Press Releases

Comcast Business serves up next generation connectivity for Arlen Specter US Squash Centre

Comcast Business has announced that it is providing the Arlen Specter US Squash Centre home of US Squash and the country’s squash facility with next-generation wired and wireless connectivity, paired with enterprise Internet of Things (IoT) solutions from MachineQ. Together, these technologies are helping the “Specter Centre” improve back-of-house functions that drive operational efficiencies, deliver a rich fan experience, and facilitate training to enhance player performance. (more…)

Read more

April 7, 2023

Posted by: Shriya Raban

Partner Communications, Adtran to launch multigigabit fibre broadband services in Israel

Adtran has announced that Partner Communications is leveraging its open, disaggregated 10Gbit/s fibre access platform to offer multigigabit broadband services, increase competitiveness and grow market share. Partner Communications is Israel’s large mobile operator, and it also operates a fibre broadband network that passes nearly one million homes and connects hundreds of thousands of fibre customers. (more…)

Read more

Posted by: Shriya Raban

Iteris secures $2.5mn by SBCTA for signal coordination support, development of smart county master plan

Iteris, Inc., a technology ecosystem for smart mobility infrastructure management, has announced it has been awarded a $2.5 million (€2.29 million) contract from the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) to monitor and maintain the San Bernardino Valley Coordinated Traffic Signal System (SBVCTSS) corridors and develop a smart county master plan for all of San Bernardino County. This project represents significant, continued demand for Iteris’ services and solutions in a key geographic market. (more…)

Read more

Posted by: Shriya Raban

CAL FIRE in US pilots Dryad’s ‘ultra-early’ wildfire sensors to cut detection time before next fire season

Berlin, Germany. 3 April 2023 — The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is piloting German environmental start-up Dryad Networks’ ‘ultra-early’ wildfire detection technology to improve fire detection speeds. This comes after severe wildfire seasons across the US which, in 2022 alone, saw nearly 70,000 wildfires reported and 7.5 million acres burnt. (more…)

Read more

April 6, 2023

Posted by: Shriya Raban

How to bridge the digital skills gap with new tech investment

According to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), UK job vacancies are reaching record highs, currently at 147% of the February 2020 average. In those three years, an estimated half a million people of working age have left the UK labour market, and more than three-quarters of UK businesses say that access to labour is threatening UK competitiveness. (more…)

Read more

Posted by: Shriya Raban

Excess Telecom, Santa Ana College partner to equip students with broadband access

Excess Telecom is partnering with Santa Ana College through 2026 to bring affordable broadband Internet connectivity to enrolled students. This partnership was facilitated by Genesis Bank, one of two multiracial minority depository institutions in the United States with a mission to bring communities together and create opportunities for low- to moderate-income households. (more…)

Read more

April 5, 2023

Posted by: Shriya Raban

EU’s Digital Europe Programme invests €1.3bn for Europe’s digital transition, cybersecurity

The Digital Europe Programme is the EU funding programme aiming at bolstering Europe’s technological sovereignty and bringing digital solutions to market for the benefit of citizens, public administrations, and businesses. (more…)

Read more

April 4, 2023

Posted by: Shriya Raban

GoNetspeed to expand fibre internet to Waterville and Winslow

GoNetspeed announced that the city of Waterville and Town of Winslow will soon have access to GoNetspeed’s high-speed fibre internet. Through GoNetspeed’s privately funded [$4 million (€3.71 million)] investment in Waterville and Winslow, more than 7,200 locations will have access to future-proof fibre internet as early as this summer with construction beginning this spring. Residents and businesses interested in GoNetspeed services may visit GoNetspeed to indicate interest and receive construction updates. (more…)

Read more

April 3, 2023

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

HERE secures HITRUST risk-based certification to mitigate risk in privacy, security, and compliance

HERE Technologies, a location data and technology platform, reports that a number of HERE Location Services, including indoor map to support indoor positioning, geocoding and routing services, has earned certified status for information security by HITRUST. (more…)

Read more

March 31, 2023

Posted by: Shriya Raban

APO launches new center of excellence on climate-smart agriculture

In efforts to enhance agricultural productivity, improve farmers’ profits, and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the sector regionwide, an Asian Productivity Organisation (APO) announced the designation of the National Agriculture and Food Research Organisation (NARO) of Japan as its new centre of excellence on climate-smart agriculture (COE on CSA). This is a result of the long-term partnership between the two institutions in disseminating know-how in the focus area of the new COE. (more…)

Read more

Posted by: Shriya Raban