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Synchronoss Technologies, Arrow Electronics launch IoT smart building solution

  Cloud and IoT specialist Synchronoss Technologies announced an agreement with Arrow Electronics to develop and bring to market a new end-to-end IoT smart building solution. The partners said that the new solution is intended for use by telecom operators, service providers and system integrators. The IoT-based...

DAS represents 40% of Boingo Wireless revenues in Q2: CFO

  Revenue from the distributed antenna system (DAS) segment represented 40% of Boingo Wireless' overall revenue in the second quarter of the year, up from a contribution of 37% in the year-ago period, CFO Peter Hovenier said during a conference call with investors. DAS revenue totaled...

Johnson Controls? NA building solutions revenues reach $2.3 billion

Johnson Controls, a global provider of solutions for smart buildings, recorded revenues of $2.32 billion in its North America building solutions segment in fiscal Q3, slightly up compared to revenues of $2.24 billion in the same period the previous year , according to the...

Synchronoss Technologies partners with Microsoft on smart buildings

Synchronoss Technologies .a specialist in cloud, messaging, digital and IoT products, announced that it is partnering with Microsoft to deliver a new solution in the smart buildings space. By leveraging Microsoft Azure and joining Microsoft?s Azure IoT solutions accelerator program, Synchronoss will develop and offer...

Procuring the future-ready DAS (Reader Forum)

Gone are the days when merely having good smartphone coverage would satisfy your employees, tenants, and guests. Savvy landlords and facility managers know that enhanced 4G and 5G wireless networks are necessary to support applications that help improve operating efficiencies, cut costs, and grow...

Hitachi Elevator uses IoT, AI to develop smart building ecosystem

Hitachi Elevator (China) Co. is currently focused on the development of a smart building ecosystem by combining big data, IoT and AI, among other technologies. During the recent 2019 Innovation Sharing Meeting, the company highlighted that the elevator-based smart building ecosystem is emerging as elevators...

Connectivity Wireless Solutions deploys in-building wireless system in Cincinnati

Neutral host in-building wireless project features 123 antennas The 1933-Cincinnati-icon, Union Terminal partnered with Connectivity Wireless and Neutral Connect Networks to install an in-building wireless system throughout the multi-museum complex as part of the $228 million restoration project. The neutral host, fiber-deep solution enables seamless cellular...

U.S. proptech venture Fifth Wall secures $503 million in investment round

Proptech fund totals more than $1 billion Fifth Wall, a venture capital firm focused on proptech technologies for the global real estate industry, has recently closed its second real estate technology fund. The proptech firm said that the oversubscribed?$503 million?Fund II more than doubled the size...

What do commercial building owners want in their connectivity?

Broadband connectivity, both wired and wireless, is now akin to a utility in its importance for building owners and the tenants they want to attract. So what are building owners looking for in the technologies they want in their buildings? "What we're seeing is a...

ZTE, Ericsson announce deployments in the indoor connectivity segment

  Chinese vendor ZTE launched a 5G wireless router for indoor connectivity in the Middle East. The router was launched in collaboration with United Arab Emirates (UAE) operator Du. ZTE said the 5G Indoor Router MC801?supports the latest Wi-Fi 6 access technology (802.11ax), which allows a maximum...

O2 sets October launch for 5G in the UK

  U.K. operator O2, owned by Spanish telecommunications group Telefonica, has announced plans to launch 5G in the country in October. The telco said it aims to cover a total of 20 town and cities with 5G technology this year and a total of 50 by...

Arrow Electronics launches smart building solution with Rigado and Iconics

  Arrow Electronics, in cooperation with Rigado and Iconics, has launched a new IoT-based solution for smart buildings. The new offering is a smart occupancy and floor space monitoring solution. Based on an Arrow-designed and -sourced set of IoT sensors, gateways and software, the Rigado Cascade and...

Senet, InfiSense to provide IoT services to CRE, retail and industrial segments

Senet, a provider of cloud-based software and services platforms announced a technology partnership with?InfiSense,?an IoT application enablement platform provider. InfiSense?s open IoT platform provides data to service providers and systems integrators in a variety of markets including commercial real estate, retail, industrial and indoor agriculture....

Sport venues are key for cities in future 5G deployments: ExteNet Systems

Communications infrastructure and services provider ExteNet Systems sees sport venues in the U.S. as key areas to be considered by cities for the future deployment of 5G service, Greg Spraetz,?SVP of the real estate solutions group at ExteNet Systems, told In-Building Tech. ?Sporting events draw...

Xfinity Communties, Kass Management launch smart communities platform

  Xfinity Communities, a unit of Comcast, and?Kass Management Services, a Chicago-based rental and commercial property and condominium association management company, announced the launch of the commercial deployment of the Xfinity Communities? Smart Communities platform at two Kass-operated, multifamily rental properties in Chicago Through the partnership,...

Abireo Energy acquires building automation specialist Alabama Controls

  Private equity firm?Huron Capital announced its building automation and energy services platform, Albireo Energy, has acquired Alabama Controls, a provider of building automation and HVAC control solutions as well as equipment and parts sales. Albireo has already invested in 15 companies through nine separate acquisitions....

rSquared CRE launches commercial operations

  rSquared CRE, which is a SaaS-based provider for the commercial real estate (CRE) industry, announced its official launch this month. The new entity, a spin-off of Realogic Analytics, will focus specifically on developing cloud software solutions that fill the unmet demands within the CRE space,...

Boingo Wireless adds 10 DAS deployments in Q2 2019

Wireless infrastructure provider Boingo Wireless has deployed a total of 10 new distributed antenna systems during the second quarter of the year, the company said in a statement. The company said that the deployments were carried out in partnership with Tier 1 carriers at high-traffic...

DAS provider CTS to use Sitetracker platform to scale up growth

  Sitetracker announced a collaboration with?Communication Technology Services (CTS), a provider of wireless and public safety distributed antenna system solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, CTS will use the?Sitetracker Platform?to enable their next phase of growth as they deploy and maintain DASprojects across multiple regions. ?As...

Fairhair Specification enables IoT in commercial buildings via common IT infra

  The Fairhair Alliance has announced the publication of the Fairhair Specification, which defines a common Internet Protocol-based network infrastructure for buildings, independent of the application ecosystem, and based on open standards. Fairhair is an organization of companies from the lighting, building-automation, semiconductor and IT industries...

JMA Wireless completes design phase of 5G-based in-building solution

  Communications infrastructure provider JMA Wireless?announced the completion of the final design phase of its 5G millimeter-wave product, specifically designed for in-building, enterprise and factory applications. This end-to-end platform, powered by JMA's XRAN all-software baseband and Phazr IOTA radio, was developed in cooperation between R&D centers...

Pattison Onestop partners with PropTech firm Concierge Plus

Canadian company Pattison Onestop has partnered with Concierge Plus to provide communication capabilities and engagement experiences with the release of their property management platform, to be used in conjunction with Pattison Onestop?s digital networks. Concierge Plus said that its web and mobile-based platform are designed...

The Wireless Broadband Alliance releases guidelines for Wi-Fi 6 deployments

  The?Wireless Broadband Alliance released a new white paper that provides deployment guidelines for a number of possible scenarios utilizing Wi-Fi 6 technology. The entity said that this new white paper will allow operators, enterprises and cities to have access to the tools needed to deploy...

JMA Wireless announces antenna enhancements in major product lines

  Communications infrastructure provider JMA Wireless said it has made multiple advancements to its portfolio of antenna products. The company said that the upgraded offerings include new models supporting both licensed and unlicensed spectrum. ?As mobile networks evolve, supporting antenna solutions must evolve in parallel, supporting both...