect their operations with 5G IoT sensors and controls. (more…)
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Maxis welcomes the announcement by Minister of Communication and Digital, YB Fahmi Fadzil on Pakej Perpaduan Jalur Lebar Tetap (fixed internet broadband unity package), which will provide access to affordable broadband services to targeted segments mainly the B40 community, persons with disabilities, senior citizens, and veterans. (more…)
February 12, 2023
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Tampa, United States – NexTech Solutions and Smart Meter have joined forces to expand the delivery of real-time health data empowering physicians to better care for the warriors and their dependents of the United States. NexTech Solutions is a contract holder on the NASA SEWP government-wide acquisition contract (GWAC) vehicle focused on commercial IT products and product-based services. (more…)
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LiveOak Fiber, a regional service provider building and operating a broadband network, announces its intent to acquire Glynn and Camden counties fibre network assets from Alma Telephone Company (ATC) Broadband, a telecommunications company based in Alma, Georgia. (more…)
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