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Communications
3rd February 2023
Annual report shows significant expansion of LoRaWAN’s LPWAN  
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The LoRa Alliance, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN standard for the IoT low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), has issued its 2022 End-of-Year Report. The report highlights LoRa Alliance achievements as well as LoRaWAN adoption, technology and certification advancements over the past year. Advancements across several key market factors drove LoRaWAN’s tremendous growth…
Industrial
6th February 2023
Digital twins and the next generation simulation engine
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Digital twins have become a major part of operational excellence in recent years. Originally developed as a way to replicate the physical world in virtual form, they now play a prominent role in forecasting and planning future scenarios. Frances Sneddon, CTO at Simul8 further explores. Their adoption is extremely varied, from manufacturing plants identifying bottlenecks…
Communications
3rd February 2023
Sea creatures inspire marine robots which can operate in extra-terrestrial oceans
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These robotic units called RoboSalps, after their animal namesakes, have been engineered to operate in unknown and extreme environments such as extra-terrestrial oceans. Although salps resemble jellyfish with their semi-transparent barrel-shaped bodies, they belong to the family of Tunicata and have a complex life cycle, changing between solitary and aggregate generations where they connect to…
Smart Cities
8th February 2023
FG25 Sub-GHz SoC now available for Smart Cities and Long-Range Deployments
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During works with the 2022 Developer Conference, Silicon Labs announced their new flagship sub-Ghz SoC, the FG25, which is now generally available through Silicon Labs and distribution partners. The FG25 is the ideal SoC (system on chip) for long-range, low-power transmissions, capable of broadcasting up to 3km with minimal data loss in dense, urban canyon…
Communications
7th February 2023
EPLAN claims maximum customer benefits for digital transformation
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The Eplan Partner Network was founded over two years ago and around sixty companies have joined since. Strategic partners such as Phoenix Contact, Siemens and Rockwell Automation, plus technology partners – including ABB, Lapp Kabel, Wago and Weidmüller – come together under one guiding principle: providing the highest degree of integration capability with Eplan for…
Smart Home
8th February 2023
Collaboration creates smarter, healthier, more sustainable buildings
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Johnson Controls, the global specialist for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, and Willow, a provider of digital twin solutions for critical infrastructure and real estate have announced a global collaboration to digitally transform buildings and facilities into healthier, safer and more sustainable environments for their customers and occupants. Johnson Controls and Willow have committed to jointly…
Smart Cities
2nd February 2023
Signify brings wireless broadband connectivity through smart street lighting to Germany
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Signify, the global specialist in lighting is helping the German municipality of Eichenzell become a future-proof smart city through the use of intelligent street lighting. Its BrightSites solution brings fast, wireless broadband connectivity to the municipality, allowing Eichenzell to cater for next generation IoT applications and future 5G densification.  Signify installed LED lighting which is…
News
4th February 2023
5G IoT connections to surpass 100 Million by 2026
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A new study from Juniper Research has found that 5G IoT (Internet of Things) connections will reach 116 million globally by 2026; rising from 17 million in 2023. It predicts that the healthcare sector and smart city services will drive this 1,100% growth over the next three years. The comprehensive research examined 5G adoption across…
Smart Home
5th February 2023
How technology can make environments safer for the elderly and vulnerable
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Matthew Margetts, Director at Smarter Technologies, examines the use of tech in safeguarding elderly and vulnerable groups. The 4th Industrial Revolution has improved the way many do business by consolidating and streamlining operations. We’re now starting to understand how IoT is hugely beneficial for our home and work lives as well. But more than just…
AI
7th February 2023
MELSOFT MaiLab: Mitsubishi’s AI solution unleashes the full potential of shop floors
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MELSOFT MaiLab (Mitsubishi Electric’s AI Laboratory) helps companies drive productivity improvements on manufacturing lines. The new solution offers an intuitive, operator-centric platform that leverages AI to automatically optimise operations while maximising equipment monitoring, visibility and diagnostics. The future of manufacturing lies in highly efficient and responsive facilities. These are driven by next-level data analytics that…
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