It is high time for IR sensor 2.0 – and this is why (Reality Check)
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe IR sensor is a crucial component in many everyday products, ranging from medical equipment to mobile phones. But the technology is 50 years old and in serious need of …
The URLLC debate (pt2): Why is ultra low-latency 5G so hard? (It’s not just about the radio)
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailIn the 5G firmament, the constellation of ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC) shines brightest and newest. The other star clusters, outlining enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) and massive machine-type communications (mMTC), do …
AT&T opens Texas innovation lab for industry ‘verticals’ to test 5G, AI, SDN and IoT
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailAT&T is inviting companies in the manufacturing, retail, health, finance, and public sector industries into its Foundry innovation lab in Plano, Texas, for the first time to collaborate on new …
The URLLC debate (pt1): Is 5G just a testbed for 6G? (Whisper it, is 5G the new 3G?)
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemail“5G will do the boring stuff first”. The low-latency pyrotechnics that will fire the industrial sector into a new gear for the first time will come much later. The version …
Hitachi opens smart factory hub for Southeast Asia
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemail Through the new facility, Hitachi aims to foster the adoption of smart factory technology in Asia Japanese firm Hitachi has opened a digital services hub in Thailand with …
Revealed: The world’s smartest factories and manufacturers
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe most advanced factories in the world are in Europe and Asia, according to a new review of smart manufacturing by the World Economic Forum. Just one of the top …
SMEs must urgently embrace cultural and technological change, says Siemens
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailGerman manufacturing giant Siemens has issued a rallying cry to small-and-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to urgently embrace cultural and technological change, and grasp the opportunity of digital transformation. Specifically, Siemens …
Western IoT brands lose 15% share in 12 months as China ramps up NB-IoT focus
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailWell established North American and European manufacturers of M2M and IoT devices have seen their share of global shipments slip by 15 per cent in the last 12 months as …
Why ultra-low 5G latencies are not assured, and Europe is worst placed
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe physics of time-division duplexing in radio communications means 5G could, in certain frequency bands, struggle to achieve the ultra low latencies it promises. Worse, in some markets, regulatory forces …
Cyber threats to industrial control systems
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailIf you want to do real harm to a country attack its infrastructure — utilities, for example — and its economic base — its industry. In the United States both …
