Wireless Communications
How 5G will Change Video Surveillance & How it Won’t!
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Building Automation Giants Step Up Their Cybersecurity Game
The pressure is growing on commercial buildings to become smarter. The continuing fight against climate change is driving stronger regulation on energy efficiency, demanding greener building systems governed by data from broad sensor networks. The gradual return to work after COVID lockdowns demand higher health and safety standards, which also drives buildings toward smart technology. […]

“The Future of Work Can’t Happen Without the Right Kind of Connectivity”
Any commercial building technology that launched just before March 2020 is bound to have had a strange start to life. These products and services would have been designed for normal activity in buildings but, as the COVID-19 virus became a pandemic, would have soon found commercial buildings empty as the world was turned upside down […]

Designing Buildings For Users Means Designing Buildings With Users
Infrastructure provides connectivity and connectivity provides the basis of smart buildings, therefore, it is essential to get that infrastructure right from the outset. Upgrading the hard infrastructure of connectivity within a building retrospectively is costly, complex, and highly disruptive so, if the intention is to minimize problems over the entire lifecycle of the facility, then […]

Dialog Semiconductor Continues Shopping Spree with Another IoT Acquisition
Dialog Semiconductor has acquired Adesto for $500 million in a deal announced last week. This is the UK-based semiconductor manufacturer’s second Internet of Things (IoT) focused acquisition within four months. The deal signals the next stage in the company’s diversification away from its biggest customer, Apple, and into the smart building and smart cities space. […]

Webinar: Hearables. Not just Music, but Sound & the Environment
Please Join us on Tuesday 10th March 1700 CET | 1100 EDT | 0800 PDT for our 2nd FREE Webinar in the 2020 Smart Buildings Series. This is a FREE Q&A Webinar with Wireless Expert Nick Hunn, Discussing the Growing ‘Hearables’ Market. As Competition Increases, aided by the new capabilities of Bluetooth Low Energy Audio, […]

“Excuse Me, Can I Have the LiFi Password?” LiFi Finding Its Place in Smart Environments
“It has always been clear that LiFi is a disruptive technology, but for that to happen it will take some time. There are already many people, worldwide, that have recognised the opportunities of this technology and it is all going in the right direction. I predict that we will see this technology introduced to the […]

“5G Will Become a Vital Part of Smart Building Property Infrastructure” New Whitepaper States
“4G has changed people’s lives, but 5G is set to change societies. Building on 4G, 5G provides richer services and further extends industry boundaries,” reads a new whitepaper. “Statistics show that more than 70% of services in 4G occur indoors, and industry predictions show that this percentage will surpass 80% as 5G spreads service diversity […]

LoRaWAN Lays the Foundation for the IoT to Reach its Potential
The Internet of Things enables smart cities, smart buildings, and related connected technologies but what will enable the Internet of Things as it grows out of its cellular data shell? GSM, LTE, and WiFi are great but not set up to handle the continuous high volumes of data we should expect as the number of […]