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A well-implemented V2G strategy could provide wins for drivers and power companies while reducing the carbon impact of both car and electricity usage.

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An Engineers’ Guide to 5G

By Itamar Kahalani - 2022/02/11

Since its launch at the end of 2018, the 5G roll-out has gathered momentum, and, as of May 2021, 443 Mobile Network Operators, (MNOs), in 133 countries were investing in the new networking technology.

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Selecting SSDs for aviation, space and defence applications

By Paul Leys - 2022/01/27

As more electronics-based hardware is used for aviation and space applications, whether for civilian or defence purposes, the demands placed on data storage become significant.

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Can edge controllers bring balance to the Industrial IoT?

By Philip Ling - 2022/01/19

Putting more real-time intelligence at the heart of industrial automation is creating a new breed of control technology. Connectivity and control must go hand in hand in the Industrial IoT, but it requires the best of both worlds.

What does single pair Ethernet bring to the IIoT?

By Philip Ling - 2022/01/19

Single pair Ethernet, or SPE, can legitimately be described as a “disruptive technology.” Avnet spoke with George Zimmerman, who chaired the IEEE 802.3cg 10 Mb/s Single Pair Ethernet Task Force, to find out why.

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5G Enables the Global Economy to Survive the Pandemic

By Itamar Kahalani - 2022/01/14

Businesses around the world have rapidly adapted to the constraints imposed by COVID-19, implementing virtual modes of operation, and citizens have found new ways of interacting and engaging socially.

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How no-code design could accelerate Industrial IoT development

By Philip Ling - 2022/01/14

Developing large numbers of new and diverse devices for an Industrial IoT solution can challenge your engineering resources. Using a no-code approach to development can reduce the size and complexity of that challenge.

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The Industrial IoT is driving economic growth

2022/01/14

With billions of dollars at stake, Industrial IoT isn’t just about financials. Safety, scalability and flexibility are part of digital transformation. In industrial sectors this has significant implications, but is no longer unchartered territory.

Behind the datasheet: HW-RTOS

By Philip Ling - 2022/01/12

Using hardware accelerators is nothing new, but what about an accelerator to improve the way your operating system handles data communications?

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Three future Industrial IoT trends manufacturers should think about now

By Philip Ling - 2022/01/11

AI may be the headline act, but a greater impact on manufacturing will come from the trends enabled by AI. OEMs can expect to feel the impact in three areas.

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Supporting a service-oriented approach in the IIoT

2022/01/11

Your industrial environment is a complex network of devices with varying roles and responsibilities. Bringing all that together requires the application of proven and new technologies. Efforts are underway to make them all work in harmony.

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Beamforming: Fundamentals to Implementation

By Luc Langlois - 2021/12/25

The efficient use of spectrum in wireless applications is of prime concern, prompting advances in phased array antenna systems and beamforming techniques.

When IoT means 'Internet of Trees'

2021/12/10

Being able to discover forest fires early is an increasingly urgent issue.

Engineering considerations for LoRaWAN gateway design

By Harvey Wilson - 2021/12/06

The Internet of Things (IoT) is growing rapidly, and with that comes a growing demand for connectivity.

Innovative technology drives rapid deployment of new 5G products, services and business models

2021/12/02

Optimizing cost, power, and performance to ensure the second wave of 5G is a success.

The Open RAN System Architecture and mMIMO

2021/11/14

For O-RAN networks to succeed and become accepted, the standardization of interfaces and proven interoperability are the keys to success.

Engineering the EV future

By Harvey Wilson - 2021/11/04

The European Union (EU) expects to be over 30 million EVs on its roads by 2030.

The 5G interconnect design challenges and their solutions

2021/10/14

Avnet spoke with Molex’s Mike Hansen about the role copper interconnect is playing in the development of the next high-speed cellular network.

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Beyond millimeter wavelengths, the terahertz domain awaits

2021/10/13

Realizing the potential of terahertz frequencies will require enormous advances in technologies from semiconductors through network design.

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What to know about electromechanical interconnects for 5G systems

2021/10/12

High-performance radio frequency, input/output and board connectors are helping developers meet the challenge of 5G. Designed for mmWave and PAM-4 signals in the fronthaul of the network, engineers can use them to improve signal integrity.

No, millimeter-wave 5G is not ‘dead’

2021/10/12

5G will require a new network design in which smart repeaters, advanced software and algorithms, digital beamforming, and other techniques allow millimeter-wave signals to permeate RF-restrictive environments.

The future of 5G depends on software-defined radio

2021/10/11

5G is a technological moving target. If designers had to rely only on hardware to make those changes, it’s possible that 5G would be far too expensive or technically impossible to deploy. That’s where SDR comes in.

How 6G networking will solve your city’s traffic problems

2021/10/11

6G networking and self-driving cars could make traffic congestion a thing of the past.

As 5G evolves, 6G takes aim at Internet of Everything

2021/10/08

Work on 6G is already underway to define what the standard will do and how it will do it. If 5G is about enabling the Internet of Things (IoT), 6G is about enabling the Internet of Everything – including you.

Streamlining the IoT using smart cameras for asset monitoring

2021/09/29

Ultra-low power Bluetooth-enabled image sensors provide an easy way to add ubiquitous intelligence to the IoT. By using cloud-based AI, smart cameras will get smarter over time, without increasing the complexity of the end-application.

Smart cameras, cloud platforms shorten long tail of the IoT

2021/09/29

Bluetooth-enabled, ultra-low-power image systems and AI-enabled object recognition make it easier to scale up the IoT. For the first time, low power solutions make smart cameras a cost-effective route to adding intelligence everywhere.