Press Releases

Turkcell and Huawei commercial verification of BBU5900 base station marks launch of 5G evolution

Turkcell and Huawei have successfully verified Huawei’s 5G-oriented new Generation BBU5900 base station on a commercial network in Antalya Turkey opening the way for roll out of 5G evolution. (more…)

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January 25, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Smart city tech to drive over 5% incremental GDP, trillions in economic growth over the next decade reports ABI Research

The positive impact of smart city technologies on economic development could see cities locking in incremental growth of over 5% and driving more than $20 trillion (€16.21 trillion) in additional economic benefits over the coming decade. These are the findings of a new whitepaper by ABI Research (more…)

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January 24, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Festo focuses on smarter automation

At this year’s Drive’s & Controls Exhibition in the Smart Industry Expo, Festo, the supplier of automation equipment, will be showcasing exciting new developments and solutions for smarter automation. Festo will be presenting new developments and products in Industry 4.0 technology; (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

PTC accelerates the global rollout of its subscription business in most markets

PTC’s new software licences for its core solutions and ThingWorx® Industrial Innovation Platform will be available globally only by subscription, effective January 1, 2019. There will only be six countries that are exceptions. The exceptions where PTC has not announced plans for a complete transition from perpetual licensing to subscription are China, India, Korea, Russia, Taiwan, and Turkey.
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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Rajant selects Minerva to distribute kinetic mesh networks

Rajant and Minerva announced a new distribution agreement to bring Rajant’s Kinetic Mesh wireless networks to companies in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) looking to solve the advanced communications challenges of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and other autonomous applications. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Cellular M2M connections to reach 1.3 billion by 2022, says Juniper Research

A new report from Juniper Research has found that the total number of cellular M2M connections will reach 1.3 billion by 2022, representing a 220% increase from an estimated 400 million in 2017. (more…)

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January 23, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

u-blox introduces LTE Cat M1 and NB-IoT multimode module with quad band 2G fallback

u-blox, a provider in wireless and positioning modules and chips, announced the SARA-R412M, an LTE Cat M1, NB-IoT, and quad band 2G (EGPRS) module with worldwide coverage. Measuring just 16 x 26 mm, the module is the world’s smallest to provide both LTE and quad band EGPRS support in a single design. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Sercomm and Sequans introduce new one-click LTE IoT button device for carriers worldwide

Sequans Communications S.A., LTE for IoT chipmaker and Sercomm, a global manufacturer and supplier of telecom equipment and devices, have launched a new LTE IoT button device, designed and manufactured by Sercomm and based on Sequans’ Monarch LTE Cat M1/NB1 Platform. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Ultra-low-power battery protection IC from GLF targets wearables and small IoT devices

GLF Integrated Power, a producer of load switch solutions for wearable electronics, has introduced the GLF73510 IQSmart™ IC, designed to virtually eliminate wearable and IoT device battery discharge during standby or deep-sleep operation. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Toshiba launches small low drop-out regulator ICs suitable for IoT applications

Toshiba Electronics Europe has released the TCR3UG series of small package, low-dropout (LDO) regulators with an output current of 300mA. These are designed to be suitable for power management of Internet of Things (IoT) modules, wearable devices and smartphones. (more…)

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January 22, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde