Private equity firm?Huron Capital?announced that its building automation and energy services platform,?Albireo Energy, has acquired?Quality Building Controls?(QBC), a provider of building automation systems and related repair and maintenance services.
Tampa, Florida-based QBC was founded in 1997?and primarily serves customers in the education, healthcare, industrial, and...
Embedded device security company Red Balloon Security has partnered with Siemens Smart Infrastructure (SI) to deliver enhanced cybersecurity for the latter?s building automation systems.
Red Ballon Security said that this collaboration will initially feature embedded security for Siemens building automation controllers and will be deployed...
German giant Siemens said it is working to develop an integrated digital solution to help the world-famous Halle orchestra, based in Manchester, U.K., cut its costs by 35% through energy reduction.
Siemens? integrated digital solution will aim to make Halle St. Peter?s, the historic recording...
Commercial buildings and facilities need to ensure that their elevators and escalators are in line with other technology improvements in buildings, according to the Elevator Consultants.
The consulting firm said that commercial buildings and facilities are constantly undergoing shifts to keep up with innovations in...
Xfinity Communities, which is part of Comcast, has unveiled a new offering called WiFi Ready, in which Comcast preinstalls wireless modems in multifamily units.
The company said that new residents can now purchase and activate their Internet service upon move-in for immediate Wi-Fi access. WiFi...
Finnish company elevator and escalator company Kone has introduced what it claims to be the world's first digital elevator series.
With standard, built-in connectivity, Kone DX Class elevators feature a combination of design, technology, new materials, apps and services, the company said.
The firm also said...
Allianz Real Estate announced the launch of the Spaceflow tenant experience platform in its new development in Vienna, dubbed The Icon, the developer said in a statement.
The company said that the app will provide the building?s tenants and users with a seamless connection to...
U.S. company Johnson Controls, which focuses on in-building technologies and solutions, has expanded its leadership in Southeast Asia?with the aim of increasing the company's presence in the region's smart buildings market.
"Southeast Asia?region offers dynamic growth opportunities for Johnson Controls," said?Visal Leng, president,?Asia Pacific.?"To meet...
GDI Integrated Facility Services announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Ainsworth ?have entered into an agreement to acquire ESC Automation along with its U.S. subsidiaries Delta Connects Inc. and New Patriot Energy, the former said in a statement.
ESC is a building system integrator in North...
VoltServer specializes in "digital electricity"
U.S. firm VoltServer, the inventor of a new form of power called Digital Electricity, announced that it has raised a $7.4 million Series A, supported by Alphabet?s Sidewalk Labs.
The only new form of electricity since traditional alternating current (AC) and...
Mobilitie 5G network will support up to 20,000 users
U.S. company Mobilitie, a privately-held wireless infrastructure provider, announced that it will be bringing next-generation mobile connectivity to the students, staff and visitors of?Nova Southeastern University?(NSU)?in?Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
NSU selected the firm to create a campus-wide 5G...
Johnson Controls, a global provider of solutions for smart buildings, announced that it closed an agreement to purchase the?EasyIO Building and Energy Management System?(BEMS) product line, the U.S. company said in a statement.
Based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, EasyIO has operations in Asia, Australia, Europe...
ABB launched its new IoT Dashboard to improve usability and reduce maintenance in smart buildings, the company said in a release.
The European tech firm highlighted that the new IoT Dashboard allows for stronger control, monitoring and automation of all building functions, from dimming and...
U.S. company CellAntenna Wireless, a specialist in distributed antenna system (DAS) solutions, recently announced the opening of its West Coast operations center in Silicon Valley.
The new operations center, located in Hayward, California is ideally located to support the exponential increase for Private LTE, CBRS,...
Nextivity, Spry Fox Networks to facilitate in-building 4G coverage for organizations across the U.K.
In preparation for new Emergency Services Network (ESN) in the U.K., Nextivity and Spry Fox Networks are joining forces to facilitate uninterrupted, in-building 4G coverage for public and private sector organizations...
The Center for Innovation Technology (CIT) announced a collaboration with George Mason University through a four-year, $19 million contract awarded to CIT by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to continue research into smart building technologies that can help first responders save lives and...
At MWC Los Angeles last month, the MulteFire Alliance launched its first certification program, marking a critical step forward in the development of new LTE-based wireless networks operating in unlicensed and shared spectrum. The program is open to MulteFire Alliance members and their devices...
German firm Infineon Technologies has formed a partnership with U.S. company Klika Tech to develop solutions for?smart buildings.
The new solutions will be based?based on Infineon?s semiconductor portfolio and Klika Tech integrations of IoT Cloud and Amazon Web Services (AWS), the two companies said.
?Klika Tech...
Honeywell assesses cyber threats for increasingly smart buildings
Buildings will likely see an increase in cyber related threats in 2020?as they become more connected, putting data, reputation and people at potentially greater risk, according to a recently study by Honeywell.
Honeywell recently released its predictions on...
Wireless infrastructure provider Westell Technologies experienced a sequential decline in the in-building wireless (IBW) revenue in fiscal Q2, mainly due to lower sales in commercial repeaters, RF system components, and passive DAS conditioners, the company said in a statement.
In fiscal Q2, ended September 30,...
Every year, the number of IoT devices expands drastically, a trend that has no real end in sight. For the PropTech industry, there is a great deal of concern around how to plan projects that can accommodate and secure all of the elements of...
Combined company will provide Wi-Fi and other technologies primarily to the hospitality segment
Parity Technology Solutions, a hospitality technology company with operations in the U.S. and Canada, acquired Hotspot International, a hotel ?turnkey? solutions provider with services in Mexico, the U.S., Central America and the...
Cisco and Canary Wharf Group, owner of one of the largest business centres in Europe, have announced what the partners claim to be the world?s first commercial trial deployment of OpenRoaming.
Combining mobile roaming with Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, OpenRoaming allows devices to connect automatically to...
Smart access control is a connected element of a building that can be felt by tenants and employees
NEW YORK CITY-The global?smart building market?is expected to reach the value of over $160 billion by 2026, according to Acumen Research and Consulting. Further, because interest in...
