Lantronix Inc. and P3 Digital Services have announced their partnership and a technology pre-integration. (more…)
January 4, 2024
Posted by: Magda Dabrowska
Lumen Technologies is influencing the future of wireless connectivity with the launch of a custom-built Wi-Fi 7 capable device. Lumen’s new wireless technology offers faster speeds and an improved Wi-Fi experience for its Quantum Fiber multi-gig customers compared to Wi-Fi 6/6E devices. (more…)
January 2, 2024
Posted by: Magda Dabrowska
As artificial intelligence (AI) merges with the telecommunications sector, it’s creating a radical shift in the way we share information and connect, writes Guido Voigt, Director of Engineering for Lantronix’s EMEA region. This fusion is giving companies around the globe new abilities to improve how they help customers, understand important usage data, and fight against scammers with more success. (more…)
December 29, 2023
Posted by: Magda Dabrowska
Elliptic Labs has announced that it has joined the MIPI Alliance, a collaborative global organisation serving industries that develop mobile and mobile-influenced devices. The focus of the organisation is to design and promote hardware and software interfaces that simplify the integration of components built into a device. (more…)
December 27, 2023
Posted by: Magda Dabrowska
Fibocom has announced the fulfilment of its PCBA capability for industry customers in the field of smart payment, industrial handheld, connected AI camera, commercial display, intelligent service robotics, AI edge server, etc. Encompassing hardware design, MD & ID evaluation, algorithm migration & integration, certification and software application support, the comprehensive printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) solution expedites the commercialisation of customers’ smart devices. (more…)
December 22, 2023
Posted by: Magda Dabrowska
Origin AI has announced a collaboration with Airties. This alliance will integrate Origin’s WiFi Sensing technology, TruPresence, with Airties’ Smart Wi-Fi software, aimed at unlocking new revenue opportunities for internet service providers (ISPs) and enhancing customer satisfaction. (more…)
December 19, 2023
Posted by: Magda Dabrowska
Wi-Fi 6, 6E, and 7 top the list of wireless technologies that network operators, ISPs, device and chipset vendors, enterprises, and other companies plan to deploy by the end of 2024 — ahead of citizens broadband radio service (CBRS), direct attached storage (DAS) and private 4G/5G. (more…)
November 30, 2023
Posted by: Magda Dabrowska
In a stride towards sustainability and the enhancement of the community, Ooredoo Kuwait reinforces its standing in the tech and telecom landscape. As part of its Smart City formula, the company has introduced smart poles at Souq Al-Mubarakiya, a central hub in Kuwait City. (more…)
November 28, 2023
Posted by: Magda Dabrowska
Maxis is collaborating with Blueshark, a smart scooter provider, and EV Connection Sdn. Bhd. (EVC), operator of the JomCharge charging network, to accelerate the adoption of e-mobility solutions. Maxis will provide 4G and 5G network connectivity solutions for connected vehicles and EV charge points in Malaysia. These digital solutions are expected to help accelerate new EV technologies.
The collaboration was announced at E-Mobility Asia, with Maxis as the designated smart mobility solution provider. To initiate the collaboration, a document exchange ceremony took place during the E-Mobility Asia (EMA) 2023 exhibition, where Maxis signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with Blueshark and EVC.
As part of the MoUs, Maxis will provide 4G and 5G network connectivity solutions to Blueshark and EVC to support the e-mobility needs of their electric vehicle (EV) assets and infrastructure.
Maxis will also explore digital solutions with both parties to accelerate the application of new technologies within the EV ecosystem. As a start, Maxis will develop an ESG dashboard to help Blueshark customers measure and analyse their carbon footprint through their electric scooters.
The dashboard will leverage Maxis’ end-to-end capabilities spanning cloud, data analytics, and the Internet of Things (IoT). Maxis’ 4G and 5G networks will provide essential connectivity for Blueshark’s fleet, ensuring secure and reliable data collection for the dashboard with full Application Programming Interface (API) integration.
Maxis will also provide network connectivity to Blueshark’s battery swap stations, across Malaysia, to help them analyse and manage their battery inventory.
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November 24, 2023
Posted by: Anna Ribeiro
KUKA, in collaboration with the Upper Bavarian company digital workbench, launched a cooperation at Agritechnica, a trade fair for the agricultural sector in Hanover, Germany. The primary objective of the collaboration is to boost assistance with the deployment of a mobile harvesting robot to support fruit farmers during the apple harvest.
“Both companies are contributing one of their most innovative new developments for automation in fruit growing to this cooperation,” Josef Schmidt, a founder and managing director of digital workbench gmbh, said. “With KUKA, we have an absolute specialist with many years of experience and sophisticated know-how in the field of robotics at our side. The result is a practice oriented collaboration that will provide us with many valuable insights for our next development steps with regard to automation in fruit growing.”
Schmidt added that “In the future, we want to test and further develop the interaction of our equipment and exploit synergies, especially with regard to apple cultivation. We are very much looking forward to this.”
Two KUKA small robots from the KR AGILUS series are mounted on the new Tipard 1800 multi-carrier platform from digital workbench. In a pilot project that has been running since 2020, KUKA is already testing a customised version of the small robot specifically for apple harvesting. With a vacuum suction cup combined with artificial intelligence and vision technology, the extremely manoeuvrable precision artist has been used in harvesting test runs.
Compared to a conventional gripper, the vacuum suction cup can distribute the pressure more evenly over the surface of the apple and thus avoid unwanted pressure points. Cameras recognize important parameters such as ripeness, condition and size and, of course, the position of the apple. The carrier platform presented at the trade fair impresses above all with its high performance and almost endless multifunctionality. In addition, the Tipard 1800 takes digitization and automation to a whole new level.
In future, the robot arms will move autonomously across the fruit fields in specific practical projects. The mobile and smart automation solution of the two cooperation partners will then be used where previously harvesting machines with several harvesting assistants were used.
“We assume that harvesting robots will be used more and more in the future,” Alois Buchstab, a vice president at KUKA Business Development, said. “The technology still needs to mature for large-scale use and the plantations also need to be planted in such a way that the harvesting robot can work efficiently.”
The aim is to work with a digital workbench to develop a robot system that makes the most difficult tasks in agriculture easier. An automatic apple harvesting system that does not damage the crop is an important development in an industry that is dependent on seasonal labour. For KUKA and digital workbench, the key therefore lies in automation.
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November 23, 2023
Posted by: Anna Ribeiro