Wireless Communications
“Excuse Me, Can I Have the LiFi Password?” LiFi Finding Its Place in Smart Environments
January 29th, 2020“5G Will Become a Vital Part of Smart Building Property Infrastructure” New Whitepaper States
October 24th, 2019LoRaWAN 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 […]
The 4th Industrial Revolution is Hungry for Speed & IoT Applications Will Feast on 5G
Fifth generation (5G) mobile communication is just around the corner and its imminent arrival has the potential to change everything. 5G is not just a step up in speed as we have seen in previous iterations, it is a bigger step and one that will elevate the game changing and ubiquitous technologies of the fourth […]
4G was a Small Step for Connectivity, 5G will be a Giant Leap for the Internet of Things
Two years ago, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stage at the Mobile World Congress to stress that connecting the rest of the world to the Internet was a higher priority than developing 5G, the next step in mobile data connectivity. It seems that no one really listened and here comes 5G! This year’s Mobile […]
Three Years On & Three Years Away: LiFi is on Track
In a May 2015 interview with Memoori, we asked Professor Harald Haas – the man who coined the term LiFi and co-founder of pureLiFi – where he sees the technology in three to five years. He responded: “In three to five years we would have seen the deployment of LiFi for specific applications, our major […]
Could Bluetooth’s New Mesh Networking Trigger A New Wave Of IoT adoption In Smart Buildings?
What’s blue, meshed and could trigger a new wave of smart building technology adoption? This is no joke! Last week, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced that Bluetooth technology, the global standard for simple, secure wireless connectivity, now supports mesh networking. This seemingly simple development has the capacity to disrupt connectivity within the smart […]
Physical Security Business Needs Open Systems & Structural Changes to Deliver Full Potential of Integration
Integration between all three branches of the Physical Security business is now one of the main drivers for growth in demand from building operators and owners. However its full potential is being limited by a lack of initiative from manufacturers and system installers to adopt open communication standards that customers need if they are not […]
Major Trends in the Intruder Alarm & Perimeter Protection Markets
Our recent report on Physical Security found that the world market for Intruder Alarm & Perimeter Protection products reached $6.62 Billion in 2016 and is grow at approximately 3.3% (CAGR) to 2022. This is a mature sector of the Physical Security market and is more dependent upon the fortunes of the industrial market. In terms […]
Forget Smartphones, Nokia Wants To Build Smart Cities
Nokia was once king of the mobile phone, a household name and a constant presence in our lives. Back when cell phones were just cell phones, and when smart was just another word for clever… Ok, admittedly that wasn’t very long ago and Nokia is still fresh in our memories but despite its failure in […]