Smart buildings can be even smarter with the right technology

Interconnectivity can revolutionise the workplace, but owners must opt for use over gimmick to make smart buildings really work. A The survey of more 400 workers under the age of 45, living in Bangkok, found that 62 per cent ranked a smart security system as the most important feature, while 50 per cent said smart energy management was important to them. Smart parking was a feature supported by 47 per cent of respondents.

What keeps IoT executives up at night?

San Francisco, Calif.-based IoT conference and expo Internet of Things World, released findings from its survey of over 100 IoT enterprise leaders within enterprises.It wanted to discover how their executives feel about the IoT implementation at their organizations.The top challenges respondents said were: Implementing the technology (34%), security (25%), initial purchase cost (17%), scalability (10%), and business buy-in (8%). 

Considerations for testing 5G beamforming

For operators, 5G requires a massive investment in hardware and software based on the promise it will deliver totally new user experiences that take advantage of significant increases in throughput and decreases in latency. One key aspect of delivering and monetizing these new network experiences involves doing away with cell barriers and focusing RF signal on individual users. Download this report to learn how 5G beamforming plays a crucial part in delivering on the 5G promise and how testing beamforming is tricky but crucial, because the technology introduces a level of complexity on both the infrastructure side and the device side that demands careful characterization and verification before 5G can be successfully deployed.

CWDM vs. DWDM: Decoding the differences between wave division multiplexing options

As networks continue to become denser, coarse wave division multiplexing (CWDM) and dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM) offer two effective ways to increase the bandwidth of new and existing fiber deployments by combining optical signals of different wavelengths on one fiber strand. It’s a practical, proven solution. CWDM modules can support up to 18 different wavelength channels on one strand of fiber. DWDM modules support up to 48 wavelength channels on one strand of fiber. Which is right for you? This article explores the differences in cost, technology and whether you need to amplify the signal.

What is the IIoT? Everything you need to know about the Industrial Internet of Things

By linking infrastructure together using sensors, machine learning and analytics and presenting data in real time, the IIoT can help companies understand their business processes better and, by analysing the data coming from sensors, can make their processes more efficient and even open up new revenue streams. The IIoT can also give them an insight into the broader supply chain, which will allow businesses to coordinate and create further efficiencies.