The evolution of telecom networks is happening now, and 5G will play a major role in this transformation, according to a recent study from Spiceworks. Learn more about 5G’s potential effect on internet services and ISPs, as well as where internet connectivity currently stands.
Building intelligence and sensor technology have been driving energy efficiency. On the horizon is a next level of intelligence based on capturing data about how occupants use a space and then applying that information for a wide variety of purposes: from tailoring services according to a room’s occupants to providing wayfinding to making recommendations about scheduling. Facility managers and owners will be able to use the data to adjust the way a building’s spaces are scheduled and used.
Cisco’s new networking technology is purpose-built to withstand the rigors of the harshest of environments, while providing IT and OT teams with “intent-based networking” capabilities to scale and accelerate IoT projects. Extending intent-based networking to some of the most challenging work environments on Earth, from chemical plants and oil refineries, to mines, the company’s new line of ruggedized industrial switches, access points and routers are designed to withstand extended exposure to water, dust, and other extreme environmental conditions.
AFL’s FlexScan FS300-325 Quad OTDR helps contract installers and network operators deploy and maintain single-mode and multimode networks, including Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Passive Optical Networks (PONs), Passive Optical LANs (POLANs) and point-to-point networks. The new OTDR includes many of the same capabilities found in AFL’s FlexScan FS200 family of single-mode OTDRs.
Frost & Sullivan has recognized Radiflow as Global Customer Value Leader in IT/OT Security for Smart Buildings. The importance of cybersecurity protection for smart building operations is dramatically increasing as numbers of industrial IoT devices are deployed for building automation systems and smart applications that control building operations, such as elevators, lighting and HVAC systems.
RF Code for Edge provides real-time insight and control over operational risks, costs, and compliance, with advanced security features including live video, which monitors security breaches and also has the ability to record events to prevent issues from reoccurring.
AirBorn’s Space-rated Active Optical Cable offers space and aerospace engineers all the benefits of fiber optical cables with the ease of a traditional copper cable assembly. The SAOC takes a standard copper signal and translates it to a fiber optical signal within the connector body. Further, Airborn says the SAOC reduces engineering time by eliminating need for a specialized transceiver and time spent polishing and terminating fiber.
The 5G network promises to be revolutionary. But deployment in urban areas presents many challenges. The 5 main ones are: the need for more antennas, the location of those antennas, wired connectivity, edge computing and costs.
A new market report even predicts that the global smart cities market will reach $237.6 billion by 2025, which is an 18.9% growth from 2019 to 2025. The benefits are clear: more efficient homes and buildings and improved mobility in cities, among others. The concept is good, although does present a few challenges. Looking beyond the cost, smart city implementation also requires a systemic approach.
Fiber media converters support a variety of data rates, network protocols, and cable types to enable integration of copper and fiber networks. The provide seamless integration of copper and fiber network cabling and enable cost-effective fiber distance extension.
