San Jose, United States – TDK Corporation has agreed to acquire Qeexo, Co., a U.S.-based venture-backed company spun out of Carnegie Mellon University engaged in the automation of end-to-end machine learning for edge devices. As a result of the acquisition, Qeexo will become a wholly owned subsidiary of TDK, subject to customary closing conditions, including approval of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS). (more…)
January 9, 2023
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UBILITE has announced that Peter L. Gammel has joined the company as its new CEO. Mr. Gammel most recently held the position of vice president and CTO of the Mobile and Wireless Infrastructure Business Unit at GlobalFoundries. Previously, he was the CTO of Skyworks Solutions, Inc. and also served as CTO and vice president of engineering at SiGe Semiconductor before its acquisition by Skyworks. Prior to SiGe Semiconductor, he was vice president of engineering at Renaissance Wireless and CTO at Advance Nanotech and for Agere Systems’ Analogue Products Business. He was also a distinguished member of technical staff at Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs. (more…)
January 6, 2023
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Infrastructure Networks, Inc. (iNet), a remote communications and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider to critical infrastructure industries, has reports that Oyvind Folge has joined iNet as vice president in VSAT Programme Management. (more…)
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Fremont, United States – Actelis Networks, Inc., a market provider in cyber-hardened, rapid deployment networking solutions for wide area IoT applications, has announced that it has been selected by Northern Ireland Railways (NI Railways) to enable high-speed connectivity for a large-scale safety critical project.
NI Railways, a division of Translink, is the railway operator in Northern Ireland. The agency operates and maintains rail tracks, bridges, level crossings and signals, transporting with more than 1.5 million passengers each week going to work, school, health services, and leisure activities.
With the addition of NI Railways as a new customer, Actelis continues to enable new applications for both passenger and freight railway systems around the globe. Next to NI Railways, Actelis’ solutions are utilised by smart railways in Canada, Italy, Japan, Switzerland and the United States.
NI Railways’ latest project involving the Actelis hybrid fibre-copper solution requires carrying data from the agency’s main signaling centre out to their support offices. Actelis’ solution was chosen for its high speed, media flexibility and reliability. Actelis’ products are implemented both trackside and in equipment rooms, to enable applications such as:
“The Actelis solution provides the reach, reliability, data security and speed we need to successfully support connectivity for some of our most critical network applications,” says Nigel Taylor, telecoms maintenance manager for Translink. “We look forward to adding new Actelis devices in 2023 at locations where we have fibre installed to further upgrade our network.”
Actelis is serving NI Railways together with its partner, The Kenton Group. The Kenton Group provides design, delivery, and support of network access needs internationally and throughout the United Kingdom.
“IoT and digital applications are necessary to support safe and efficient rail travel,” says Tuvia Barlev, chairman and CEO of Actelis. “We are extremely proud to extend high-speed connectivity throughout NI Railways’ network to enable the delivery of these services, meeting the needs of daily passengers across Northern Ireland.”
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Las Vegas, United States – The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) will introduce a wireless charging standard to unify the industry under one global standard and provide enhanced convenience for mobile devices and wearables. (more…)
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Actiontec has announced Wi-Fi 7 products. The initial model, WF-825, is a tri-band gateway that delivers all the benefits and advantages of Wi-Fi 7. (more…)
January 5, 2023
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced that Dubai’s population benefit from 2.1 million smart electricity and water meters. This is part of DEWA’s efforts to develop smart and advanced infrastructure in accordance with the highest international standards. The number of smart meters has increased from 200,000 in the first phase which was completed in January 2016 to 2.1 million meters currently. (more…)
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NVIDIA and Hon Hai Technology Group have announced a partnership to develop automated and autonomous vehicle platforms. (more…)
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MicroEJ, a provider of software containers for IoT and embedded devices, and Landis+Gyr, a global provider of energy management technologies have announced collaboration to expand the app development environment for the next generation of smart meters. This collaboration establishes the digital foundation for more efficient and sustainable energy management. (more…)
January 4, 2023
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Morse Micro, a semiconductor company reinventing Wi-Fi for the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced a partnership with AzureWave Technologies, Inc., a provider of wireless connectivity and image processing solutions. Paving the way for broad implementation of Wi-Fi HaLow in IoT environments, the partnership sees AzureWave design and manufacture two Wi-Fi HaLow modules, including a new 13mm x 13mm module, the smallest in the market. (more…)
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