Industry news, new products, and technical information about low-power, low-data-rate wireless networking.
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Wireless Data Radios from FreeWave Technologies May 2, 2010
FreeWave Technologies, Boulder, CO, has expanded its IO Expansion family of wireless data radios with the IOE-X-4422PC serial base, the GFR2-IO-IOE radio base, and the IOE-X-4422-P expansion module.More>>
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Wireless Radio Modules from Laird April 4, 2010
Laird Technologies Inc., St. Louis, MO, offers the LT2510 proprietary 2.4 GHz wireless radio module product family, including the PRM110, PRM111, PRM112, PRM113, PRM120, PRM121, PRM122, and PRM123.More>>
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License-Free Spread-Spectrum Radio from FreeWave March 21, 2010
FreeWave Technologies, Boulder, CO, offers the FGR2-PE data radio suited for Smart Grid and renewable energy applications.More>>
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GE Transportation Selects Summation Research Radios December 2, 2009
The multi-mode UHF/VHF data radios will be used for both legacy analog and advanced digital needs for GE's LOCOTROL system for railway systems.More>>
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Next-Generation Sensor Networks using Energy Harvesting and Ultra-Low-Power Wireless July 1, 2009
Power consumption is a central design consideration for wireless sensor networks whether they are powered using batteries or energy harvesters. Vital to success for either approach, however, is the need for hardware that uses power intelligently.More>>
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Wireless Seismic and Volcanic Monitoring in Ecuador January 1, 2009
Using robust radios coupled with a variety of sensors, geophysicists in Ecuador have implemented real-time monitoring systems for the country's volcanoes and other seismically active areas, leading to improved knowledge and public safety.More>>
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Automating Pipeline Integrity Monitoring August 1, 2008
Cathodic protection devices have been used for decades to monitor steel pipes for corrosion. A new family of radios is designed to automate this process, connecting directly to the corrosion monitoring system.More>>
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Sensors and Privacy November 1, 2006
A survey of more than 700 IEEE Fellows, done by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in conjunction with the Institute for the Future, sought to learn what science and technology developments are most likely to take hold within the next 10 to 50 years.More>>
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Tracking Cows October 1, 2006
Beef is big business, more than $50 billion/year, in fact. So, it goes without saying that tracking cows is important, especially in the wake of BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy a.k.a. mad cow disease) and other animal diseases. The USDA is developing the National Animal Identification System...More>>
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Wireless Signal Congestion: Whatever Happened to Peaceful Coexistence? October 1, 2006
There was significant channel congestion and the wireless systems didn't always function as the exhibitors had hoped.More>>
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