BROWSING: In-Building Tech

CBRE launches co-working platform for corporates

Hana property management service pairs users with co-working space After WeWork?s became the largest leaseholder in New York city with 5.3 million square feet, more players are entering the co-working office market. Now CBRE Group, Inc. has announced the launch of Hana, of new property...

What are digital twins in smart buildings?

The massive adoption of the internet of things ( IoT), data-driven analytics and machine learning in smart building applications has paved the pathway for a transformative technology once used in the manufacturing sector called? a digital twin. While the digital twins concept is not...

Japanese startup creates fully-automated warehouse run by robots

The world?s first fully-automated warehouse that requires no humans to fulfill tasks could be in warehouses and fulfillment centers very soon. ? Mujin, a Tokyo-base startup, claims to be the first fully-automated warehouse provider and showcased its technology at a tech show in Japan this...

Human-centric lighting improves building occupant well-being

Today LED lighting systems not only provide energy savings to building owners and operators. Now, LED human-centric lighting systems are being used to improve patient well-being and workplace performance in hospitals both Europe and the United States. Human-centric lighting systems are built to adjust to...

In-building wireless 2019: recommendations to spur deployments

In the in-building wireless connectivity world, progress is often viewed through the lens of enabling pervasive data connectivity for all employees working in a particular building at a given time. However, the impacts of building automation, and IoT in general, will have a potentially...

In-building wireless 2019: CBRS and shared spectrum

Recently, CBRS and shared spectrum solutions have become the darling of the in-building wireless world. At a simplistic level, CBRS is envisioned to use standardized LTE technology propagated over unlicensed, or lightly licensed spectrum to build private wireless networks that can be managed either...

In-building wireless 2019: Key small cells and Wi-Fi developments

While DAS is essentially a prerequisite for equipping large venues with robust in-building coverage, it remains true that most commercial real estate buildings fall below the size threshold where DAS is an economically viable option. In these cases, wireless coverage has largely been left...

In-building wireless 2019: Key DAS developments

Although refrains such as ?DAS is dead?, and referring to new in-building wireless technologies as ?DAS killers? have become fashionable, both phrases are used more as clickbait than actual market analysis. In fact, when it comes to making in-building wireless more robust to meet...

Survey says: More robust in-building wireless required

According to a survey conducted by the Mobile Sports Report in 2016, nearly 90% of venues surveyed indicated that they had deployed at least a partial DAS, and 75% of the venues surveyed indicated that they had some level of Wi-Fi coverage present. However,...

How will new CBRS rules impact in-building opportunity?

FCC sets rules on priority access licenses for CBRS spectrum After a protracted process, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission finalized rules governing priority access to the shared 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service band. Prior to its vote, the operative issues were around the geographic...

JLL Spark invests in smart building occupancy sensor-as-a-service platform

JLL Spark, the Proptech investment arm of JLL, announced that it will invest $1.5 million in San Francisco-based VergeSense, a developer of a smart building sensor-as-a-service office utilization platform. VergeSense?s platform enables building owners and their enterprise tenants to collect and measure real-time occupancy and...

‘Embrace the change’: WeWork’s Powered by We executive on innovation in PropTech

WeWork, the largest occupier of office space in Manhattan, has continued to rapidly expand in the enterprise market through innovative product offerings like Powered by We (PxWe), its office space ?as-a-service? offering. Now, the company?s white-label product is being led by a commercial real estate...

Analyst Angle Report: The Great Indoors – In-Building Wireless is a must

IBW is taking off, driven by a convergence of technologies (small cells and CRAN, new DAS architectures, MEC, CBRS, MulteFire), connectivity needs (IoT, enterprise and venue applications, high-capacity/low-latency connectivity in venues), and business models (private networks, neutral hosts). This report looks at the evolution...

Fasten your seat belts for the 5G revolution

    Fifth-generation (5G) cellular technology is making the transition from general idea to network implementation. In addition to faster downloads and lower latencies, 5G will support smart devices, including self-driving cars and wearables, telemedicine and the internet of things (IOT). Rising data demand will continue to...

Challenges of millimeter wave present opportunity for in-building 5G

Understanding the opportunity for private, in-building 5G networks HONG KONG--Millimeter wave frequencies are a key to delivering the multi-gigabit-per-second throughputs expected as 5G matures. As operators stand up outdoor 5G networks, radio site densification is necessary to overcome the limited propagation characteristics of bands like...

Internet connectivity rating firm WiredScore raises $9 million in Series A funding

WiredScore, a New York-based technology firm that rates buildings on internet connectivity, announced this week it raised $9 million in Series A funding- the move signals that investors see digital connectivity as a significant area of growth in the coming years. The funding round was...

What is real estate fracking?

While an increasingly tech-savvy workforce, the exponential increase in bandwidth and speed from 5G and changing business models are responsible for driving future technological innovation in the commercial real estate sector, the most explosive gains in the sector have been from a disruptive business...

Analyst Angle Report: The great indoors: In-building wireless is a must

IBW is taking off, driven by a convergence of technologies (small cells and CRAN, new DAS architectures, MEC, CBRS, MulteFire), connectivity needs (IoT, enterprise and venue applications, high-capacity/low-latency connectivity in venues), and business models (private networks, neutral hosts). This webinar looks at the evolution of...

CREtech: What are PropTech’s biggest missed opportunities?

The resounding message to technology?companies in the PropTech sector at?CREtech's event in Chicago last week was to create data-driven transparent solutions that can unify disparate systems to meet challenges faced by developers, portfolio managers, and property owners. The first-ever Chicago event hosted by CREtech, which...

The Age of Supercells: When the macro signal doesn’t penetrate into buildings

There is no one-size-fits-all solution for the cellular coverage holes, dropped calls, unreliable connectivity, and poor reception that plague employees and guests inside middleprise buildings (i.e., those that are up to 500,000 sq. ft.). Carriers and system integrators have all been challenged by the demands...

Analyst Angle: The great indoors: In-building wireless is a must

IBW is taking off, driven by a convergence of technologies (small cells and CRAN, new DAS architectures, MEC, CBRS, MulteFire), connectivity needs (IoT, enterprise and venue applications, high-capacity/low-latency connectivity in venues), and business models (private networks, neutral hosts). This webinar looks at the evolution of...

Financial services program eases costs of procuring robust Wi-Fi connectivity

New Ruckus Networks offerings add flexibility to Wi-Fi financing In today?s hyper-connected world, the lack of reliable and consistent Wi-Fi can have a devastating impact on worker productivity and customer experience and lead to a substantial loss of revenue for businesses. While many companies and...

The future of PropTech: JLL Spark’s Mihir Shah talks CRE investment trends

Getting the value out of data and app-based interactions among PropTech trends CHICAGO--JLL Spark,?the PropTech investment arm of commercial real estate services firm Jones Lang Lasalle led by veteran Silicon Valley entrepreneurs Mihir Shah and Yishai Lerner, is in the business of transforming, and quite...

Intelligent Campus uses AI and video analytics to secure enterprise facilities

Huawei partnered with AI specialist YITU to develop Intelligent Campus Scalable security for enterprise complexes is the primary goal of the "Intelligent Campus" solution announced this week at Huawei Connect in Shanghai. The new product was co-developed by the Chinese technology giant and YITU, a...