Press Releases

Global Certification Forum announces first IoT chipset certification with u-blox

The Global Certification Forum (GCF) has announced that u-blox is the company to certify a product under its new IoT chipset certification scheme (started in January this year). This latest GCF programme is designed for chipsets covering NB-IoT and LTE-M and facilitates the easy integration of embedded chipsets into modules and devices. The u-blox UBX-R5 Cat-M1 chipset is the first product to achieve certification under the new scheme. (more…)

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March 2, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

5G impact will be significant but security concerns persist for 80% of firms

Businesses believe that 5G will be the most revolutionary network evolution yet, but they still have concerns about the technology’s security. This is according to the results of a global study from Accenture. (more…)

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February 28, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

HERE and Cerence bring more personalised, contextualised in-car experiences to drivers

Cerence Inc., the global industry provider in creating unique, moving experiences for the automotive world, and HERE Technologies, a global leader in mapping and location platform services, announced that they have teamed up to integrate HERE location intelligence with the Cerence Drive portfolio to bring advanced AI-powered mobility assistant offerings to the automotive industry. (more…)

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February 26, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Samsung introduces data security chip solution for mobile devices

Samsung Electronics, a provider in advanced semiconductor technology, introduced a Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level (CC EAL) 5+ certified Secure Element (SE) turnkey solution for mobile devices. The new SE offers a strong security solution, consisting of a security chip (S3K250AF) and optimised software, that fully guards private data on an isolated data storage. (more…)

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LoRa Edge solutions released by Semtech to simplify and speed IoT applications

Semtech Corporation, a supplier of analogue and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announced LoRa Edge, a versatile and low power software defined LoRa based platform. (more…)

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February 25, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

LDRA, Intland partner to speed embedded software rollout and verification

LDRA and Intland Software are now partnering to accelerate workflow from requirements through verification, designed for the critical software development domains of automotive, medical device, and aerospace and defense applications. (more…)

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Intelligent edge platform and R&D shared to improve advanced driver assistance

Two organisations are sharing a platform as well as research & development (R&D) in a bid to improve the reliability and performance of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). Altran, a global provider of engineering and R&D services, and 5TONIC, an open research and innovation laboratory of which Altran is a member, announced they are collaborating on 5G mobile projects. (more…)

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UNHCR looks for reliable water-monitoring using LoRaWAN gateways

Kerlink , a specialist in solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), reports the success of a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) pilot programme for reservoir monitoring in Uganda and Iraq. The pilot programme incorporates Kerlink’s LoRaWAN gateway technology. (more…)

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February 24, 2020

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Retailers scoping AI & big data analytics to drive personalised customer experiences

Retailers across the Middle East and Africa spent $1.95 billion (€1.81 billion) on IT in 2019, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). The global technology research, consulting, and events firm forecasts this figure will reach $2.04 billion (€1.89 billion) this year and continue rising at a compound annual growth rate of 5.7% over the coming years to reach $2.43 billion (€2.25 billion) in 2023. (more…)

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February 20, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Smart cooking sensor identifies bad indoor air quality caused by cooking

Dusseldorf-based Renesas Electronics Corporation reports that the ZMOD4410 gas sensor is at the heart of the Safera Sense smart cooking sensor. The sensor enables the Safera Sense to determine when airborne concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and CO2 in users’ kitchens are at unhealthy levels. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello