Bangkok, Thailand – The ultra-broadband forum 2022 raised its curtain in Bangkok, with David Wang, Huawei’s executive director of the board and chairman of the ICT infrastructure managing board, delivering a keynote speech titled Stride to ultra-broadband 5.5G. During this speech, Wang outlined the enormous changes that are set to take place in areas like smart homes, smart campuses, and industrial Internet by 2030. He also made it clear that ultra-broadband 5.5G will be a key milestone on the path to an intelligent world and recommended that the industry take four key steps to accelerate this process. He went on to call on all industry players to work together and move faster towards ultra-broadband 5.5G. (more…)
November 2, 2022
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Taipei, Taiwan – Allion USA-SGS has been recently accredited by the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) as Matter authorised test laboratories (ATL). As of today, we provide Matter certification testing and consulting services, supporting IoT vendors in the certification process and reducing time-to-market. Our goal is to help manufacturers produce high-quality products that meet consumer demands. (more…)
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Savannah, United States – Clearwave Fiber continues its construction of a state-of-the art, all-fibre internet network in the Coastal Empire. This latest expansion for the Savannah-based operation marks a continuation of almost 6,000 route miles of fibre in the Southeast and Midwest. The company’s goal is to bring the most advanced and fastest internet available to more than 500,000 homes and businesses across the United States by the end of 2026. (more…)
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
The challenge for network operators is “massive” as we transition to 5G, says Rabih Dabboussi, chief revenue officer of Japan-based disruptor Rakuten Symphony. He hopes operators won’t miss the chance to disrupt their thinking, their operating model, and the way they look at revenues. Because for the first time in three decades, he says there’s an alternative to “the old legacy, standardised technology stack and equipment from typical vendors”. Francis Haysom of Appledore Research and VanillaPlus’s Jeremy Cowan take turns to quiz the vendor who’s also a mobile operator.
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October 31, 2022
Posted by: Barto Szkaradek
Raleigh, United States – Able Device, a provider in SIM-based IoT/M2M application technology announced an agreement to provide LiveWire Group, LLC. with its flagship product, SIMbae, to enhance the maintenance and security of their electric motorcycles, LiveWire ONE and the upcoming S2 Del Mar. (more…)
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Hopkins, Minn., USA. 25 October 2022 – Digi International, a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity solutions, has announced an agreement with UR Group, a provider of specialised services spanning Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), defence, industrial automation and energy markets. With a primary focus on rail, bus and smart cities, Digi and UR Group will initially collaborate to deliver advanced ITS solutions to U.K.-based organisations. (more…)
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Gibraltar, United Kingdom & Geneva, Switzerland – WISeKey International Holding, a cybersecurity IoT and AI company, announced the signing of an agreement with Continent 8 Technologies (Continent 8), a global managed hosting, connectivity and security company, to deploy a local node of the WISeKey platform, capable of delivering trusted managed services for digital identity, IoT and NFT-related projects. (more…)
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Samsung Electronics announced the availability of Matter functionality, allowing for device control via the SmartThings app. SmartThings hubs will receive an over-the-air update, and the SmartThings Android app will be updated to provide capability to control all Matter-compatible devices. Through this update, SmartThings users can control their Matter devices from a single application, instead of using multiple apps from different device manufacturers. (more…)
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
SaskTel and Whitecap Dakota First Nation (WDFN) announced that they have partnered on a pilot project to enhance the community’s management of critical water resources with smart technologies. (more…)
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Granite River Labs, a global specialist in engineering services and automated test solutions for digital connectivity and charging technologies, is among the labs accredited by the Connectivity Standards Alliance (the Alliance) to provide validation testing services for the new Matter 1.0 standard. GRL’s Matter test services will be provided at their recently-expanded Taipei, Taiwan facility and address wireless products and IoT (Internet of Things) devices for the new smart home technology ecosystem. (more…)
October 28, 2022
Posted by: Shriya Raban