According to a report entitled “South America Smart Grid: Market Forecast (2013-2023) Volume II “ from Northeast Group, the cumulatively spend on smart grid in South America is expected to reach $49.8 billion by 2023. This spending will be allocated across the five segments of advanced metering infrastructure (or "smart meters"), distribution automation, wide area measurement, home energy management and information technology.
Mindspeed is collaborating with DSP Group to offer DECT-ULE wireless solution to the home gateway and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) applications market. Both companies announced plans to merge the technologies to meet the requirements of the advanced gateway market, offering sophisticated telephony and home automation.
C3 Energy today releases three new smart grid analytics applications (C3 Asset and System Risk, C3 Customer Reliability and Safety, and C3 Grid Investment Planning) for the utility sector. C3 also announced C3 AMI Operations, an application that enabling utilities to track the deployment status and operation of AMI meters.
Intel Corporation today announced that Intel Puma 6 is the silicon powering Comcast’s recently announced XFINITY Wireless Gateway. The Cisco-made XB3 device is a blazing-fast next-generation DOCSIS 3.0 wireless gateway that delivers data, voice, MoCA 2.0 wireline networking and dual-band wireless coverage in the home to power PCs, game consoles, tablets, smartphones and other customer owned Internet-connected devices.
There are many things that make driving a car enjoyable and high on the list is its entertainment system and all its features. Also in the past, one of the first things we would do when we purchase a car is to change/upgrade the entertainment system. But, the new models coming off the assembly lines are very different from what they were in the past. Today’s cars are smarter and more connected in many ways.
By 2015 there will be an estimated 119 million connected devices, including the TV, delivering broadband Internet to TVs in U.S. homes, a 51 percent increase from the 78.5 million currently Internet connected today, this is according to a new report from global information company, The NPD Group.
As part of its Xfinity Home monitoring and automation service Comcast is offering a new line of energy-efficient, “smart” LED light bulbs, developed by Osram Sylvanaia. According to Comcast the inclusion of remote control light bulb as part of a home security and automation service is the first from any service provider.
Entropic has strengthen its position in the cable and satellite markets with the acquisition of Mobius Semiconductor, a producer of low power and high performance analog mixed-signal semiconductor solutions. Entropic with the addition of Mobius's high speed ADCs, DACs, ADPLLs, SERDES and proprietary Intellectual Property, has boost its product portfolio.
Siano wants to make it possible for us to watch regular broadcast TV over our mobile and tablet with the release of Meron. The wireless accessory transforms regular Android and Apple devices into digital TVs without the need for internet TV subscription. So if you don’t mind the bulk for the convenience of watching live TV the Meron allows you to watch live TV at a location convenient to you.
GigaFast Ethernet Today launches a series of HomePlug AV2 Powerline Communication (PLC) Ethernet Bridges and IP camera with night vision at Computex. The HomePlug AV2 based Ethernet Bridges offer better performance and higher quality networking over existing home wiring.