BROWSING: In-Building Tech

BAI Communications selects SOLiD’s DAS for London Underground

  In-building cellular specialist SOLiD said that it has been chosen by neutral-host provider BAI Communications? to use its GENESIS Distributed Antenna System (DAS) as part of the project to deliver high-speed mobile connectivity across the London Underground. Transport for London (TfL) is a U.K. government...

LG, Hyundai Elevator strike smart building agreement

  Korean companies LG Electronics and Hyundai Elevator jointly announced that they have signed an agreement with the aim of joining forces in the robotics and smart building business segments. Under the terms of the deal, the two companies said they will explore business opportunities in...

IQnexus and Semtech use LoRaWan to enhance building automation capabilities

  Semtech is collaborating with IoT company IQnexus on Indoor Air (IAQ) & Environment Quality (IEQ) sensors integrated with Semtech?s LoRa devices that run via the LoRaWAN standard for building automation systems. In a release, Semptech said that the IAQ sensors from IQnexus reduce carbon dioxide...

Corning launches new solution for indoor 5G coverage

    Corning announced the launch of new cellular solutions designed to help network operators to offer reliable 5G connection indoors with small-cell radio nodes. In a release, the company noted that 80% of mobile traffic originates or terminates indoors, and some 5G frequencies do not penetrate...

Boingo Wireless inks collaboration agreement with AWS

  DAS, Wi-Fi and private network provider Boingo Wireless has announced an expanded collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Under the partnership, AWS edge and cloud services are now integrated within Boingo?s converged network offering and can be implemented with DAS, Wi-Fi and private network deployments. Boingo...

SITA and Siemens to facilitate digital transformation of Kansas City Airport

    Siemens and SITA said they are providing the Kansas City Aviation Department with "future-proof" technologies for the Kansas City International (MCI) Airport?s New Terminal project, dubbed Build KCI. The new 1 million square-foot, 39-gate terminal will include a variety of building automation, fire and life...

Nextivity focuses on in-building cellular coverage in key geographies with new offering

    Nextivity has recently announced the availability of the 3G/4G/5G multi-carrier Cel-Fi QUATRA 4000e in-building enterprise cellular coverage solution, which has been approved for use on all major carrier networks in Asia, Europe, the U.K., and Oceania. Each Cel-Fi QUATRA Network Unit (NU) can support up...

Johnson Controls, Apollo Infrastructure offer energy efficiency services for commercial buildingss

    Smart buildings specialist Johnson Controls and funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, a global alternative asset manager, announced a strategic partnership providing sustainability and energy efficiency services to help customers address decarbonization and operating cost goals for their buildings. The new venture combines...

View to install smart windows in luxury multi-family project in Ontario

    Smart building company View announced its smart windows will be installed at 80 Bond Street in Oshawa, Ontario, a new 304,394-square-foot luxury multi-family project being developed by Atria Development Corp. The property, located in the heart of the greater Toronto area, will be the first...

Irisys joins Siemens Connect Ecosystem

    Siemens and Irisys announced that the Irisys True Occupancy solution has joined the Siemens Connect Ecosystem, a network that brings together experts in software development, IT, cybersecurity, remote and digital services, and business intelligence. True Occupancy is a building occupancy solution that uses a range...

Johnson Controls launches program to train technicians in HVAC, digital building automation

    Smart buildings specialist Johnson Controls recently launched the Johnson Controls Community College Partnership Program, to help expand community college associate degree and certificate programs in heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), fire and security and digital building automation systems across the United States. As part...

Honeywell to improve energy resilience at Fort Benning

  Honeywell has announced the next phase of a modernization project with Fort Benning, a U.S. Army post located on the border of Alabama and Georgia. The main aim of the project is to improve energy resilience and create a more comfortable living and working environment...

Canadian smart building specialist Kontrol completes acquisition of Global

  Canadian smart building specialist Kontrol Technologies announced the completion of the acquisition of Global HVAC & Automation. Kontrol specializes in real-time monitoring, asset optimization, data analytics, and enhanced facility management. "We are excited to complete such a significant acquisition, which adds substantial new revenues and the...

Johnson Controls? NA building solutions revenues reach $2.2 billion in Q3

Smart building solution company Johnson Controls recorded revenues of $2.2 billion in its North America building solutions segment in fiscal Q3 2021, up 10% compared to revenues of $2 billion in the same period the previous year, according to the company?s earnings release. The firm...

Dallas Cowboys, AT&T select MatSing to install lens antennas at AT&T Stadium

  Antenna manufacturer MatSing has been selected by the Dallas Cowboys and its network provider AT&T, along with ExteNet Systems, to provide mobile capacity antenna coverage for AT&T Stadium for the upcoming NFL season. This deployment follows a test run with reduced crowds during last season,...

Boise State Athletics partners with Verizon to install new DAS

    Boise State Athletics partnered with Verizon to install a new cellular distributed antenna system (DAS) that will be unveiled for the 2021 season. The DAS will improve cellular coverage in and around Albertsons Stadium on game days. "There is no detail too small as we evaluate...

Globalworth chooses Honeywell Forge SaaS solution for buildings energy efficiency

  Honeywell announced that Globalworth, an office investor in Central and Eastern Europe, will implement Honeywell Forge enterprise performance management software-as-a-service to drive digital transformation at two of its buildings in Bucharest, Romania. The company will initially implement Honeywell Forge Energy Optimization and Predictive Maintenance to...

S&I launches security and safety management system built on Microsoft Azure

    S&I Corporation, a Korean building solution provider that is part of LG Group has released its ?atxpert AI Viewer?, a new AI building security management system. The company said that the new offering is based on Microsoft Azure, TnM Tech's Ghost-I AI edge computing and...

GE Current launches new software for building management

  GE Current has announced its new Daintree Controls Software (DCS), a web-based application that allows users to monitor, troubleshoot and report on the energy performance of indoor, outdoor and industrial spaces from a single application. The firm said that the new application will enable building...

ASM Global inks alliance with Honeywell to enable smarter and safer venues

  Global event producer ASM Global announced a strategic alliance with smart buildings specialist Honeywell to help create smarter, safer and more sustainable venue operations across ASM?s international portfolio. Under the terms of the deal, ASM Global will work with Honeywell to establish new standards related...

Coventry University to create digital building with Schneider Electric and Planon

    Coventry University has partnered with Schneider Electric and Planon to upgrade its Engineering and Computing Building. The work will help to effectively future proof the building, improving sustainability, asset resilience and occupant experience, while reducing operational costs. ?One of our main goals is to move away...

COVID-19 accelerated adoption of smart buildings technologies: Memoori

  The adoption of technologies enabling smart buildings has experienced an acceleration due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Owen Kell, senior researcher at Swedish smart building consultancy firm Memoori Research, told In-Building Tech. ?While we have seen the emergence of a number of brand new, COVID-specific use...

Xicato inks smart building partnership with amBX

  U.S. firm Xicato, which provides Bluetooth smart building wireless controls, and U.K. company amBX, a developer of lighting controls software, announced a strategic partnership to integrate Xicato?s smart wireless controls with amBX SmartCore lighting control software. The strategic partnership will create a complete intelligent and...

Universal PropTech inks deal to deploy Strato Intelligent building solutions

    Universal PropTech has entered into an agreement with Strato Automation to be an official systems integrator of Strato building automation products, systems and cloud solutions in Ontario, Canada. Chris Hazelton, president and CEO of Universal PropTech, said: "Building automation is at the core of our...