Honeywell and Fetch Robotics partner on warehouse operations
For landlords and owners of warehouse distribution centers, designing for growth means adopting innovative technologies that can meet the tremendous demands from e-commerce tenants. Today many warehouse owners are turning to robotics to keep pace with the...
In the past two decades, the rapid adoption of LED lighting fixtures has led to tremendous savings for building owners and landlords in both commercial and residential environments. Now, with the use of Power over Ethernet (PoE), the lighting industry is transforming once again...
As connectivity becomes the fourth utility and occupants of commercial buildings demand the very best in Wi-Fi and cellular access, it is becoming paramount that building owners understand how these in-building wireless technologies are used inside of commercial office buildings. While Wi-Fi and cellular...
Growth trends in enterprise and operator small cell investments
Small cell densification of LTE and 5G networks is a major priority for operators around the world. And given the vast addressable market opportunity using small cells to address in-building cellular experiences, there's significant growth in...
Ruckus partners with stadium for ultra-dense Wi-Fi
Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) has chosen Ruckus Networks to deliver its indoor and outdoor Wi-Fi access points (APs) to bring a state-of-the-art and "frictionless" fan experience to guests at the Banc of California Stadium.
?We wanted a seamless...
The contract also stipulates the installation of a public safety bi-directional amplifier for the City of Edmonton
Canadian firm Westcan Advanced Communications Solutions has signed a contract with the City of Edmonton that covers the design and and implementation of a public safety bi-directional amplifier...
IoT solution bundle geared toward commercial office space
Occupant comfort, indoor air quality and space utilization in commercial office buildings are increasingly becoming important?drivers for improving workplace productivity of employees.
Now, Deutsche Telekom, one of the largest telecommunications providers in Europe, has launched a new IoT...
Today some of the world?s greenest buildings also have the worst cellular reception making them less desirable properties for tenants and long-term leasing opportunities.
While many newly built commercial office and multi-unit residential buildings undergo great pains to use construction materials and methods that...
How do more intelligent buildings fit into the big picture of smarter cities? Steve Teubner, smart buildings solution leader at EY, discussed the role of smart buildings in the broader city ecosystem at the recent Smart Cities Week D.C. conference.
"One of the things we're...
U.K.-based IoT solutions and connectivity provider Pangea and Australian building technology specialist?Buddy have collaborated to create a ?Fitbit? for smart buildings. Together the companies have developed a self-clipping device for commercial and industrial buildings which uses IoT sensors and SIM-enabled connectivity to track energy...
As building owners continue to make technology investments in optical fiber and category 6A cabling to enable the more efficient use of Power over Ethernet (PoE), IoT and cloud-based applications in commercial and industrial buildings, it?s critical to ensure that the building?s cabling structure...
As increasing energy costs in commercial and industrial buildings continue to be a significant challenge, more building owners are using building energy management systems (BEMS) to cut energy waste as means of improving operating costs and net operating income.
Commercial buildings account for nearly 20%...
Operations Performance Management ties together building systems
One of the main goals of commercial real estate (CRE) building owners and managers is to develop a strategy to save operational and energy costs while providing world-class tenant experiences in order to increase asset value.
To achieve this...
Bluetooth technology has become a ubiquitous wireless technology. While most people use Bluetooth for personal purposes such as streaming audio and transferring videos from one device to another, today it is increasingly being used in smart building applications and devices. ??
Before we discuss its...
Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) has appointed Visal Leng as new vice president and president of the company?s building solutions division in the Asia-Pacific region. Leng joins Johnson Controls from Baker Hughes, where he served as president of the company?s Asia Pacific unit. In his...
The REIT industry, which has traditionally profited from solid housing construction trends and rents from retail and commercial development, is transforming into one whose profits are now being driven by technology. Today technology-related infrastructure REITs are being propelled by e-commerce growth and the need...
As more commercial real estate professional services firms are doubling down on proptech investments, Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (JLL), a leading property management firm, has launched a new AI, cloud-based commercial real estate project management platform.
The technology platform developed by JLL's Project and...
Zinwave CEO Scott Willis discusses the latest in CBRS
As the telecom industry moves to commercialize use of the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service, the concept of sharing spectrum based on a priority access scheme could be adapted to put other valuable spectrum resources...
Viable in-building cellular connectivity solutions have become critical as mobile carriers expand and densify 4G LTE networks and plan for 5G access solutions to meet increasing capacity requirements of mobile users worldwide. Now, a growing number of building owners are using small cells to...
The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin is now using artificial intelligence-based Wi-Fi and patented virtual Bluetooth technology developed by Mist to deliver enhanced connectivity and personalized location and guest experiences.
The more than 330,000-square-foot resort at Disney World's Epcot Center is offering better Wi-Fi,...
Commercial real estate operators and owners are increasingly looking for ways to develop IoT context-specific smart workplace solutions. Now Rigado, a global provider of edge IoT services and infrastructure, has partnered with Microsoft Azure Digital Twins to provide increased efficiency and occupant comfort to...
As IoT devices continue to play a dominant role in delivering energy savings in the smart building sector, AT&T has announced plans to partner with Synchronoss to introduce a building energy management platform for buildings operators.
The cloud-based solution will enable business owners to manage...
While the benefits of deploying a smart building infrastructure such as energy savings and improved occupant comfort are abundant, the burden of capital costs involved in their deployment often delay or limit their adoption.
Now, research by?Siemens Financial Services (SFS) shows there is potential for...
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