CityFibre has been secured with three new contracts under the government’s £5 billion (€5.82 billion) Project Gigabit programme. These will subsidise the rollout of ‘gigabit capable’ infrastructure to 218,000 rural properties in Norfolk, Suffolk and Hampshire, that would otherwise be excluded from commercial rollouts. (more…)
July 3, 2023
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Viasat Inc., a global provider of satellite communications, and Space Norway, have announced that the two satellites for Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission, has completed thermal vacuum testing. The new satellites, which will carry Viasat’s GX10A and B payloads, aim to connect users in the Far North with high-speed broadband in 2024. (more…)
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Digital technologies and connectivity hold the key to unlocking the true potential of Africa’s young people. By opening up new opportunities for African youth to learn and for teachers to connect with students in the most remote and rural communities, these resources play an integral role in improving African education systems. But only if the right support mechanisms and policies are in place. (more…)
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Calix, Inc., has announced that the City of Pharr, Texas, is leveraging Calix platform to enhance their community with fibre broadband and value-added managed services. By doing so, they are creating opportunities for students, residents, and small businesses to thrive while managing their network and business functions at the low possible operational expense. (more…)
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Wien Energie and Actility have announced a partnership to deploy a LoRaWAN (long range wide area network) network in Vienna. This initiative falls in line with Vienna’s digital strategy, aiming to position Vienna as the livable and smart city in the world. The project leans into the city’s commitment to human digitalisation, ensuring the technology supports its residents rather than displacing them. (more…)
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
IoT technology company Jimi IoT has launched a portable asset location terminal designed for heavy vehicle, cargo, and asset management. The ‘LL701’ long standby asset tracker is IP67-rated (ingress protection rating) for operating in harsh environments and can help fleet managers reduce fleet management costs by monitoring idle time, optimising fleet use, and eliminating unlawful vehicle usage. (more…)
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
California-based Edge Impulse’s support for Particle’s Photon 2 platform puts machine learning into IoT applications. Edge Impulse helps create and deploy AI at the edge, and Particle is an integrated IoT platform-as-a-service provider. Their partnership sees native support for Particle’s Photon 2 board on the Edge Impulse Studio platform. (more…)
June 30, 2023
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Expedera Inc, a provider of scalable neural processing unit (NPU) semiconductor intellectual property (IP), announced the opening of its new European regional engineering development centre in Bath, United Kingdom. This is the company’s fourth design centre focusing on edge AI inference, with additional locations in Santa Clara (USA), Shanghai, and Taipei.
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Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Nokia and Telefonica teamed to drive digital transformation for businesses across parts of Latin America by deploying private networks across verticals including ports, mining, energy and manufacturing. The companies will jointly supply its private wireless equipment with features including low-latency, high levels of predictability and security credentials.
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
DZS has announced that its integration partner Summit Technology Solutions (STS) will leverage DZS Access and Subscriber EDGE technology over fibre as the security and smart network (SSN) infrastructure. This will be for the Iconic Tower and Crescent Tower projects in Egypt’s New Administrative Capital, which is being developed by Administrative Capital for Urban Development (ACUD). (more…)
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar