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Auracast™ technology is at the forefront of wireless audio streaming, offering a seamless and reliable user experience in environments such as public venues, conference halls, and personal audio...
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Andy Ross, explains how the best has already arrived in Wi-Fi 6/6E, and why the time is now to integrate this standard for the maximal impact on many IoT use cases
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Our Sona NX611 is our most form-factor diverse Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.4 module available, based on the industry-leading NXP IW611 silicon.
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In this video, we explore one of the emerging trends in industrial IOT applications: the emergence of Wi-Fi 6 and 6E.
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In our previous webinar with Electronic Design , we discussed how to leverage Wi-Fi 6 for the future of embedded applications. Based on that presentation, we will be running a blog post series...
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Hospitals have one of the most challenging RF environments, with large, multi-floor campuses and containing obstructions such as human bodies, medical equipment, and liquids. There are a large number...
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The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) recently announced their decision to deprecate and withdraw older versions of Bluetooth Core specifications from v2.0 to v4.1. Firstly, there is no need to...
Our BL654 is coming soon! Based on Nordic's nRF52840 chipset, the BL654 is our most powerful Bluetooth module yet, with Bluetooth 5, NFC, Thread (802.15.4, Zigbee), and BLE Mesh capabilities on one...
Did you miss our last webinar, " BLE Mesh - A Practical Guide to Simplify Product Development Time "? Don't worry, the recorded presentation and PowerPoint slides are available to download on our...
Introducing Ezurio's upcoming Bluetooth 5 solution, the BL654 Series . This new solution builds upon the field-proven BL600 and BL652 series, reducing engineering burden and design risk, and...
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Ezurio's BT85x and BT860 Series are now shipping! These USB and UART HCI modules and adapter leverage the Cypress CYW20704 A2 chipset to provide low power consumption with outstanding range for...
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Everyone has an opinion when it comes to technology, but one thing we can all agree on is the importance of security. No matter the industry, it is always a top concern. Since introduced in 2004,...
Laird has released a new firmware package for the BL652 series of Bluetooth modules enabling alpha BLE Mesh functionality, based on Nordic’s BLE Mesh SDK (v0.10.0). With just a few development kits...
BLE is a leading technology in the growing Internet of Things (IoT). The latest specification, Bluetooth 5.0, was specifically designed with the IoT in mind, providing increased range, speed, and...
Introduction: A flaw in the WPA2 security protocol has recently been discovered. The bug, known as “KRACK” for Key Reinstallation Attack, exposes a weakness in WPA2 which is one of the...
Laird is pleased to introduce a new line of Bluetooth HCI modules for rapid enablement of Bluetooth technology into OEM devices. The new BT85x and BT860 Series of USB and UART HCI modules and...
Laird's new Sterling 60 Series of Professional Wi-Fi and Bluetooth modules is now available. Powered by Marvell's state-of-the-art 88W8997 chipset , Laird's Sterling 60 modules achieve the best...
Navigating certifications and regulatory compliance can be a daunting task. Earlier this month EMC design experts from LSR, now a Laird business, hosted a live webinar and Q&A session on the...
Today Laird announced the industry's first flexible, adhesive-backed PIFA antenna specifically optimized for installation on metal surfaces. The mFlexPIFA™ can be placed directly on curved or...
The industrial sector is considered one of the most dynamic areas of the electronics industry, with a broad range of solutions for an equally broad range of applications. In this fiercely...
A new video demonstration for Laird’s Sterling-LWB 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi and Bluetooth module is now available. The five-part demo features the Sterling-LWB module and walks viewers through the process of...
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Today Ezurio launched the new Sentrius™ RS1xx Series sensor platform that enables enterprise customers to deploy secure, stable wireless sensors in long-range Enterprise Internet of Things...
Choosing a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) module for a product design can be overwhelming, especially given the demand and sheer volume of design projects involving BLE for applications like IoT...
This week, Laird will be exhibiting at CommunicAsia 2017 . Join us Tuesday-Thursday, May 23rd-25th, at Booth BL4-01 to learn about our innovative antenna and wireless solutions for seamless...
An article written by Laird's Jonathan Kaye was recently featured on Electronic Products and Technology. Titled, " Going the distance: LoRa+BLE makes it possible for IoT to go nearly anywhere...
With billions of connected devices, Bluetooth technology continues to be a global driver of the Internet of Things (IoT). Today there are more than six billion devices wirelessly connected to the...
Today Laird announced the new Sentrius™ RG1xx LoRa Gateway which offers multi-protocol connectivity to long-distance Enterprise Internet of Things (EIoT) sensors and devices to create actionable...
By Youssif Saeed, Firmware Engineer Overview While originally designed for low data-rate applications, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) has evolved to provide increasingly higher speeds. Since its...
The EU published the new Radio Equipment Directive (RED) or RED 2014/53/EU on April 16, 2014 as part of an effort to implement the EU’s New Legislative Framework (NLF), which hopes to harmonize and...
Laird recently released two updates that provide new features for the RM1xx and smart BASIC series of modules. New RM1xx Firmware With the latest RM1xx firmware (RM186: v18.17.1.0 / RM191:...
By Mahendra Tailor, Laird This blog post summarizes some of the new features and benefits that are introduced in the Bluetooth 5 specification. Bluetooth has been around for about 20 years, of...
On January 31st Ezurio Solutions hosted a live webinar and Q&A session. Titled, “ Designing for Success: Leveraging Security Features of Bluetooth for Your IoT Applications ”, the webinar...
Laird's Connectivity Solutions is hosting a free webinar and Q&A session on Tuesday, January 31st! The webinar, " Leveraging Security Features of Bluetooth for Your IoT Applications ", is the...
We’re excited to announce that LSR’s EMC Test Laboratory within Laird’s Engineering Services group successfully completed its biennial on-site ISO 17025 Audit for Accreditation. This year’s...
An article written by Laird’s Jonathan Kaye and Zach Hogya was recently featured in the December issue of Control Engineering magazine. Titled, “ How to Implement Wireless Sensor Networks for...
Airthings is a Norwegian-based tech company that develops and manufactures accurate, user-friendly radon detectors, giving the most precise results to protect health and promote safety. Their newest...
With a focus on increasing the functionality of the Internet of Things (IoT), the Bluetooth 5 core specification has established Bluetooth as the global wireless standard for simple secure...
Today’s fast-paced, wireless ecosystem is sparking demand for more Bluetooth enabled devices, each more innovative than the last. One of the biggest benefits of developing with Bluetooth is that...
Today at the Electronica 2016 trade show in Munich, Germany Laird announced plans for the new 60 Series of Professional and Enterprise Wi-Fi and Bluetooth modules . Specifically designed to offer...
LSR, a Laird business, announced two new solutions that help companies design and certify wirelessly-connected products quickly and successfully. Based on Cypress Semiconductor Corp. radios, these...
When designing an RF system that operates at a high frequency such as the 5 GHz band, it is necessary to take parasitic effects into consideration. It is important to understand from where the...
On August 30th LSR, a Laird Business, hosted their latest installment in the Designing for Success webinar series titled, " The Engineer's Approach to Antenna Selection and Implementation ". Design...
It’s Flashback Friday, and today we’re swinging back to a guest blog post from Laird’s Dave Burleton, which was featured on Texas Instruments’ ConnecTIng Wirelessly blog last year. Driven by...
In a short time, the Internet of Things (IoT) has grown from a vision of the future to a realized sector of the tech industry. Thousands of established organizations have or are working to develop...
With the rapid and global growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the last few years, companies are embracing the potential of internet connected devices in order to spur innovation, improve...
The Enterprise Internet of Things (EIoT) has become a massive network of connected devices and sensors that continues to take shape as new technologies bring connectivity to unprecedented...
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the fastest growing sectors of the tech industry. In a short time, expectations from emerging IoT deployments have skyrocketed, and the world is now seeing an...
Hospitals are one of the most compelling, yet difficult RF environments. To ensure reliable functionality, a Wi-Fi radio that is embedded in a medical device must be tested thoroughly.When choosing...
The antenna is an integral part of an RF product's real-world performance. LSR , a Laird Business, will be hosting a free webinar and Q&A session which will walk through a number of practical...
Earlier this year, Laird published its most popular white paper to date, RF Design Considerations , which helps readers understand the complexities regarding RF design.When developing a wireless...
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This week, Etesian Technologies released their latest self-powered wind gauge. The patented BreezeBT is a completely wireless Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) integrated anemometer that sends wind speed...
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Wi-Fi is a near-ubiquitous technology that is playing a dominant role in making the digital health vision a reality. The demand for wireless connectivity in medical settings continues to increase...
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Missed our webinar? Not to worry. You can watch the recording of our Designing for Success: Practical Advice on Certification Testing when Designing with RF Modules presentation, here . Hosted by...
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This week Wireless Design and Development magazine featured an article written by Laird's Bob Monroe and Kris Sidle. Titled, " This Won’t Hurt a Bit: 5 Key Steps for Deploying Wi-Fi Networks in...
Recognizing the growing need for IoT solution development and prototyping support, Avnet, a leading global technology distributor, recently introduced their latest IoT solution which features two...
Earlier this week MSN published the article, " Medical Error Third Leading Cause of Death in US: Study ". The article highlights a study done by the medical journal BMJ . Accroding to the article,...
Next week LSR, a Laird business, is hosting a free webinar + Q&A titled Designing for Success: Practical Advice on Certification Testing when Designing with RF Modules. The webinar features Tom...
Recently the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) quoted Laird's Jay White, Product Manager of the Connectivity Solutions Business Unit, in an article regarding the FDA's...
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An article written by Mike Roberts, Director of Disruptive Innovation for LS Research (now a part of Laird) was recently featured in Issue 1 2016 of Product Development and Management...
Today Laird launches the new 50 Series of Enterprise Wi-Fi ® + Bluetooth ® modules. This latest solution provides unmatched reliable connectivity and performance in challenging wireless...
Today Laird announces the new RM1xx series of modules which innovatively combine Bluetooth® Smart technology with LoRaWAN into one module for the first time. The RM1xx series offers a powerful,...
By Mark Duncombe, Field Applications Engineer III Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons are becoming ever more popular since Apple introduced its iBeacon specification. But there is far more to BLE...
Welcome to our final post in the Setting Up Wi-Fi in a Medical Center series. So far in this five part series we have covered steps 1-4 of how to successfully set up a secure and reliable Wi-Fi...
In the past weeks a few vulnerabilities have been published that apply to the code components used on Laird’s WB line of products. While these vulnerabilities do not pose a large threat to us,...
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EE Web’s Wireless & RF Magazine recently published an interview with Bill Steinike, Vice President of Business Development for Laird’s Connectivity Solutions Business Unit. Titled,...
By Shewan Yitayew, Product Development Engineering Manager The connected home is just one reality that the Internet of Things (IoT) brings to the table. Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is one of the...
Setting up a Wi-Fi network in a hospital can be difficult. However, when the right steps are taken IT managers can bypass a lot of headaches and ensure a more reliable and secure network for wireless...
When setting up a Wi-Fi infrastructure in a medical facility such as a hospital, it is important for IT managers to follow certain processes to ensure a reliable and secure wireless network. In our...
RF hardware design is complex and oftentimes a challenge for embedded designers. For instance, parasitic effects that are not typically a concern in low frequency applications can have a major impact...
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In healthcare environments it is incredibly important that wireless devices never lose connectivity. Setting up a reliable Wi-Fi network in healthcare facilities can be a challenge which is why it...
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) is implementing a new set of compliance standards for 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz products in order to address and clarify test methods and limits...
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Throughout the past few years, we have learned how the idea of the Connected Hospital has rapidly transformed from a vision of the future into a reality. Hospitals are now focusing on providing the...
Laird has a long history in the wireless and Internet of Things sector. Here, Laird's Ron Seide discusses the role of Bluetooth in the Enterprise and the Internet of Things.
In hospitals, wireless medical devices transmit data that is critical to patient care. Whether stationary or mobile, these devices must never lose connectivity. Setting up a reliable Wi-Fi network in...
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AES-CCMP is an approved cryptographic method for FIPS 140-2, which defines the standard for cryptographic modules that protect sensitive but unclassified information. Since 2006, support for AES-CCMP...
Security is a critical issue in wireless communication. When using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Simple Secure Pairing is used when two devices wish to communicate securely. This process establishes...
Reliable wireless communication in a hospital allows for real-time patient monitoring that can mean the difference between life and death. In addition to the medical uses, dependable Wi-Fi in...
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Earlier this month an article titled “Care Connection: Ensure Wi-Fi Works” was published in the online magazine, For the Record . Written by Kevin Robins with input from the Wi-Fi Alliance‘s...
The BASIC programming language, which stands for "Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code," was created over 50 years ago, evolving into several variants and platforms for general-purpose...
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By Mahendra Tailor, Technology Leader and Jordan Manser, Technical Writer There are use cases in Bluetooth pairing where one would want dedicated and pre-selected devices to be able to pair with...
Over the last few years, the Internet of Things (IoT) has taken the world by storm, becoming one of the most discussed topics and promising markets of the tech industry. The concept of a connected...
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To our Valued Customers: Laird is officially announcing the end of production for the SDC-PE15N and SDC-EC25N products. Due to supplier issues for critical components, Laird will no longer be...
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BLE development just got easier with Laird’s Bx600 breakout board series . Joining the DVK-BL600 development kit, Laird’s new Bx600 breakout boards provide BLE development options for any...
Some serial implementations link CTS and RTS to remove the need for handshaking. Laird Connectivity strongly recommends that developers utilize RTS / CTS for flow control in their applications...
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Earlier this year, Laird released a white paper on security and privacy for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). The white paper covers the basics of security and privacy for BLE and takes a closer look...
Currently healthcare in the United States is changing rapidly. Nurses in particular will be affected by the changing healthcare landscape. According to the American Association of Colleges of...
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Lately there has been a lot of discussion surrounding the Connected Hospital . From the latest news stories to market forecasts , the concept is gaining ground and quickly becoming a reality in...
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In Connected Hospitals , wireless technology allows caregivers and patients to roam around the hospital freely while providing accurate and timely monitoring. Through successful wireless medical...
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a relatively new concept that connects everyday devices to the internet. Everything from your coffee pot to your tennis shoes can function smarter and provide you with...
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A popular article written by Chris Downey of Laird and David Hoglund of Integra Systems was recently featured in the June issue of AGL Smal l Cell Magazine . Titled, “ Key Considerations for...
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Privacy and security are critical in wireless designs and should always be top concerns. With the release of Bluetooth v4.2 , which the Bluetooth SIG says is the ideal technology for the IoT,...
An article titled, “ Key Considerations for Designing a Wireless Medical Device ”, was recently featured by RF Globalnet. Written by David Hoglund and Chris Downey, the article covers what you...
By Jordan Manser, Technical Writer Over the past several years, there has been a dynamic shift in the types of medical devices found within hospitals. Advancements in technology and government...
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Last week, Laird's BT900 won an Electronic Component News (ECN) Impact Award for Excellence in Boards, Modules & Embedded Systems at the ECN Awards Ceremony held at the Mirage Resort & Casino...
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Laird's article, LoRa Alliance Poised to Make LPWAN a Reality for M2M , written by Chris Downey, was recently featured in Wireless Design and Development. The article discusses a new emerging market...
Laird was recently named a finalist for 2 products (BT900 Series and RAMP Bridge) in the Boards, Modules, and Embedded Systems category for the 2015 ECN Impact Awards. The ECN Impact Awards...
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An avid supporter of The University of Akron, Laird’s Connectivity Products Business Unit, with offices in the heart of Akron, Ohio, donated two RM024 dev kits to the university’s Formula SAE...
Elektor.Labs BL600-eBoB No doubt you’ve been hearing about the Internet of Things (IoT) for some time now. Until recently, the IoT has been a concept of the future, but in recent years it has...
Privacy and Security are critical issues and should always be top concerns in wireless designs. Bluetooth protocols, version 4.0 and newer, include a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connectivity option...
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A few months ago, Marriott International made headlines when they blocked consumers’ Wi-Fi networks at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center in Nashville. Following a complaint from an...
By Jordan Manser, Technical Writer Over the last few years, the Internet of Things (IoT) has grown from a mere concept of the future to a globally recognized trend where the possibilities for...
The new Laird whitepaper, " The Unique Wireless Medical Device Requirement for Healthcare ", covers everything you need to know on designing wireless technology into your medical device. ...
This week Laird's BT900-US was featured as one of Electronic Design 's products of the week. Click here to see the feature. The newest member to the BT900 Series, the BT900-US is an intelligent...
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Learn how to stay protected and connected with Laird at Mobile World Congress 2015 . Discover valuable advice for you and your systems during a power hour featuring Nigel Major, Laird's Chief...
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A new white paper, "The Unique Wireless Medical Device Requirement for Healthcare", written by David Hoglund of Integra Systems, will be available next Tuesday, March 10 at ...
The demand for mobility and improved patient care is a growing trend in healthcare, leading to more and more hospitals making the transition to wireless. When dealing with sensitive data, it is...
Chronic diseases and health conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and Pulmonary heart disease have been a long running issue for people of all generations. Throughout the past decade, a...
The next few years will be an exciting and innovative time for wireless. The long awaited Internet of Things (IoT) is driving wireless adoption around the globe. BI Intelligence , Business Insider's...
Adding network connectivity to everyday objects ranging to anything from printers to coffee pots to cars is an ongoing trend in the world today. Dubbed the Internet of Things (IoT), the trend is...
Earlier this month, Ron Seide, Senior Vice President and General Manager at Laird, spoke about the future of the Internet of Things (IoT) at the annual Incisor TV Roundtable. Held alongside the...
Environmental factors can have a drastic effect on range, making it one of the key aspects to understand when deploying a radio frequency (RF) solution. Whether the goal is to connect across 10...
The article, " Know Your Device's Environment: A Guide for Understanding Range in RF Devices " written by Chris Downey, Product Manager of Laird Embedded Wireless Solutions, was recently published...
By Jordan Manser, Technical Writer In just a few short years, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) has taken the world by storm. Now present in nearly all mobile devices that connect wirelessly, BLE has...
Laird recently released a white paper that discusses the basics of security and privacy for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and Laird's BL6x0 series and BT900. The white paper, titled BLE and Laird's...
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Have you ever driven past a car dealership near a busy intersection and saw a digital sign that was not working? Maybe you were in the market for a new vehicle and were curious about the...
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By Natalie Sheerer, Applications Engineer I Android's latest 5.0 release, Lollipop, might be Google's most ambitious update yet and the new features don't just benefit the consumer. Updates to...
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Laird BT900 Series Intelligent Dual-Mode Bluetooth Modules Featured at Electronica In the eye of thousands of global decision makers, Laird made headlines at this year’s Electronica trade...
The BT900 , which launched in November, provides OEMs with a fully configurable balance of RF performance, BT/BLE functionality, and power consumption to rapidly and easily leverage wireless...
Here's a look at the top 10 most popular blog posts on the Laird Wireless Connectivity Blog from 2014: WPA2 Enterprise vs. Personal : With the extreme growth of wireless devices in recent...
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Earlier this month Laird unveiled Cyclops, a demonstration of a fully finished solution powered by the BT900. The BT900 series is a small, smart, simple module that makes it easy to add Classic BT...
Even the most energy-frugal Bluetooth devices typically require a charge at least every 48 hours. But with the introduction of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), devices can communicate for months or...
By James Kalbfleisch, Applications Engineer III Due to new requirements for Electronic Health Records (EHR) generation and storage, hospitals and clinics are looking for more efficient and reliable...
Property of Future Electronics Accelerating Time to Market for Embedding Wireless Connectivity We recently signed a distribution partnership with Future Electronics, a leading global...
Digital Signs, Scoreboards, Billboards, and More The world is moving fast and scoreboards and signs are keeping pace. Signs are going digital in order to update content quickly and efficiently. In...
As the Connected Hospital continues to become a reality, more and more medical device manufacturers are looking to add wireless capabilities to their devices. Connecting wireless medical devices to...
By Doug Moore, Systems Engineer If I may, I would like to start by repeating the first paragraph of a previous blog post by Natalie Sheerer, Marketing Communications Specialist: “By 2020 the...
Recently, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) updated two GHz band standards mandatory for market access in Europe. Laird’s MSD30AG/SSD30AG, 40NBT Series, WB45NBT, and...
As the number of wireless medical devices continues to increase, so does the opportunity for healthcare providers to improve efficiency and patient care. Hospitals that embrace wireless technologies...
A guest blog post written by Chris Downey, Product Manager of the Embedded Wireless Solutions unit of Laird, was recently featured by the Wi-Fi Alliance. Titled, “Mobility Via Wi-Fi: Transforming...
Bluetooth Low Energy security is implemented in both the Host Security Manager Protocol (SMP) and the Controller Link Layer. An article written by Laird's Jennifer Gibbs was recently featured in ...
By Natalie Sheerer, Marketing Communications Specialist By 2020 the Internet of Things (IoT) will be worth approximately $7 trillion with billions of connected gadgets, devices, and appliances...
Mobility in hospitals is a growing trend, resulting in an increased number of wireless medical devices in hospitals and contributes to the Connected Hospital . The Connected Hospital is a vision of...
What is the Connected Hospital and what does it mean for both patients and staff? The Connected Hospital is a vision of the future that will take place within the next 20 years, and stems from...
By Natalie Sheerer, Marketing Communications Specialist Customers have come to expect personalized ads online based upon their search history. Retailers are able to utilize this strategy through the...
A vision for a fully integrated hospital The Connected Hospital is a vision of a fully integrated hospital where wireless technology allows care givers and patients to roam throughout the...
Wireless devices help improve production and keep workers safe in hazardous operations. Laird recently contributed to an article featured in Tech Page One . Titled, “Manufacturers Harness...
Embedded Wireless Solutions of Laird continues to make wireless development even easier with last week’s launch of the BT830 Series. The BT830 Series of UART HCI modules brings support for...
In April, ETSI announced new mandatory spectrum sharing requirements for the 2.4 GHz band which will take effect January 2015. Laird’s MSD30AG/SSD30AG, 40NBT Series, WB45NBT, and MSD45N/SSD45N,...
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Today, Laird released the 45 Series Enterprise-Grade Wi-Fi modules and BT830 Series Bluetooth v4.0 HCI UART modules. Together the 45 Series Wi-Fi modules and BT830 BLE provide seamless integration of...
By Jordan Manser, Technical Writer Advancements in medical technology have transformed healthcare and continue to change how it is conceptualized and delivered. Wireless medical technology allows...
In May BASIC, a revolutionary programming language, celebrated its 50th birthday. Developed in the early and complex days of computer programming, BASIC was the first programming language that...
Testing RF Performance in Hospitals By Stephanie Lubrano, Marketing Communications Specialist Laird's article, Testing Wi-Fi Functionality in Medical Devices , written by Natalie Sheerer, was...
By Jordan Manser, Technical Writer In recent posts, we’ve talked a lot about the Internet of Things (IoT) and how the trend will be a game changing technology in the near future. The phenomenon...
By Morne Gouws, Hardware Engineer & Dan Knorr, Test Engineer Private Cloud Solution Recently, Laird’s Embedded Wireless Production and Test Engineering team has taken big steps to improve...
Embedded Wireless Solutions unit of Laird is now making wireless development even easier by offering complete development kits at a new reduced price for select products! Ranging across the Bluetooth...
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Wi-Fi is a critical element of business today. With the extreme growth of wireless devices in recent years and the BYOD trend that continues to grow in popularity, a large amount of...
By Blaine Sheasley, Marketing Intern In April, Wired published a story, titled “It’s Insanely Easy to Hack Hospital Equipment”, that discusses a myriad of security problems discovered...
By Steve deRosier, Systems Engineer III By now, most people have heard about the Heartbleed Bug, a vulnerability in the OpenSSL encryption libraries. This particular security bug has had wide...
By: Natalie Sheerer, Marketing Communications Specialist Google recently revealed new details about a project that will completely reinvent the smart phone industry as we currently know it,...
By: Jordan Manser, Marketing Intern Recently, Laird announced the latest production firmware release for the BL600 Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) modules. The latest BL600 firmware, version 1.5.66.0,...
As a result of the growing number of innovative devices equipped with wireless technologies such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Zigbee coming to market, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute...
By: Jordan Manser, Marketing Intern Establishing a reliable Wi-Fi connection in sports arenas, airports, and other large venues has traditionally proven to be a challenge. This is due in part to the...
By: Jordan Manser, Marketing Intern iBeacons, introduced in July as part of Apple’s iOS 7, generated immediate buzz among developers and have been picking up steam ever since. iBeacons are small,...
It is imperative for technology to keep up with today's fast paced world, and signage is certainly keeping pace. The signage industry is going digital. Digital signage is more effective, more timely,...
The Connected Hospital is a vision that will take place within the next two decades. The Connected Hospital is a vision of the future where hospitals can focus on providing the best quality of...
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By: Jordan Manser, Marketing Intern Laird BL600 Bluetooth Low Energy Module The latest version of Laird's BL600 engineering firmware release is now available from Laird's new Support Portal ...
By: Stephanie Lubrano, Marketing Communications Specialist Laird recently featured an article, "BLE and Beacon Technology: Great Potential in the Medical Market" , in the February issue of ...
By: Stephanie Lubrano, Marketing Communications Specialist EE Catalog recently featured an article written by Jonathan Kaye, Product Director of Laird Embedded Wireless Solutions. The article...
Top Four Healthcare IT Trends of 2014 By: Jordan Manser, Marketing Intern 2014 will be a year full of growth and change in the healthcare IT industry. More advanced technologies are expected to...
This week, Laird released the BL600 Toolkit App, the first of several Android applications in development. The app includes a heart rate monitor, blood pressure monitor, temperature sensor, and...
By: Jordan Manser, Marketing Intern The IoT will allow everything to connect and communicate The internet of things (IoT) has been a hot topic in recent months. In fact, Quartz goes as far to...
New Laird support center powered by desk.com In order to better serve customers, Laird recently implemented a new Embedded Wireless Solutions Technical Help Desk . The new support center...
In August 2013, Laird donated RAMP modules to students from Brazil’s Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) for use in an electric car student project. The college students built UFSC’s...
Virtual Serial Port (vSP) Demonstration A new video demonstration for Laird’s BL600 Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) modules is now available. The demo features virtual serial port (vSP), a custom...
Starting February 1, 2014, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) is implementing changes to the End Product Listing (EPL) process. The net effect of these changes is a requirement for all OEMs,...
Here’s a look at Laird’s top 10 most popular blog posts on the Wireless Connectivity Blog for 2013: 10. Lumia Black Update to Showcase BLE : Nokia, acquired by Microsoft, announced that...
In a recent blog post , we discussed the iBeacon feature of Apple’s iOS 7, an innovative way to detect and monitor indoor location. With the location awareness and asset management industries...
By: Chris Downey, Product Manager Our RAMP Modules are great because of their general nature. They offer any developer a way of taking a serial UART and making it wireless. Anytime you need...
On December 12, Embedded Wireless Solutions of Laird hosted a webinar titled, Making the Connected Hospital a Reality: Medical Grade Wi-Fi for Hospitals . The webinar featured guest speakers Bill...
By: Chris Downey, Product Manager In a 60 Minutes story on CBS on December 2nd, Jeff Bezos of Amazon demonstrated a new package delivery system they are researching using automated drones to...
By: Chris Downey, Product Manager IEEE 802.15.4 is a standard developed by the IEEE to enable low power, mesh networks. It has seen tremendous use for SCADA, Wireless Sensor Networks,...
Laird Bluetooth Selection Tool Embedded Wireless Solutions of Laird announced today the release of the Laird Bluetooth Selection Tool . This simple and easy to use online tool is an excellent...
By: Jordan Manser, Marketing Intern As Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) continues to grow in popularity, it’s no surprise to see that major players are taking steps to implement the technology in...
By: Chris Downey, Product Manager Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) are specialized wireless networks designed to provide communications between distribute sensors, such as those that monitor...
Learn what makes Laird RAMP modules so unique. This week, Embedded Wireless Solutions of Laird released a video that highlights RAMP modules. Laird RAMP modules are industrial...
This year alone, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) has enabled the surge of wireless applications and products in the mass market. In addition to personal health and fitness, the location awareness and...
Embedded Wireless Solutions of Laird will be hosting a webinar, titled Making the Connected Hospital a Reality: Medical Grade Wi-Fi For Hospitals . The webinar features guest speakers Bill Quatier,...
By: Jordan Manser, Marketing Intern Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and its catalytic growth into new markets has been an increasingly hot topic in recent months. The technology is enabling what Tech...
By: Stephanie Lubrano, Marketing Communications Specialist A new Laird Connection Manager (LCM) for 40 Series radios was announced last week, read this previous blog post for further...
This month, Laird Technologies® is releasing a new version of the popular Laird Connection Manager , or LCM (formerly known as Summit Client Utility (SCU)) a configuration and management utility...
By: Jordan Manser, Marketing Intern In a recent blog post, we discussed Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and the expanding market. Estimote Inc., a technology start-up building a sensor-based analytics...
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Embedded Wireless Solutions of Laird recently announced the release of the CL024 transceiver. The CL024 transceiver is a Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) radio designed for license-free...
By: Jordan Manser, Marketing Intern Lately, there has been a lot of discussion regarding Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and its expansion into new and unique markets. PayPal, the e-commerce giant, is...
BT800 Series Module By: Stephanie Lubrano, Marketing Communications Specialist Laird recently announced its first Bluetooth v4.0 Dual Mode USB HCI Modules. Bluetooth v4.0 specification...
BT700 Series Bluetooth Class 1 Module Laird Technologies announces the release of the new Class 1 Bluetooth 700 Series (BT7x0) modules . Every 700 Series module is designed to add robust,...
Since its arrival in 1998, Bluetooth has evolved into one of today’s most influential short range wireless technologies. ABI Research, a technology market intelligence company, recently released a...
By: Natalie Sheerer, Marketing Specialist Applications on many medical devices require secure and persistent network connections, because a disruption of even a tenth of a second (100...
A typical Wi-Fi deployment is a set of overlapping “cells” of coverage An article written by Laird Technologies was recently featured as a guest blog post on Medical Design . Titled, Wi-Fi...
By: Natalie Sheerer, Marketing Specialist For over 45 years, the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) has helped the healthcare community develop, manage, and use safe...
An article written by Product Manager Jonathan Kaye and Marketing Communications Specialist Stephanie Lubrano of Laird Technologies was featured in the August issue of Medical Design . The article,...
Medical Devices Connected to a Cloud Infrastructure By: Stephanie Lubrano, Marketing Communications Specialist An article written by Product Manager Chris Downey of Laird Technologies was...
By: Natalie Sheerer, Marketing Specialist In December 2012 Honeywell, the third largest provider of mobile computers, announced that it was acquiring Intermec, the second largest mobile computer...
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BTM46x Bluetooth Module Laird Technologies announced today the release of the BTM46x Series Bluetooth modules for iOS devices. The BTM46x series enables Apple licensees to leverage Bluetooth...
A new release of production firmware for Laird’s BL600 Series of innovative, single-mode Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is now available. The new release implements two key new features to the BL600: ...
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By: Natalie Sheerer, Marketing Specialist In hospitals where wireless medical devices transmit data that are critical to patient care, it is crucial that these devices never lose connectivity,...
By: Natalie Sheerer, Marketing Specialist In its 2012 white paper, Wi-Fi in Healthcare: Security Solutions for Hospital Wi-Fi Networks , the Wi-Fi Alliance took an in-depth look at security for...
By: Natalie Sheerer, Marketing Specialist In our recent blog post, Engineering the Wireless Hospial: Client Device Requirements , we explored the different types of client devices that typically...
Recognizing the increased importance of providing persistent wireless network connections on mobile devices, Laird Technologies has updated two white papers on Wi-Fi mobility. Both white papers...
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Client Devices in a Hospital By: Natalie Sheerer, Marketing Specialist In a recent post , we introduced a Wi-Fi Alliance® white paper on improving the user experience for client devices...
Wi-Fi Alliance Logo 802.11ac is a draft standard for Wi-Fi® operation developed by the IEEE Standards Association . It is a superset of 802.11n and, more importantly, is interoperable with...
Screen Capture of the Heart Rate Profile Demonstration In late April, Laird Technologies announced the release of its first Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) range of modules, the BL600 Series . The...
The Wi-Fi Alliance® (WFA) recently published a white paper on improving the user experience for medical devices that use Wi-Fi® to connect to hospital networks. As with two previous WFA...
Laird Technologies White Papers on 5 GHz Operation A recent online editorial from Lisa Phifer argues that enterprise Wi-Fi deployments should focus on the 5 GHz band. According to Phifer, the...
A white paper from David Hoglund, an expert on Wi-Fi in hospitals, discusses the challenges of ensuring that Wi-Fi on medical devices operates reliably in a hospital. The key to ensuring reliable...
This week, Laird Technologies introduced a new video demonstrating how to configure the Laird Technologies ConnexLink Pro. The video runs through each step of the configuration process, allowing for...
In April, Laird Technologies announced a new line of Bluetooth Smart™ modules, the BL600 series. For more information on the debut of the BL600 series, read here . A Bluetooth Smart module is a...
For a look at embedded wireless solutions from Laird Technologies, attend CTIA 2013™ on May 21 - 23 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center Las Vegas, NV. Presented by CTIA, the Wireless...
Embedded Wireless Solutions Design West Booth Laird Technologies recently exhibited its Embedded Wireless Solutions at Design West 2013 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California...
According to a recent eWeek article , 802.11ac (which we discuss in this post ) "could drive a new way of connectivity in hospitals". Unfortunately, this article, which is based on an interview...
The Module Laird’s BL600 modules boast single-mode Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and use Laird’s innovative, event-driven smart BASIC programming language which significantly simplifies...
Namesake of Personal Area Wireless Networking Bluetooth® Logo Harald Bluetooth Gormsson, (approximately 935 - 985) ruled as King of Denmark from around 958, and King of Norway from...
Nordic Semiconductor recently posted a video demonstration of the new Laird BL600 Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) module from their booth at the 2013 GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The...
Wireless Communications for the Consumer Steve Jobs and the MacBook Air Led by Steven Paul Jobs , (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011), Apple popularized Wi-Fi by incorporating the...
An article written by Chris Downey, Product Manager of the Embedded Wireless Solutions unit of Laird Technologies, was published recently in the Engineering Essentials section of Electronic Design ...
The FCC recently made a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding its announcement to free up unlicensed spectra to be used for a variety of technologies, most notably, Wi-Fi. (This topic is...
Norman Abramson Pioneered Wireless Computer Communications Norman Abramson , (April 1, 1932) is an American engineer and computer scientist, best known for developing the ALOHAnet® system...
Spread Spectrum Communications Pioneer Hedy Lamarr in "The Conspirators" Hedy Lamarr , (November 9, 1913 – January 19, 2000), was an Austrian-American actress who co-invented – with...
At HIMSS13 (recapped here ), a group of the top healthcare information technology (HIT) vendors – Cerner, McKesson, Allscripts, athenahealth, Greenway Medical Technologies® and RelayHealth –...
Commodore Grace M. Hopper, USN First to "Debug" Rear Admiral Grace Hopper (December 9, 1906 – January 1, 1992) was an American computer scientist and United States Navy rear admiral...
Philo Farnsworth Wireless Radio Transmission Philo Farnsworth (August 19, 1906 – March 11, 1971) was an American inventor and television pioneer. A freshly plowed field inspired the Utah...
An article from the Laird Technologies Embedded Wireless Solutions is featured on the Health IT Exchange website. Entitled “ Benefits and Challenges of Implementing Wi-Fi in Hospitals ” , the...
The world's first wireless telephone conversation occurred in 1880, when Alexander Graham Bell and Charles Sumner Tainter invented and patented the photophone, a telephone that conducted audio...
The term medical device can mean anything from a tongue depressor to a pacemaker. Sophisticated medical devices require a very strenuous regulatory procedure, and understanding different classes of...
The Father of Wireless Telegraphy Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Marconi, (April 25, 1874– July 20, 1937) was an Italian inventor considered by many as the father of wireless data...
Practical Application of Electromagnetic Radio Waves Alexander Popov Alexander Popov (March 16, 1859 – January 13, 1906) was a Russian physicist who was the first person to demonstrate...
Next month, Laird Technologies Embedded Wireless Solutions (EWS) will be exhibiting at Design West 2013 in San Jose, CA at the McEnery Convention Center. Held in the heart of Silicon Valley, this...
Sir J.C. Bose Microwave Wireless Pioneer Named The Father of Radio Science by IEEE, Jagadish Chandra Bose, (November 30, 1858 – November 23, 1937) was an Indian physicist, biologist,...
HIMSS , once known as the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, is a not-for-profit organization that seeks to improve healthcare through optimal use of information technology and...
It seems that nearly every day there is a new application for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), which is part of the Bluetooth V4.0 specification. One unusual potential application of BLE takes us to the...
Transmission of Electromagnetic Waves Heinrich Rudolf Hertz Heinrich Rudolf Hertz , (February 22, 1857 – January 1, 1894) was a German physicist who built on the electromagnetic wave theory...
Tubes to Transistors Vacuum tubes were critical to the early development and commercialization of radio, television, radar, sound reproduction, telephones, computers, and industrial process...
Nikola Tesla The Father of Radio Nikola Tesla, (July 10, 1856 – January 7, 1943) was a Serbian-American inventor, mechanical engineer and electrical engineer. In addition to ground breaking...
Revolutionary Work in Electromagnetism James Clerk Maxwell James Clerk Maxwell (June 13, 1831 –November 5, 1879) was a Scottish theoretical physicist and mathematician. His most prominent...
Mobility trends in healthcare have quickly become a widely discussed topic for medical device manufacturers and healthcare providers. Wi-Fi® infrastructure provider Aruba Networks recently conducted...
Welcome to the History of Wireless mini series! Twice a week, we will feature a short entry discussing a historical figure or technology that was important to the evolution and innovation of...
According to a 2012 study conducted by Spyglass Consulting®, there are 2.9 million registered working nurses in the United States. While that may sound like a large number, the U.S. Health...
A recent study from Austin Health Clinical School at The University of Melbourne discusses how, when smartphones operate proprietary medical devices, doctors can have access to valuable information...
Our recent blog post, FCC to Free Up Wi-Fi Spectrum to Boost Speeds , discusses how the FCC plans to expand the unlicensed spectrum in the 5 GHz frequency band for use by Wi-Fi® devices. While...
According to a recent study conducted by Berg Insight®, the number of remotely monitored patients reached about 2.8 million by the end of 2012. Some of the conditions actively monitored are...
At the Consumer Electronics Show - CES held early this January in Las Vegas, Nevada over 3,000 exhibitors showcased a wide variety of innovative technology to more than 153,000 attendees. Wi-Fi® ...
Wi-Fi operates in two unlicensed frequency bands: the 2.4 gigahertz (GHz) band and the 5 GHz band: The 2.4 GHz band is divided into between 11 and 14 channels. Because the entire band is...
A few years ago, nearly every mobile computer ran a version of Windows®, with handheld computers running Windows CE or Windows Mobile, and forklift-mounted computers running Windows XP or Windows 7...
The use of wireless applications in medical devices is on the increase. Wireless technology solutions can make healthcare delivery more efficient, more meaningful, and more secure for patients...
Greenfield mode is an operational mode of an 802.11n network that can maximize the speed of data transfers. The performance boost of Greenfield mode comes with some significant costs in any...
Laird Technologies Medica 2012 Booth Laird Technologies' CPBU® team exhibited at the Medica 2012 show in Dusseldorf, Germany this past month. For over 40 years, Medica has represented all...
Laird® was a platinum-level sponsor at the fourth annual MDCC, held November 1 -2 at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. This conference remains the only...
Motorola Solutions® is the largest supplier of automated identification and data collection (AIDC) products, with a market share of over 40%. By acquiring Intermec® , Honeywell® will move into...
In mid-November, the Connectivity Products Business Unit (CPBU) of Laird Technologies® exhibited at electronica , the 2012 International Trade Fair for Electronic Components, Systems, and...
A new Summit Client Utility (SCU) for 40 Series radios was announced earlier this week, read this blog post for further information. Here, we provide a condensed walk-through of the “new...
RM024 During the development of our latest RAMP module, the RM024, we broke out of our florescent-lit Kansas office to enjoy some of the nice weather and put our new RAMP module, the RM024,...
This month, Laird Technologies® is releasing a new version of the popular Summit Client Utility (SCU) , a configuration and management utility for wireless radios. The new SCU is available only...
In November, Laird Technologies® will be exhibiting at three trade shows: The Medical Device Connectivity Conference and Exhibition (MDCC), Medica, and electronica. MDCC Laird is a Platinum...
The much anticipated Apple® iPhone 5 made its entrance onto the global scene last week. The public reacted as expected and over 2 million pre orders were taken in the first 24 hours. The device...
802.11ac is a draft standard for Wi-Fi® operation. It is a superset of 802.11n and, more importantly, is interoperable with 802.11n and previous standards. According to a white paper from Ixia: ...
Welch Allyn®, one of the top medical device makers (MDMs) in the U.S., recently announced a 10 percent reduction in its workforce and blamed a 2.3 percent medical device tax set for the beginning of...
Gillette® Stadium, the home of the New England Patriots, is one of many sports stadiums getting press for attempting to supply all fans with Wi-Fi® connections. An increasing percentage of fans...
Laird Technologies® is a Platinum sponsor of the Fourth Annual Medical Device Connectivity Conference and Exhibition . The event will take place November 1-2 at the Joseph M. Martin Conference...
Bluetooth® (BT) is positioned as a short-range technology for personal area networks (PANs). In recent field tests, however, a Laird Technologies® engineer was able to send data via BT at an...
A recent study from GE Healthcare® reveals that healthcare organizations such as hospitals are not managing mobile medical devices such as ventilators, infusion pumps, and telemetry units...
The Connectivity Products Business Unit (CPBU) of Laird Technologies® recently helped two customers achieve Cisco® Compatible Extensions (CCX) for new devices. Datalogic® earned CCX V4...
FIPS 140-2 is the U.S. federal government standard for encryption and decryption. Our previous blog posts on FIPS 140-2 ( here and here ) noted how few medical devices are validated for FIPS 140-2...
Restrictions on availability and complexity of equipment will limit the number of use cases for the new TV White Space frequencies. Currently two very different use cases are emerging to take...
TV White Space has been called beachfront property as it represents the first new frequencies available for unlicensed use in some time. The frequencies are becoming available because the guard bands...
Articles from the Laird Technologies® Connectivity Products Business Unit (CPBU) were recently featured on websites for two publications, ECN and Product Design and Development . The topics...
According to a recent article from Computer Weekly , mobility and accessibility are the driving factors behind the adoption of ruggedized tablets over computers on wheels (CoWs) in healthcare...
Another week goes by and more rumors and speculation leak from “Apple® sources” of further features to be incorporated into the new iPhone 5, slated for release in Q4 this year. This week’s...
Summit Data Communications®, acquired by Laird Technologies® in March 2012, was named a finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Program for Northeast Ohio. Watch the video...
Healthcare professionals and patients alike are embracing mobile medical applications for smartphones. Experts project that, by 2015, 500 million smartphone users will be using medical apps. A 2011...
Last month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it will allocate 40 MHz of spectrum for medical body-area networks (MBANs). The allocated spectrum, 2360 - 2400 MHz, is just...
According to a press release from Draeger®, the Veteran's Administration® is deploying Draeger’s Infinity M300 patient monitors on its Wi-Fi® networks, even though the monitors are not...
According to Bloomberg and TechCrunch , Lowe’s® is equipping store employees with iPhone 4s to answer shoppers’ questions and ring up purchases. Last year, rival The Home Depot® deployed...
The main reason that Bluetooth® is accepted globally is because the mobile phone market embraced Bluetooth. Phone manufacturers embedded Bluetooth into their products in volume, generating...
The advance notice goldmine that is the Qualified Listings section of the Bluetooth® SIG threw up another gem recently with the listing for Microsoft’s® Windows 8 Bluetooth support . The...
In late April, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) CIO Roger Baker told FierceGovernmentIT that only one-third of VA's large facilities currently have Wi-Fi® but that the VA plans to have...
Consolidation in the automated identification and data collection (AIDC) space continues. On 15 June 2012, Motorola Solutions Inc.®, the AIDC market leader, announced that it is buying rival Psion...
June 11-13, 2012 the CPBU, along with the Telematics and Antennas divisions of Laird Technologies® attended the 2012 Connected World Conference in St. Charles, Illinois. The industry event placed...
The Laird Technologies® site in Akron, Ohio, U.S.A. has been awarded an ISO 9001:2008 quality management system (QMS) certification by an external certifying authority, the British Standards...
Connecting medical devices to a hospital’s Wi-Fi® network improves workflow on both the clinical and financial path. With networked devices, a hospital delivers better care to more patients while...
Wi-Fi® involves over-the-air communications in two unlicensed frequency bands, the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands, that are available worldwide. 802.11b and 802.11g operate only in the 2.4 GHz band...
According to Alan Cohen, the director of systems engineering at Logic PD®, Android® is a good operating system - OS - choice for some medical devices. Cohen’s column in Medical Electronics...
For several years, computers on wheels (CoWs) have been the de facto mobile computing device in many hospitals. CoWs place computing power at the point of care, which facilitates adoption of...
The Wi-Fi® Alliance positions Wi-Fi Direct as “a game-changing new technology enabling Wi-Fi devices to connect…to one another without joining a traditional home, office or hotspot network.”...
On March 2, 2012, Laird Technologies, Inc®. announced that it had acquired Summit Data Communications®, a fast-growing provider of industrial and medical-grade wireless modules. “The...