Bangkok, Thailand – The ultra-broadband forum 2022 raised its curtain in Bangkok, with David Wang, Huawei’s executive director of the board and chairman of the ICT infrastructure managing board, delivering a keynote speech titled Stride to ultra-broadband 5.5G. During this speech, Wang outlined the enormous changes that are set to take place in areas like smart homes, smart campuses, and industrial Internet by 2030. He also made it clear that ultra-broadband 5.5G will be a key milestone on the path to an intelligent world and recommended that the industry take four key steps to accelerate this process. He went on to call on all industry players to work together and move faster towards ultra-broadband 5.5G. (more…)
November 2, 2022
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Samsung Electronics announced the availability of Matter functionality, allowing for device control via the SmartThings app. SmartThings hubs will receive an over-the-air update, and the SmartThings Android app will be updated to provide capability to control all Matter-compatible devices. Through this update, SmartThings users can control their Matter devices from a single application, instead of using multiple apps from different device manufacturers. (more…)
October 31, 2022
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Granite River Labs, a global specialist in engineering services and automated test solutions for digital connectivity and charging technologies, is among the labs accredited by the Connectivity Standards Alliance (the Alliance) to provide validation testing services for the new Matter 1.0 standard. GRL’s Matter test services will be provided at their recently-expanded Taipei, Taiwan facility and address wireless products and IoT (Internet of Things) devices for the new smart home technology ecosystem. (more…)
October 28, 2022
Posted by: Shriya Raban
CHANDLER, Ariz., 19 October 2022 – Wireless connectivity has become a mandatory feature for many products but often increases the cost and complexity of system design since it generally must be added as part of the larger application. Microchip Technology Inc. is introducing the Arm Cortex-M4F-based PIC microcontroller (MCU) family that solves this wireless connectivity design challenge by integrating Bluetooth Low Energy functionality directly into one of a system’s most basic components, supported the comprehensive developer ecosystems. (more…)
October 20, 2022
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Charlottesville, VA., USA. 19 October 2022 – Emerson has announced the release of its automation platform, Movicon.NExT 4.2. The software is designed to easily interface with any field device and control or enterprise system, connecting users and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with the data and insights needed to achieve operational excellence across a wide range of applications, including discrete and hybrid manufacturing, such as food and beverage and packaged consumer goods, as well as energy, infrastructure, building automation and machine automation. (more…)
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Fremont, United States – VVDN Technologies, a global provider of engineering, and digital services and solutions, announced it has entered into a multi-year global partnership with Google Cloud. The partnership will help customers accelerate app modernisation and cloud transformation. VVDN will also develop the next generation of innovative solutions, namely IoT and video cloud platform, and a NextGen enterprise private 5G Cloud, etc., through this new partnership with Google Cloud. (more…)
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Honeywell and Accelerator for America have announced the launch of the Honeywell Smart City Accelerator Programme to help cities strategically plan their futures and build capacity to fund transformational initiatives. Honeywell is engaging with five U.S. cities to provide in-kind support to accelerate progress on their smart city strategic planning. The cities are Cleveland, Louisville, Ky., Kansas City, Mo., San Diego, and Waterloo, Iowa. (more…)
October 18, 2022
Posted by: Shriya Raban
COPENHAGEN, Denmark. 12 October 2022 – Napatech, the provider of programmable Smart Network Interface Cards (SmartNICs) used for Data Processing Unit (DPU) and Infrastructure Processing Unit (IPU) services in telecom, cloud, enterprise, cybersecurity and financial applications worldwide, will collaborate with Advantech to showcase its SmartNIC-based offload solution for 5G User Plane Function (UPF) at Network X in Amsterdam from October 18th through 20th, in Advantech’s booth.
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Tokyo, Japan – NTT Corporation (president and CEO: Akira Shimada, “NTT”) and the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo (GSFS) have produced the communication signal using a battery and a circuit composed of environmentally friendly materials free of scarce elements and hazardous substances. As the Internet of Things (IoT) proliferates, all sorts of objects are being transformed into devices, expanding their range of services and applications. However, concerns exist about the environmental impact associated with the disposal of consumables converted into sensor devices. To address this issue, NTT is promoting the research and development of devices using materials that have a low environmental impact once discarded. (more…)
October 17, 2022
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Santa Clara, United States – On October 4, 2022, the Connectivity Standards Alliance (“CSA” or the “Alliance”) announced the official release of the Matter 1.0 specification and the opening of the Matter certification program, which indicates Matter as an interoperable protocol that works across brands and platforms, will bring consumers more integrated and simpler smart scenes with a more robust privacy and security services. (more…)
October 16, 2022
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar