Press Releases

Bluetooth SIG introduces wireless standard for electronic shelf label market

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…)

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February 14, 2023

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Nokia extends manufacture of fibre broadband equipment into India

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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February 13, 2023

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Comcast boosts nation’s multi-gig rollout with Xfinity 10G network upgrade for 10mn homes, businesses

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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Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Maxis supports affordable broadband services to targeted communities

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…)

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February 12, 2023

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Northern Gas Networks signs IOTICS ‘to unlock future energy solutions’

Digital cooperation capability from IOTICS is said to be enabling a decentralised data ecosystem for Britain’s Northern Gas Networks (NGN) Customer Energy Village. Northern Gas Networks has selected technology from IOTICS and architecture to enable a multi-party, cross-sector data ecosystem. (more…)

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February 10, 2023

Posted by: Shriya Raban

Biden-Harris Administration announces more than $33.5mn in internet for 12 grants

The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has announced that it has awarded 12 grants as part of the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Programme (CMC). (more…)

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Posted by: Shriya Raban

Telefonica Tech connects FlashLED’s smart beacons

Telefonica Tech beacon with Narrow Band-IoT (NB-IoT) connectivity will be launched on 1 February by KPS Group‘s road safety and consumer electronics accessory brand FlashLED. The new beacon, ‘FlashLED SOS V16‘, will be available at automotive and consumer electronics shops at a price of 59.95 euros. (more…)

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February 9, 2023

Posted by: Shriya Raban

Siemens advances integrated circuit verification with new, data-driven Questa Verification IQ software

Siemens Digital Industries Software has introduced Questa Verification IQ software, a solution that helps logic verification teams overcome a host of challenges associated with the dramatic rise in design complexity of sophisticated, integrated circuits (ICs). Team-based, cloud-enabled, data-driven and powered by artificial intelligence (AI) technology, Questa Verification IQ helps to accelerate verification closure, streamline traceability, optimise resources and speed time-to-market. (more…)

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Posted by: Shriya Raban

Nordic Semiconductor debuts nRF7002 companion IC to create to create low power Wi-Fi 6 IoT applications

Nordic Semiconductor has announced the availability of the nRF7002 Wi-Fi 6 companion IC and its associated nRF7002 Development Kit (DK). The IC is the first in Nordic’s Wi-Fi product family and is a low power Wi-Fi 6 companion IC providing dual band (2.4 and 5 GHz) connectivity. The nRF7002 IC can be used together with Nordic’s nRF52 and nRF53 Series multiprotocol Systems-on-Chip (SoCs) and the nRF9160 cellular IoT (LTE-M/NB-IoT) System-in-Package (SiP), but can equally be used in conjunction with non-Nordic host devices. The DK makes it easy for developers to get started on nRF7002-based IoT projects. (more…)

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February 8, 2023

Posted by: Shriya Raban

pSemi announces high-linearity sub-6 GHz RF switches reach volume production

pSemi Corporation, a Murata company focused on semiconductor integration, has announced production readiness of two new high-linearity switches targeted for the latest 5G wireless infrastructure and massive MIMO base station deployments. (more…)

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Posted by: Shriya Raban