Press Releases

Tarana raises $50mn to sustain growth in wireless broadband technology

Tarana Wireless, Inc., announced that Digital Alpha Advisors, has joined Tarana’s investor group. The $50 million (€46.92 million) up round led by Digital Alpha is focused on both accelerating Tarana’s growth in sales and deployment of G1 (generation 1), its next-generation fixed wireless access (ngFWA) platform, as well as expanding R&D investment. This will thereby help to build on Tarana’s foundational advances in wireless broadband technology. Tarana’s valuation increase reflects the Tarana’s performance and market traction. (more…)

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September 16, 2023

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

DRDC contracts Immervision with $5.7mn for panoramic imaging system development

Immervision, announces award of a $5.7 million(€5.33 million) contract from Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) for design and development of panoramic imaging components and systems. This contract underscores Immervision’s skills and commitment to create solutions to see beyond human vision that offer an extended field of view in all environments, vital for situational awareness and operational effectiveness.

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September 11, 2023

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

LACROIX, ICONICS to enhance its digital offering of water, HVAC network supervision

LACROIX collaborates with ICONICS to develop its LX SCADA supervision offering. This recent software offering combines LACROIX’s skills in monitoring and control of water and HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) networks with industrial automation know-how of ICONICS. Based on a combination of modules from ICONICS suite, LX SCADA solution supports a variety of communication protocols from popular telemetry and internet standards, enabling network operators to easily integrate their LX SCADA supervision with their existing equipment and business applications through remote management. (more…)

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September 6, 2023

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

PLDT, Smart, University of Baguio to promote engineering excellence

PLDT Inc and its wireless unit, Smart Communications, Inc. recently joined University of Baguio (UB) during its annual tripartite collaboration. This will further enhance existing curriculum of programmes in College of Engineering. (more…)

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Melita invests €50mn to keep Malta on high position in Europe

Melita‘s CEO, Harald Roesch, has announced the “Road to 10 Gigabits” initiative during a live presentation in Mriehel, in the presence of the Economy Minister, Silvio Schembri. This 10 Gbps (gigabytes per second) technology is expected to deliver broadband speed 10 times more than present nationwide network and will contribute to development of our society thereby improving the way we all connect, live, work, and play. (more…)

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EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure, Zayo partner to bring fibre connectivity to data centre

EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure, has announced its partnership with Zayo. The partnership aims to connect EdgeCore’s Silicon Valley data centre campus in Santa Clara, California. This connection will link it to Zayo’s global network. The goal is to provide customers with resilient and diverse routes. These routes are for both current use and future expansion. (more…)

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LG enables cross-brand connectivity through LG ThinQ smart home platform

LG Electronics (LG) is set to present commercial implementation of Home Connectivity Alliance‘s HCA specification 1.0, enabling cross-brand appliance connectivity through LG ThinQ smart home platform. By the end of this year, consumers will be able to control appliances from diverse brands, such as Samsung and Vestel, with intuitive-to-use ThinQ app, providing smooth interconnectivity and a smarter, more convenient home. (more…)

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FCC, HUD partner to promote internet access for low-income communities

The Federal Communications Commission and US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced partnership to promote awareness of Affordable Connectivity Programme (ACP) among federal housing assistance recipients. HUD secretary Marcia L. Fudge announced partnership while engaging with community members and touring a recently built computer lab at Yesler Terrace in Seattle,Washington. The partnership agreement reflects HUD’s commitment to increase outreach activities, alongside work both agencies are doing to decrease time it takes for recipients of HUD assistance to sign up for programme. The partnership monitors work that commission is doing to coordinate with other federal agencies to ensure that low-income households participating in eligible federal assistance programmmes are provided information about ACP, including how to enroll in programme. Starting this week, FCC and HUD will partner on ACP outreach targeted toward recipients of HUD assistance. (more…)

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Baicells, Tohono O’odham Utility Authority partner to deliver LTE connectivity to residents

Baicells Technologies, has partnered with Tohono O’odham Utility Authority (TOUA) to bring access to advanced broadband connectivity and opportunity for tribal residents. The reservation boundary is approximately 30 miles west of Tucson, Arizona and extends south along the border with Mexico, Tohono O’odham nation of roughly 28,000 members, is spread across a number of remote villages where bringing access to broadband has always been a major challenge. Previously relying on basic Wi-Fi connectivity, in limited locations and with high Mbps speeds only in single digits, TOUA long recognised need to overhaul and upgrade their infrastructure and so built out their network plan. (more…)

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September 5, 2023

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

USDA grants AIRRAQ broadband fibre project to three more rural Alaska communities

GCI announced that it has been granted $35 million (€32.40 million) from US Department of Agriculture Rural Development’s ReConnect programme to bring fibre-optic connectivity to Toksook BayEmmonak, and Tununak. Connectivity will be delivered to three communities through an expansion of AIRRAQ network, a joint GCI-Bethel Native Corporation (BNC) project to deliver high-speed broadband service to communities in Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. (more…)

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