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Comcast Business hosted an analyst day recently during which it shared its strategy for growth. A few themes emerged: Digital first Comcast is demonstrating a strong commitment to software. We heard themes such as “Software permeates the world; we only hire software developers” and “Ending the tyranny of boxes.” The company is transferring knowledge across the company from hardware and software, ensuring...

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the authorized global distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking the BlueNRG-2 system-on-chip (SoC) from STMicroelectronics (ST). The BlueNRG-2 SoC is a power-efficient programmable processor with ultra-low-power features, high RF signal strength, and generous on-chip memory for Bluetooth low energy software and application code. The BlueNRG-2 is Bluetooth 4.2-compliant and Bluetooth 5.0-certified, which...

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the industry's leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking the multi-pixel Sensirion Gas Platform (SGP) devices. Among the only long-term stable siloxane-resistant MEMS gas sensors in the market today, the Sensirion SGP devices are ideal for integration into mobile devices for reporting indoor air quality,...

QuickLogic Corporation, a developer of ultra-low power multi-core voice-enabled SoCs, embedded FPGA IP, display bridge and programmable logic solutions, announced that Shinko Shoji, a QuickLogic distributor, will be demonstrating an EOS S3 module and evaluation board designed to support IoT and other applications at CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies) Japan from Oct 3rd-6th at Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan. The Shinko...

Globalstar, Inc. and IPmotion Inc. announced the formation of Globalstar Japan Inc. and the launch of commercial mobile satellite service at a press event in Tokyo. Globalstar Japan will offer a suite of mobile satellite products and services with voice, data, asset monitoring, tracking and emergency S.O.S. capabilities for the consumer, enterprise and government markets. Globalstar Japan will showcase these...

Although Verizon beat primary rival AT&T to the punch by launching its Internet of Things network on March 31, as of mid-May, when AT&T completed its deployment, the big two operators both currently operate nationwide IoT networks. In terms of connectivity, the IoT market is a crowded space comprising a range of standardized and proprietary technologies that use both...

Rohde & Schwarz launched the R&S ZNL network analyzer and the R&S FPL1000 spectrum analyzer to offer flexible solutions for the most important RF measurements. These include the characterization of components such as antennas, attenuators, filters and amplifiers, as well as measurements on signal sources including spectral measurements, analog and digital signal demodulation and accurate power measurements. Instruments from the new family have a footprint...

Background: On September 28, 2017, Toshiba announced that it agreed to sell all shares of its wholly owned subsidiary Toshiba Memory Corporation (TMC) to a consortium led by Bain Capital for approximately $18 billion, significantly above the $13 billion Toshiba was initially seeking. This announcement is the latest chapter in a drama that has been unfolding since the beginning of...

Building on the run-away success of PICO-318 portable LED Projectors, Portronics has launched “Progenie” – a 100-lumen multimedia portable LED projector which offers 80 inch screen-size, 854x480 resolution using Texas Instrument’s famous DLP technology ensuring excellent picture quality. It has the ability to project crystal clear multimedia content from a variety of sources on a screen size of up...

Pasternack, a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has unveiled a new series of low insertion loss repeatability electromechanical switches. Test and measurement applications require signal processing component performance to be highly accurate and repeatable over long periods and under extreme conditions.  In automated test systems where electromechanical switches are used for signal monitoring and routing...