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MultiTech Launches First CBRS Industrial IoT Devices for OnGo Networks
MultiTech, a leading supplier of Industrial IoT communication devices and solutions, recently announced the availability of a new, FCC part 15 and 96 authorized Ethernet to CBRS bridge, supporting initial commercial deployments of OnGo CBRS networks, as well as an industrial CBRS router sampling today to qualified customers. These devices are to be the first of a broader portfolio of private LTE devices supporting CBRS and other dedicated LTE bands around the globe in a choice of form factors that respond to the exploding demand for robust asset connectivity within industrial and enterprise applications. The MultiConnect eCell and MultiConnect rCell 600 are the first of their kind that are designed to connect a wide range of new and legacy assets to dedicated, missioncritical Private LTE and Neutral Host public access CBRS networks, in collaboration with the CBRS Alliance. They leverage the FCC open mid-band spectrum between 3.55-3.7 GHz that was commercially launched last month at a CBRS Alliance OnGo
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SmartWitness Introduces LTE Video Telematics Camera
Powered by a quad-core ARM CPU SmartWitness’ CP4 delivers HD video to over 30 telematics platforms. The CP4 is the size of a cigarette pack and is equipped with GPS, 6-axis accelerometer, 128 GB of video storage and can connect up to four cameras for full 360-degree visibility of your vehicle. At just 4.75" x 3.5" x 1", the CP4 is the smallest IoT video telematics DVR on the market today. The first CP4 LTE models are already on the road and connecting on AT&T’s LTE network, with Sprint and Verizon models upcoming. Typically under the radar, SmartWitness has been quietly delivering cutting edge video telematics solutions, as both a manufacturer and a global supplier. In the past 10 years, SmartWitness has grown to open four offices, launch eight new product lines and has installed nearly 300,000 in-vehicle video recorders and software solutions while partnering with best-in-class telematics service providers. All this has resulted in Continued on Page 12
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Five Vital Insights from Rolling Out 5G in the U.S. Early
By Peter Linder, Head of 5G Marketing, Ericsson North America
U.S. service providers are first in the world to roll out 5G in both midband and high-band spectrum. And as a partner to all U.S. providers, we have enjoyed the opportunity to learn 5G early. Tap into these five insights to save time and efforts for your next step.
No/Low Appetite to Be a Fast Follower The priorities for 5G are different. Service providers aspire to be leaders. For two main reasons: first, to learn from the winning strategies in the 4G market, and second, to be early out to learn from their own field experiences. 5G represents more variety and will be more learning-intensive in the early stages of the market. Variety of Spectrum Assets in Play The initial U.S. market momentum builds up around a variety of spectrum assets – with
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Home Safes for Every Person, Every Lifestyle By Allen Forkner, Senior Public Relations Counsel
When most people think about home safes, they imagine Hollywood-sized black vaults set in concrete, containing stacks of cash and jewels. Since so few average people have piles of money and diamonds, they don’t think they have a need for a home safe. Unfortunately, they are wrong. Everyone has something they don’t want stolen, lost or damaged, and that’s where Cannon Safe® and Stack-On® products come into the consumer picture. Cannon Safe and Stack-On, part of the Alpha Guardian family, bring decades of experience in delivering peace of mind to homeowners, apartment dwellers and anyone who has cherished items to safeguard. While you may not have crown jewels to protect, odds are good that you have a Continued on Page 12
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The Benefits 5G Will Bring to Higher Education By Peter Linder, Head of 5G Marketing, Ericsson North America
Universities have always been a breeding ground for innovation. As 5G is being deployed nationwide, colleges and universities represent a place where we can expect 5G to gain early traction. The promise of 5G and what it enables is real, and institutions of higher education are key to driving innovative concepts and solutions to fulfill them.
Why 5G Needs Universities To usher in the potential that 5G offers, there needs to be a fertile ground for innovation with a critical mass of first adopters and a willingness to lead the way. As 5G rolls out on campuses, students, faculty and the university will become interconnected and act as a testbed for innovative 5G solutions. Students will play a dual role in fostering 5G technology. First, they are eager to adopt “the new” – new applications, new solutions, new ways to work, live and play. With 4,298 universities and colleges across the United States, that’s a substantial base of first adopters
eager for 5G applications. Second, they not only adopt “the new,” but drive vast amounts of data from their mobile device as they walk throughout campus. This gives developers insight into how 5G solutions are affecting their user group and how an interconnected location can open new possibilities across its platform. Universities are under pressure to execute their digital transformation and can leverage 5G to revolutionize not only their IT infrastructure and cost associated, but also bring new educational tools to the classroom. For example, augmented reality (AR) will soon be a platform for education, but driving AR for potentially tens-of-thousands of students on one campus will only work if 5G is deployed. How Higher Ed Can Lead the Way Higher ed institutions wanting to play a key role in shaping the global 5G agenda need campus-wide 5G – a powerful 5G network that covers campuses and nearby dorms. To serve a college or university’s needs, 5G networks in the millimeterwave spectrum need to be built, and cre-
Join Cell Phones for Soldiers’ Mission to ‘Connect America’s Bravest’ By Rob Bergquist, Founder and Director, Cell Phones for Soldiers
Cell Phones for Soldiers is a 15-yearold national non-profit dedicated to serving troops and veterans with free communication services and emergency funding. Founded in 2004, our mission provides a lifeline for military members while they are overseas, and for veterans who have returned home but may still be isolated from the family and community services they need to help them through the transition. Cell Phones for Soldiers is the wire-
less industry’s leading charitable recycler of electronics. Since 2004, we have recycled more than 15 million cell phones to fund our programs. Our existing partners range from Fortune 500 companies to local grass roots organizations. Cell Phones for Soldiers welcomes all inquiries to join the mission to “Connect America’s Bravest.” With more men and women returning home from overseas in recent years, we are providing less airtime to those abroad. However, the needs for communication solutions for veterans here in the United States have seen a real uptick. To
WiTricity Wireless Charging Featured in Honda’s Vehicle-to-Grid Energy Management System WiTricity, the industry pioneer in wireless power transfer over distance, has collaborated with Honda for its bi-directional, wireless Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) energy management system. The solution, which is debuting at the show, has the potential to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, balance the energy grid and save money for EV owners and electric utilities. All major car manufacturers and climate-focused countries like China, India and France are racing to phase out gasoline and diesel-guzzling vehicles over the next few decades in favor of EVs. But with an increase in EV adoption comes challenges for the electric grid. To help balance supply and demand, batteries in EVs can be used as a source of energy
storage for the grid. To become an easily tapped back-up power source to send electricity back into to the grid, EVs can be equipped with wireless V2G technology, or bi-directional charging. With hands-free wireless connections between the vehicles and the grid, many more vehicles will be available to the grid for V2G purposes, as compared to conventional charging systems that require the driver to connect a clumsy cable. This increased availability of back up storage can make V2G into a significant source of stored energy for the electric grid. Honda’s V2G solution leverages WiTricity’s DRIVE 11 wireless charging platform, which creates a seamless and efficient two-way energy flow between
Wireless World ating the right incentive plan between a university and an operator will benefit both parties. Universities want to leverage the highest level of creativity possible with their networks to drive new innovations and bring in new students and corporate partnerships, which a campus-wide 5G network can enable. A state-of-the-art 5G network on campus would be a wise investment, and will bring benefits to the school through better delivery of educational opportunities, the students through a better mobile Internet experience and new technologies, and as a testing ground for partnerships with businesses all helping drive additional revenue and opportunities.
The Bottom Line What this means for 5G is that there is a golden opportunity here for higher education institutions to be a vanguard for the development of 5G-driven technologies. Network operators and businesses have realized there is little room for 5G fast-followers. The 5G revolution can only be sparked by striking out early and fostering innovation.
For more information, go to www .ericsson.com or stop by South Hall booth #S1724.
combat this, Cell Phones for Soldiers is currently providing more than 500 thousand minutes per month to veterans through low cost prepaid phones. It’s really important to provide domestic airtime for veterans. Right now, they’re being priced out of the market. A lot of the servicemembers are making $30,000 or less. Being able to provide domestic airtime is important. It’s one way we can help men and women as they come home from serving our country.
the car and grid. With DRIVE 11 and Honda V2G, vehicles can be parked over a wireless charging ground pad and electric power can flow from the grid to the vehicle to charge the battery, or from the vehicle to the grid to help meet electric demand during peak usage periods. Honda EV owners can participate in the V2G program and receive compensation from utility operators who use the power from the vehicles to reduce the need to burn natural gas or diesel fuel to meet peak demand. Research collaboration between Honda and WiTricity began in 2016. In 2018, the companies presented a jointly authored paper at the SAE World Congress that addressed the use of wireless power transfer for V2G applications. The research resulted in Honda’s wireless V2G energy management system, which is fully compatible with the interoperability requirements of the SAE J2954 standard for vehicle wireless power transfer.
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This has already been a big year for Cell Phones for Soldiers with the 3rd Annual Golf Tournament in May. Cell Phones for Soldiers raised more than $75,000 from the sponsors and partners at the event, which hosted many veterans. In April, Cell Phones for Soldiers also celebrated its 15th year in operation. Cell Phones for Soldiers received its R2 certification in 2018.
For more information, call Rob Bergquist at 678.580.1976, go to www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com or email info@cellphonesforsoldiers.com.
“Honda is paving the way for a future of mobility that is environmentally sustainable and intelligent. WiTricity is aligned on that vision, and our joint research, which dates back to our co-presentation at the 2018 SAE World Congress, has molded the industry’s most efficient bi-directional, EV wireless power solution,” said Alex Gruzen, Chief Executive Officer of WiTricity. “Honda V2G vehicle owners will benefit from the convenience of wireless charging, utility incentives and ability to power their homes with excess energy, contributing to an environmentally-conscious future.”
About WiTricity WiTricity develops solutions to enable wireless power transfer over distance using its patented magnetic resonance technology. WiTricity works with top global carmakers and Tier 1 suppliers to deploy magnetic resonance solutions, helping realize a future of transportation that is electrified, shared and autonomous.
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R.L. Drake Highlights Two Drop & Add Solutions The EH244 Encoder Host Series is a 2RU platform ideal for MPEG-2 or MPEG-4/H.264 video encoding due to its many flexible configurable output options. Each unit is designed to house any combination of R.L. Drake’s popular HD or SD encoder modules. The EH244 has a total of six input bays, and has an internal multiplexer that allows users to construct custom program multiplexes, and output them in any combination from
RF QAM, ASI or IP – based on the output configuration order. EH244 Module options include HDE24A: HD Video Encoder; SDE24A: SD Dual Video Encoder; SDE24EAS: SD Encoder with EAS Support; and SDI24A: HD/SD-SDI Encoder with Closed Captioning. Any of these module options can also be used in the R.L. Drake MEQ1000B Hybrid QAM Modulator.
My Geko Gear – The New Digital Dash Cam Mirror Perfect for Trailer & Trucks My Geko Gear is an up-and-coming brand in the dash cam market. The brand strives to bring new and high-quality dash cams with a user-friendly experience. When designing the dash cams, My Geko Gear takes every detail into consideration, from design to production to creating a dash cam that fits the user’s needs. My Geko Gear ensures that all the hardware and specifications of the dash
cams are industry leading, and most importantly, affordable. There is no need to drive with an obstructed view anymore. The InfiniView is a digital dash cam mirror that also serves as a backup camera that will clip onto your already existing mirror. With this 9.7-inch fully touchscreen mirror, users will have easy access to see their rear. This rear camera will help with
Genovation Cars: The Green Car Company
By Steve Keyes, Communications Director, Centigrade for Genovation Cars
Genovation’s long-term goal is to be a premier provider of high performance sustainable automobiles. Genovation is committed to advancing the state of the art in EV technology with the knowledge that performance EVs will accelerate the delivery of sustainable products for future generations. The Genovation GXE Corvette all electric supercar has broken several significant world records on multiple occasions while reimagining an American icon. Genovation is raising the bar in energy storage, propulsion, composite and suspension technologies. We ask our customers to join us on this jour-
ney.
In recent years, several issues have converged to create a demand for the kind of vehicle Genovation builds: Climate change, due to high carbon dioxide emissions, is now a widely accepted fact. As a global community, we must all take whatever actions we can to reduce harmful greenhouse gases. A recent draft report from the US Government titled Climate Science Special Report finds it "extremely likely that more than half of the rise in temperature over the past four decades has been caused by human activity." There has been an increase in the awareness of the negative effects of air pollution, especially on the young and old. The World Health Organization has
Optical Zonu Streamlines Base Station Hotel Connectivity with ZONUConnect By Gary Grimes, Director Sales RF Solutions, Optical Zonu Corp.
With the U.S. wireless service providers moving towards centralized network architectures, connecting to in-building and outdoor distributed antenna systems in the area often becomes a challenge. Base station manufacturers can offer only a CPRI fiber connection to Remote Radio Heads (RRH). However, available fiber can be scarce and expensive. Remote Radio Heads have a fairly large footprint in both space and power consumption, which costs money. This approach also puts the service providers’ base station RRHs at a remote location to which they do not have free access. With ZONUConnect™, Optical
Zonu offers a streamlined connectivity between any base station configuration and any DAS that minimizes the fiber count as needed with much higher efficiency than any other solution, including CPRI-to-RRH. It minimizes the total equipment needed, which results in the lowest cost and rack space. The RFOver-Fiber solution allows the service provider to keep all its base station equipment in the centralized facility with 24/7 access and a common, battery backed-up power plant. This universal, efficient connectivity greatly simplifies the work for network maintenance engineering. This also ensures a clear system responsibility demarcation point for the service provider and the DAS owner. The economy of ZONUConnect
Wireless World The MEQ1000B Multiplexing Hybrid QAM Modulator fulfills the need when a single QAM output is required. The 1RU platform provides the convenience of local or remote webbased management for any of the input module options to drop and add programs to existing multiplexes to optimize bandwidth. MEQ1000B Module options include ASII: ASI Input Module; DTD1000: Digital Tuner and Demodulator Module; IPI1000: IP Program Acquisition
Module; and SDM1000: Satellite Tuner and Demodulator Module. Each MEQ1000B hosts two bays allotting for a customized combination of input module options to build custom QAM channels from up to two diverse sources. Video content from both modules enters the main chassis where it may be MPEG program-filtered, multiplexed and groomed. Any number of program streams can be sent to the QAM modulator for output and/or exported via the platform’s additional ASI output.
drivers who have blind spots caused by car pillars, dark tints or blind spots that naturally occur in large trucks. Once you put the car in reverse, the mirror will automatically change to backup view and users can scroll the mirror up and down to make sure nothing is in the way. Since it is very important to have a dash cam in this day and age, this mirror has a dash cam that slides out on the right side to always record when the vehicle is in motion. The rear cam is IPX7 water-
proof, so users can place the rear cam outside and not have to worry about it malfunctioning or having visibility issues. Along with a standard 20-foot cable, a 65-foot cable is provided in this kit for an extension for large trucks and to hook up trailers. The Infiniview strives to give drivers peace of mind while on the road.
estimated that up to 2.4 million people a year die from causes directly attributed to air pollution. Research has shown a correlation between air pollution and the incidences of asthma, particularly among children. As atmospheric CO2 levels rise, the gas dissolves into our oceans, causing the water to become more acidic. Ocean acidification negatively impacts biodiversity and is particularly damaging to shellfish and kelp, putting fisheries around the globe at risk. The Genovation team is comprised of a small and capable group of engineers and automotive experts that are committed to building world class products. In order to achieve this goal, Genovation has teamed with one of the world’s preeminent contract manufac-
turers, The Prefix Corporation, to make the GXE a reality. Steeped in Detroit and European automotive know how, Prefix is helping make the GXE a stylish, robust, world class electric supercar. At the same time, we have teamed with a number of smaller technology companies, like Stafl Systems, that bring a fresh approach to innovation in the automotive sector. The combination of large and small, of traditional and new organizations, has resulted in the creation of the world’s fastest certified street legal electric supercar, the Genovation GXE.
becomes more dramatic as the number of bands supported increases. The rack space and fiber required to support three bands is the same as for five bands, and the price tag is much the same. All other solutions become bigger and more expensive for every new service added. This makes ZONUConnect the choice for future-proof interconnections. In addition to transporting multiple bands and sectors over a low fiber count, ZONUConnect includes an Ethernet data connection between the sites over the common fiber. This permits full system self-discovery during computer set up and remote SNMP monitoring and control. The Fiber Transport also features an optional optical switch feature. This permits the carrier to route the services to an
auto-redundant fiber path. The ZONUConnect Ethernet connection incorporates Optical Zonu’s digital SFPs with built-in micro OTDR. If the data path is lost, the unit immediately reports the location of the break in the fiber, enabling a short service outage time. Optical Zonu’s ZONUConnect is the only base station-to-DAS interconnection truly optimized for any network. It has a proven track record in every service provider’s network to every DAS with connections from one sector to large DAS deployments in stadiums, arenas, convention centers, hotels, raceways, hospitals and government buildings. Its efficiency has been exploited for connections from 250 feet to over 10 miles.
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AcuRite Rolls Out Atlas Weather Station Chaney Instrument Co. has announced the release of a new weather station, the AcuRite Atlas. Built with high-precision sensor technology, Atlas allows users to connect to hyperlocal weather conditions. Atlas has the ability to track UV exposure, light intensity and lightning, in addition to monitoring temperature, humidity, rainfall, barometric pressure, wind speed and direction. Along with these new features, Atlas offers an enhanced accuracy rating within one degree, improved durability and more frequent readings. “AcuRite Atlas is the future of personal weather monitoring and our most advanced weather station yet,” said AcuRite Meteorologist Kari Strenfel. “Atlas provides consumers with a weather system they can depend on to accurately predict a variety of weather conditions in their exact location, rather than relying on a weather report
that’s generated at the nearest news station or airport.” The launch of products like AcuRite Atlas is part of an increasing smart home technology trend providing home and business owners with highly accurate, actionable, personalized information. Weather stations are sought-after by a wide variety of audiences from industry professionals like landscapers and farmers, to personal at-home users interested in outdoor activities and the latest technology gadgets. Atlas allows users to quickly and easily access their data, archive it so they can look back and analyze historical information, and share it with fellow weather enthusiasts. Consumers are able to choose how they view their information, either on a high-definition touchscreen display or through remote monitoring, or both.
W3C Launches Work to Improve Web Advertising Experience Large numbers of websites are funded in part or wholly by advertising. The largest web advertising company reports quarterly revenues of over $25 billion in U.S. dollars. Website owners receive a percentage of that revenue in exchange for carrying adverts. Commerce, advertising, financial transactions and the security and infrastructure needed to support them was not part of the original web design. The advertising industry has developed methods to track viewers, some of which many consider to be overly invasive, as more users run software to block advertising; however, publishers of web pages see their revenue falling and have started to use more invasive adverts and in greater numbers, damaging users’ perception
of the web. The W3C invites participation in a business group on “Web advertising by design” for consideration of features and changes to the web platform that could better and more efficiently support web advertising. Although the advertising industry has taken a number of steps to improve, including both guidelines for controlling the sizes of adverts and work on reducing click fraud, solutions need to be integrated into the Open Web Platform, including: makers of web browsers, search engines and other technologies need to be able to offer good performance and a good experience; advertisers need reliable information about how many people saw their adverts, and control over
You.i TV Announces Release of You.i Engine One 4.6 Featuring Remote Asset Management You.i TV announced a new version of its You.i Engine One platform that includes remote asset management and other features that can spur faster, better and more monetizable video app experiences for media companies worldwide. Release 4.6 has been created to further increase the ability of developers and designers to build and personalize video interfaces across platforms, and to enable greater opportunities for branded content. A key new feature, Remote Assets, allows developers to configure applications to retrieve all UX elements, including layout, styling and motion, dynamically from a server. Designers can export screen updates through the You.i Engine One After Effects Workflow and deploy changes to market without recertification. This provides brand leaders with
the speed and flexibility required to deploy custom redesigns, branded moments or sponsorships consistently across all screens. In addition, source-code for flexible cross-platform app accelerators, containing pre-built user flows and UX templates to support SVOD, AVOD and TVE business models are readily available. Developers will now have full access to the following features: Improved flexibility for native platform and web user interface integrations on mobile devices. Developers can now use native platform user interface controls within You.i Engine One interfaces and apply decorations to augment embedded webviews, providing end users with a natural experience for embedded native widgets, such as Twitter, or web
The high-definition indoor touchscreen display offers a quick snapshot of the day’s high and low records and graphs for each measurement to track trends. The display features an SD card slot for long-term storage of weather data. Atlas can provide remote monitoring from any device – mobile or desktop, including via the My AcuRite smartphone app. This feature lets users view data from anywhere, even at work or on vacation, allowing them to stay connected. Customizable alerts and notifications inform of changing weather conditions that might need attention. Atlas has the capability to integrate with Amazon Echo for convenient, personalized weather reports from Alexa. audience to show them to people interested in the products and services offered; ad networks need reliable analytics for advertisers – to know what sort of ads to deliver to any given person on any particular webpage, without compromising identity or privacy; website owners need to pay their hosting bills and to afford good quality information and services for their visitors; organizations are still needed that can rate websites and provide aggregated visitors analytics, both for advertisers and website owners; adverts, like other web content, must be accessible, not least because of legislation requiring sites to be accessible, but also because the web is for everyone; users need to be confident adverts are shown securely, without malicious code or viruses, even when interactive; and, third-party advertblocking software needs to be overbased content. The most commonly used user interface components have been improved to give application designers and developers greater flexibility and control over app elements, including animations, focus and data modelling. A redesigned cross-platform build system that simplifies the management and inclusion of dependencies, and provides developers with additional flexibility to automate application pipelines and introduce more testing. Improved custom debugging tools for rendering performance, focus and layout. C++ 11 compatible libraries, giving developers more flexibility around the kinds of technologies they want to include in their application, and greater design options. “The product enhancements announced today are a direct result of intense collaboration with our customers around a shared vision of the video landscape,” says Jason Flick, Chief Executive Officer and coFounder of You.i TV. “We’re thrilled to
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AcuRite Atlas retails starting at $249.99 and is available at www.acurite.com.
About AcuRite The AcuRite brand is owned by Chaney Instrument Co., a subsidiary of the Primex Family of Companies (PFOC) and a family-owned business headquartered in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Founded in 1943, Chaney Instrument Co. and its AcuRite brand are leaders in weather and home monitoring solutions. In addition to weather stations, AcuRite offers a broad line of home and environmental monitoring devices. The company is known for developing products with intuitive designs that fit seamlessly into day-to-day life, keeping people connected to the things that matter most. For more information, visit www .acurite.com.
come by a web platform basic facility letting users limit the adverts they see, have control over the subject areas, in a secure and private manner – although there may be a market for extended capabilities of third-party add-ons. In addition, there are new work opportunities at W3C, including: ability for a webpage to report back when a particular region has been scrolled or swiped into view, optionally being visible for a specific amount of time; anonymous, private, secure credentials held in user-selected third-party wallets; and, web payment methods allowing technologies for less intrusive in-ad purchase systems.
For more information about W3C’s web advertising work, see the W3C business group at www.w3.org/community/ web-adv/ or contact w3t-pr@w3.org.
help lay the groundwork for both app experience and business model innovation at pace.
About You.i TV You.i TV is a privately held company whose You.i Engine One software platform enables TV and media companies worldwide to create fans, engage users and convert customers. You.i Engine One allows brand owners to build personalized, profitable experiences quickly on all platforms – mobile devices, set-top boxes, game consoles and streaming devices – from a single code base. Brands such as Turner, Disney, Fox, National Geographic, NBA, Cartoon Network and the Canadian Football League are spearheading direct-to-consumer and OTT strategies using You.i Engine Onepowered TV applications. You.i Engine One has been licensed in major industry genres, including entertainment, kids, sports and news. For more www.youi.tv.
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Customizable Touchscreen Display Who’s in charge? You! That’s right, Kenwood is introducing a new user customization feature, touted as the “customizable multi-widget,” to six of its new Kenwood and Kenwood eXcelon line of multimedia receivers. Now, the choice is yours! Widgets were first introduced in 2016 to Kenwood’s “S” series of multimedia receivers, allowing for user selec-
table displays on the home screen, such as a clock/date, visual EQ, compass and more, with enhancements added each year since. What’s interesting about many of these widgets is that you can touch the widget to be taken to the corresponding screen’s settings or function (visual EQ will display the actual EQ adjustment menu, compass will display the Garmin navigation map on DNX models, etc.).
GAEMS Introduces the Sentinel Pro XP 1080P Personal Gaming Environment GAEMS unveiled Sentinel, the latest evolution in its award-winning series of personal gaming environments. The ultimate combination of console gaming portability and performance that GAEMS has become critically acclaimed for is now wrapped in a new sleek and patented design that provides a bigger MultiTech (Cont’d. from p. 1)
launch event in Washington, D.C. “Since joining the Alliance, MultiTech has been an active advocate for CBRS and OnGo,” said Alan Ewing, Executive Director of the CBRS Alliance. “The eCell Ethernet to OnGo bridge device is hitting the market just in time to support initial commercial deployments, just approved by the FCC.” The MultiConnect eCell cellular to Ethernet Bridge enables plug-and-play CBRS connectivity for existing smart assets as primary connectivity or as a Ericsson (Cont’d. from p. 1)
networks launched already in high- and mid-band spectrum and networks in lowband to follow soon. The big upside comes from being able to leverage the best spectrum for a given scenario, selected among three distinct options: low-band for exceptional coverage – taking the mobile broadband experience further away from radio towers, and covering large population areas; mid-band for phenomenal capacity in metropolitan areas – covering 575 square miles (about 1,500 square kilometers) and 1.9 million people in a single city already; and highband for revolutionary creativity beyond SmartWitness (Cont’d. from p. 1)
a sales boom for SmartWitness. The robust performance, secure design, integration capabilities and affordability of SmartWitness’ devices and cloud platform have attracted the attention of insurance and telematics providers. SmartWitness’ product line-up Alpha Guardian (Cont’d. from p. 1)
passport, insurance or other identity documents that you don’t want falling into the wrong hands. Or, you have your grandmother’s photo albums and want to ensure they are protected from harm. Maybe you have all the latest tech and need a place to securely store your cam-
gaming experience in a smaller, lighter hard-shell case. Paired with your favorite console, GAEMS Sentinel with its new IPS panel transforms any space into your own esports arena or premier Personal Gaming Environment. “We’ve redesigned Sentinel from the ground up to fit today’s gamer. Sentinel’s
failover, should wired connections become compromised. Its rugged aluminum chassis protects the eCell from harsh industrial environments, while DeviceHQ secure lifecycle management, provides IT with the tools needed to monitor and manage asset performance remotely. Samples have been shipping since May and are already in use by many CBRS Alliance members. Applications leveraging the MultiConnect eCell include: JMA Wireless XRAN virtual baseband enabling CBRS OnGo for video, internal communications and digital displays at what other wireless technologies can deliver – an option introduced at specific locations.
Wireless World On DNX Garmin navigation models, the compass will actually morph into turn-byturn lane guidance during an active route. Users can now choose exactly what they want displayed on their Kenwood multimedia home screen. Your choice of four widget panels can be displayed on the Home screen. You can save different multi-widget pages to display exactly what you want, when you want. Depending on the model, widget options can include album art of a current song, clock, compass, photo frame, visual EQ, weather,
turn-by-turn Garmin navigation and more. When adding in an optional iDatalink Maestro radio replacement interface, additional widget options can include climate controls, radar detector information, tire pressure monitoring systems and more. Further user customizations have also been added to these receivers, including the ability to change the text size, allowing for more artist/title/song information to be displayed if desired. New wallpaper selections are also available, displaying in the background on select sources.
market is just as likely to be gamers competing in esports or creating online content related to games they play as they are to be casual gamers meeting up with friends to game together in the same room,” said John Smith, co-Founder of GAEMS. “Because of this, we packed the most performance possible into our TSA-friendly design. Players can now spend their time focusing on increasing their gamer scores and achievements instead of worrying about downtime.” Total immersion begins with a high
quality, low-latency IPS panel and Sentinel’s integrated 17.3” FHD AntiGlare IPS panel delivers the 1920 x 1080 Full HD experience at 60HZ. Plug your favorite headset into the Sentinel’s 3.5mm audio output jack or just crank up the sound with GAEMS onboard soundstage which includes individually chambered 3W stereo speakers specifically tuned for great gaming audio. TSAfriendly dimensions means Sentinel fits overhead carry-on requirements for most airlines.
“Liberalization of mid-band spectrum policy in the U.S. and abroad has made way for a paradigm shift in the way cellular networks are deployed: from thousands of
Learn more at www.multitech.com or Stand #5002.
major venues and CBRS trial sites; Geoverse Private LTE, monitoring commercial building entrances in real-time; Commscope working with its customers to connect vital sign monitor carts in hospitals as they roll from room to room with superior reliability and secure CBRS connectivity; and Syniverse Innovation Lab, using video surveillance to monitor its smart IoT-based parking lot.
myriad of innovative applications followed in a second wave: Think use case.
Use Places are Easier to Nail than Use Cases The task to define and predict use cases will remain daunting. But a complementary approach around use places provides relief. Use places are well-defined small geographical locations where 5G can provide premium values – often based on a strong launch use case. We believe more use cases will appear as soon as we have the basic infrastructure in place. This scenario is similar to how app stores were introduced first: Think use place. A
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While leading the industry in safety technology that has produced exceptional results and solutions for its partners, SmartWitness has redefined the way risk is analyzed. Encouraging safer driving video telematics solutions reduces cost and increases efficiency for all key stakeholders in fleet management, insurance and telematics to identify, record and
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wireless operators to millions of sites with their own cellular network, including sports venues, airports, malls, hotels, mines, manufacturing facility and enterprise office spaces,” said Daniel Quant, Vice President, Strategic Development of MultiTech. “Ours are among the first hardened IoT devices that offer securely managed after-market Private LTE and CBRS connectivity to a broad range of assets to accelerate industrial enterprise digital transformation today.”
Users Become Customers in Their Late 20s or Early 30s One exciting area to explore is where new customers will come from – especially the part of society rolling off their parents’ family plans – to become fixed and mobile broadband customers on their own. This customer group often finds more value in a 5G dual play than their parents’ quad-play. Join us in South Hall, booth #S1724 for further insights on this exciting journey.
For more information, go to www .ericsson.com or stop by South Hall booth #S1724. report key driving information in realtime. Each SmartWitness customer reported 100 percent overall risk improvement and a 39 percent increase on Return on Investment (ROI) in the first year. This is “Video Telematics.” For more information, www.smartwitness.com.
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