BROWSING: In-Building Tech

Boingo Wireless secures deal to provide Wi-Fi services at three multifamily properties in Washington D.C.

U.S. distributed antenna system (DAS) and Wi-Fi provider Boingo Wireless has been selected by Foulger-Pratt, a real estate investment and development firm, to launch managed Wi-Fi services at three luxury multifamily properties in Washington, D.C. Under the terms of the deal, Boingo-managed wireless networks will...

Esri UK, Tetra Tech ink partnership to provide new solution for indoor mapping

    Esri UK announced a new partnership with global consulting and engineering services company Tetra Tech to offer customers an end-to-end solution for indoor mapping, the former said in a release. The partnership aims to capitalize on the growing demand for indoor mapping for facilities management...

75F secures additional funding to boost building automation solutions

  75F, an IoT-based Building Management System (BMS) company based in Minneapolis, announced a close of an additional $4.75 million, bringing 75F's total Series A to just under $23 million. The additional funding, which was provided by a syndicate led by WIND Ventures, will allow the...

Johnson Controls, NUS announce smart building research collaboration

  The National University of Singapore (NUS) and smart buildings company Johnson Controls have announced a joint collaboration on smart buildings research. As part of the agreement, Johnson Controls will commit about S$5 million ($3.7 million) into the research program. ?This collaboration between NUS and Johnson Controls...

Veea, Innovatus Capital Partners, and Wynd Technologies collaborate on AQM solutions for CRE market

  Veea, which specializes in smart edge connectivity and computing, announced a collaboration with Innovatus Capital Partners and Wynd Technologies to offer an Air Quality Monitoring (AQM) solution for commercial office buildings. The initial deployment is in operation at the Innovatus Highland Ridge office park in...

View Smart Windows to be installed at Chicago O?Hare International Airport?s T5 expansion

  U.S. glass-manufacturing company View announced that its smart windows will be installed in the new 350,000-square-foot expansion of Terminal 5 at Chicago?s O?Hare International Airport (ORD). View's smart windows use artificial intelligence to optimize the amount of natural light in the terminal while minimizing heat...

Schneider Electric, Wattsense launch IoT offering for building digitalization

  Schneider Electric France has signed a technological partnership with Wattsense to introduce a new Building Management Systems (BMS) solution, specially designed for energy efficiency and the sustainable development of small to medium-size buildings. In a release, Wattsense said that a large majority of small and...

Telkonet, METUS announce integration to optimize HVAC control

  Telkonet has announced a strategic partnership with Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US (METUS), a supplier of ductless and ducted mini-split and Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) heat-pump and air-conditioning systems. Together the companies have built a native integration between City Multi VRF zoning systems and Telkonet's...

Honeywell expands in-building communications portfolio via new acquisition

    Smart building specialist Honeywell has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Fiplex Communications, a Miami-based company that develops in-building communications systems, the former said in a release. Fiplex?s portfolio includes bi-directional amplifiers (BDAs) that provide continuous and critical in-building radio coverage in...

Honeywell secures smart building contract in Saudi Arabia

  Smart building tech and service company Honeywell has been awarded a contract for the installation of integrated building management systems across all Mouwasat Medical Services (MMS) hospitals in Saudi Arabia. The contract will enable MMS to optimize its energy usage and building maintenance across its...

Schneider Electric launches building management distributor program

  Schneider Electric has recently announced the launch of its Wholesale Building Management Distributor Program. The firm said that core building parts such as HVAC controls, valves, sensors, thermostats and switches play a critical role in the health of a building, including ensuring proper ventilation and...

The Rudin Family, Crown Castle launch multi-tenant CBRS network at 345 Park Avenue

  The Rudin Family real estate firm, in collaboration with network infrastructure company Crown Castle, announced that 345 Park Avenue has become one of the first multi-tenant commercial office buildings in the U.S.to enable Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS). The real estate firm said that CBRS...

EnOcean joins Cisco DNA Spaces to bring self-powered IoT devices to smart spaces

  German company EnOcean announced new solutions for facilities management, lighting, environmental monitoring, and space occupancy, which are fully integrated with the Cisco DNA Spaces platform. EnOcean chiefly focuses on energy harvesting, a technology that uses movement, light or temperature differences to gather energy for operation...

Vantiq partners with PrimusTech to target smart hospitals, commercial buildings

  California-based firm Vantiq announced a partnership agreement with Singaporean company PrimusTech for the development and deployment of real-time applications to boost digital transformation in hospitals and commercial buildings. PrimusTech is an established system integrator based in Singapore, which focuses on the provision, design and implementation...

Honeywell, Syracuse University collaborate on indoor air quality technologies

  Smart building tech and service company Honeywell announced that it has established a research partnership with Syracuse University to fund research on emerging indoor air quality (IAC) technologies. The partnership will include the naming of a Honeywell Indoor Air Quality Laboratory at Syracuse University's College...

Mobilitie secures new 5G contract in Washington DC

  U.S. wireless infrastructure company Mobilitie is bringing 5G wireless to Washington DC?s 1801 K Street, a multi-tenant office building located in the city?s commercial center. Mobilitie said that the new network will provide a dependable and reliable 5G network designed specifically for the Class A...

Boingo Wireless to be acquired by Digital Colony

U.S. distributed antenna system (DAS) and Wi-Fi provider Boingo Wireless says it has agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of Digital Colony Management in a deal worth $854 million. The transaction will take Boingo from being a public company to being a privately held...

Advanced RF Technologies launches new public safety repeater

    In-building wireless technology provider Advanced RF Technologies (ADRF) has announced the commercial availability of a new public safety repeater for first responder communication in small to mid-sized buildings. The company noted that its new PSR-78-8527 0.5W Public Safety 700/800 MHz digital repeater is "ideal" for...

Kone partners with Orange Business Services for cloud migration

Finnish company elevator and escalator company Kone has strengthened its partnership with Orange Business Services by moving its global contact center solution to the cloud. Kone said that its customer care centers are a vital component for customer service, both for the end-user and direct...

Zome Energy Networks targets the Austin energy market with new projects

    Zome Energy Networks announced its plans to deploy its technology strategically into the Austin energy market. In 2019, Zome began its entry into the Texas market, and the company says it now has contractual relationships with mid-sized and major property-holding companies who are adopting ZOME's...

ExteNet Systems focus on “Fiber-First”to boost network-as-a-service offerings

  ExteNet Systems is emphasizing a "Fiber-First" strategy which helps deliver Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) offerings for customers, the firm said in a release. "We distinguish ourselves with our Fiber-First approach while delivering digital transformation for our customers," said Jim Hyde, ExteNet President and CEO. "Our future-proof networks...

Ericsson explains how 5G will transform event experiences

The Covid-19 pandemic forced sports venues to shut down physical events but the pandemic didn't stop the growth of 5G in sports venues. According to Peter Linder, head of 5G marketing at Ericsson North America, it has been an opportunity to prepare stadiums for...

Actility inks LoRaWAN deal with Irish smart building SI McCool Controls

    French low-power wide area networks specialist Actility announced that Irish system integrator McCool Controls & Engineering has become an Actility channel partner and is now helping the company and its subsidiary company, Abeeway, a provider of geolocation tracking solutions, spread even further by including...

Niam selects Netmore’s turnkey 5G solution for its Nordic property portfolio

  Niam, one of the largest private property owners in the Nordic region with over 1.7 million square meters of real estate in its portfolio, selected Netmore as its 5G operator. Netmore says it delivers a turnkey 5G solution without any need for capex investments or...