How IO-Link masters balance Cloud connectivity and local control

By Rolf Horn, Applications Engineer, DigiKey Balancing the needs for Cloud connectivity and local control using programmable logic controllers (PLCs) in industrial networks just got easier. Industry 4.0 networks are complex and include multiple levels of connectivity from IO-Link on…

Growth of private 5G adoption

By Cristopher Maldonado, Business Line Manager at Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (ALE) The growth of Private 5G adoption, predominantly in industrial and manufacturing environments, can be attributed to its ability to function as a “dedicated wireless network”, Cristopher Maldonado, Business Line Manager…

DigiCert and Panasonic simplify Matter smart home device certification

DigiCert has partnered with Panasonic Industry Europe to integrate DigiCert Device Trust Manager with Panasonic’s PAN-MaX intelligent manufacturing service for seamless Matter certification of interoperable smart home devices. The integration provides manufacturers with a faster, more efficient process for delivering…

RAN stabilises in Q1 2025 after two years of decline

According to a recently published report from Dell’Oro Group, a trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data centre industries, preliminary findings reveal that after two years of steep declines, market conditions improved in the quarter.…

Kerlink honoured by LoRa Alliance for decades of service

Kerlink, a specialist in solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), received two LoRa Alliance awards at the IoT Solutions World Congress in Barcelona. Presented by the LoRa Alliance, which Kerlink co-founded in 2015, the awards included: Each year,…

Authenticating wine using specialised IoT and Blockchain technology

Identiv introduces a new NFC-based anti-counterfeiting smart packaging solution for luxury wine producers and collectors in collaboration with ZATAP and Genuine-Analytics. With global wine fraud estimated to impact as much as 20% of bottles in circulation, the partnership between Identiv,…

Deploying standard power Wi-Fi devices in the 6GHz band

Wireless Broadband Alliance Services (WBA Services), a subsidiary of the Wireless Broadband Alliance, has announced the commercial launch of WBA Services AFC, its Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) service. The Cloud-based platform is fully certified by the US Federal Communications Commission…

MediaTek T930 enhances FWA cellular broadband applications

MediaTek announced its T930 chipset for 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and mobile Wi-Fi (Mi-Fi) devices. This third-generation platform supports the latest and most advanced wireless communication technologies and solutions available. A highly integrated and power-efficient 4nm chipset solution, the…

GL.iNet unveils award-winning Slate 7 Wi-Fi 7 travel router

GL.iNet has announced the launch of its Red Dot Design award-winning Slate 7(GL-BE3600), next-generation dual-band Wi-Fi 7 travel router. The Slate 7 delivers high-speed wireless and wired networking for demanding applications like 4K and 8K streaming, and video conferencing software.…

IoT solutions for cold chain tracking and compliance

Identiv, Inc., a global specialist in RFID- and BLE-enabled Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, announced a strategic business development and marketing partnership with Tag-N-Trac, a full stack IoT platform provider for real-time supply chain visibility and traceability. This new partnership…