The implementation of new wireless technologies and the rise of data analytics is enabling new use cases in the smart building segment, according to a white paper published the?Wireless Broadband Alliance?(WBA) and the?LoRa Alliance
?Smart buildings have been around for decades but have primarily focused...
Almost 40% of computers used to control smart building automation system were subject to some kind of malicious attack in the first half of 2019, according to a recent study conducted by global cybersecurity specialist Kaspersky.
This study concluded that while it is unclear if...
With help from Connectivity Wireless Solutions, Coretrust Capital Partners?is employing 5G to transform its downtown Los Angeles tower into a smart building. The transformation, which includes a Distributed Antenna System (DAS) comprised of 317 multi-band antennas and 20 software defined remotes for fiber optic...
Yanzi Networks, a Swedish provider of smart building solutions, announced the addition of a new offering for the smart building segment, dubbed "Hybrid Mesh".
With the number of devices in smart buildings expected to reach 3.3 billion by 2022, the Swedish firm highlighted that there...
Foxconn and Johnson Controls have announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form a global technology strategic partnership.
Under the terms of the agreement, Johnson Controls and Foxconn Industrial Internet (Fii) will collaborate to transform building?data analytics through artificial intelligence (AI)...
Adesto Technologies Corporation, which provides application-specific semiconductors and embedded systems for IoT, announced that its FT 6050 Smart Transceiver system-on-chip (SoC) now natively supports LON, LON/IP, BACnet/IP and BACnet MS/TP protocol stacks.
The company said that the new addition will enable the LON and BACnet...
Challenge winners will take part in smart building PoC
The?Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) announced the launch of the Smart Buildings Challenge, a program designed to give smart building technology suppliers the possibility to collaborate with customers to create targeted solutions for smart buildings.
The challenge presents...
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 .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...
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...
U.K.-based?IoT Security Foundation?(IoTSF) has published a new whitepaper discussing security issues related to smart buildings.
The entity said that the whitepaper is aimed at a broad range of stakeholders that design, specify, procure, install/integrate, validate, operate and maintain building automation systems (BAS). It is specifically...
Digital services company Infosys announced a collaboration with Microsoft to deliver smart buildings and spaces (SB&S) solutions for the architecture, engineering, construction, facilities management and real estate development markets.
Infosys said that these solutions aim to improve the entire lifecycle of building construction and operations,...
Airwavz Solutions, a provider of in-building wireless infrastructure, and Globalstar announced that they have agreed upon rights to offer Band 53 for in-building wireless services.
Under the agreement, Airwavz received rights to lease Globalstar?s Band 53, while Globalstar will seek to further develop the spectrum...
Global lighting company Osram has inked a partnership with Facility Solutions Group (FSG) to offer turnkey smart building IoT solutions to the commercial, industrial and retail industries across the United States.
FSG is a specialist in building technology system design, integration, installation and managed services.
As...
Global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield announced a new partnership with Stanford University?s Disruptive Technology and Digital Cities Program.
The main aim of the collaboration is to identify, develop and launch transformative technologies within the commercial real estate space.
The partnership brings together Stanford?s...
Microsoft, Johnson Controls and Middle East sustainable solutions provider Bee?ah announced an agreement to enhance Bee?ah?s new headquarters in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, with an array of artificial intelligence (AI) and smart building solutions powered by Microsoft.
Using its Digital Vault offering and extended capabilities...
Facility Solutions Group (FSG), a specialist in lighting, electrical, technology and signage solutions, announced today the launch of a new business division to focus on the development of smart building projects, the company said in a statement.
FSG Smart Buildings?will focus on solving the problem...
Real-time facility data monitoring company FacilityConneX announced that it will collaborate with Dell Technologies to bring smart building technology to its campus in Hopkinton, Massachusetts.
FacilityConneX highlighted that the project will provide real-time monitoring, fault detection and diagnostics and ongoing monitoring-based commissioning for a 313,679...
Delta, which focuses on power and thermal management, unveiled a new portfolio of energy-efficient solutions for smart buildings?at the Hannover Messe 2019 exposition.
The company - together with its subsidiaries LOYTEC and VIVOTEK ? is currently showing at the exposition its latest smart building management...
As artificial intelligence and predictive analytics become increasingly important to the performance and profitability of commercial office buildings, owners and landlords must address issues related to occupant data privacy.
The standard of laws and regulations governing the use of personal data set by the...
Smart cities are layered and complex systems consisting of an ecosystem of various networks designed to make the urban environment more intelligent and at their core is the smart building. ?While the goal of connecting smart buildings into a larger smart city may seem...
Similar to the voice assistant technology powering Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant and Cortana, which have are already dominated residential homes, AI assistants now are ready to make their entree into the smart building marketplace.
Voice prompted conversations and social banter between computer-generated, AI-based avatars...
KRP Properties is using a real-time facility data monitoring solution to drive tenant experience while enhancing the long term value of assets for smart buildings in Canada's largest technology hub, North Kanata Tech Park.
The data monitoring solution designed by FacilityConneX?s (FCX) will enable...
The exponential growth of IoT devices, estimated to reach a whopping 75 billion by 2025, has initiated a partnership between the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and the Internet of Things Community.
In a memorandum of understanding (MoU), the two groups will work to disseminate...
