Smart Buildings: Trends and Forecasts for 2021 and Beyond
As we take a deep breath and continue to put the unprecedented challenges of 2020 behind us, it is essential to look ahead to 2021 and beyond…. Read More
Operational Technology and Information Technology Networks
As new technologies bring hardware online, the difference between Operational Technology (OP) and Information Technology (IT) becomes fuzzy. So, what is the difference? In a nutshell, OT… Read More
Five IoT Challenges You Cannot Afford to Ignore
It is an exciting time to be alive. Our world is in the middle of a digital revolution. The Digital Revolution (also called the Third Industrial Revolution)… Read More
2021 Networking Trends to Help Cure Your COVID Woes
COVID-19 has changed not only our private lives but our work lives forever. All types of industries—retail, medical, hospitality, technology—have been upended because of this global crisis…. Read More
COVID-19 and the Smart Building Market
The coronavirus pandemic has reached 65 million reported cases worldwide as of December 2020. Vaccines are on the horizon, but no one knows exactly when the ordeal… Read More
5G and Wi-Fi: What is the Difference?
Over the past several years, many consumers adopted Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) that operates at five gigahertz (5GHz). At the same time, the mobile industry began chatting about… Read More
Connectivity in Harsh Environments
For people, inhospitable environments, such as extreme heat or cold, cause considerable bodily harm over time. This is also true for electronics. An electrical current can be… Read More
What You Need to Know About the Design of an IEEE 802.3bt Powered Device
Unless you are working on a science project for MIT or you are a DIY build it yourself nerd, you will probably not in your life build… Read More
802.3az: The Greening of Power over Ethernet (PoE)
The need to conserve natural resources and to protect the environment has become an increasingly important trend. When people commit to protecting the environment, they begin to… Read More
The Ethernet Switch Goes Small
Back in April, Hackaday published a blog about SwitchBox, a company that makes a 45mm square, 5-port Ethernet switch. It can easily fit in the palm, and… Read More
Network Time Protocol (NTP) Your Digital Prime Meridian
Accurate time readings and time stamps are essential for video footage captured by CCTV surveillance cameras and access control systems for secure areas within facilities. These “timestamps”… Read More
Why It’s Better To Have A Separate IP Camera Network
Proper management of an enterprise network, including those with an IP surveillance camera, protects network function and addresses the potential for security threats. Called a “security zone”… Read More
A Deep Dive Of 90W PoE Connections
The consumer sees the increasingly further development of the IEEE Power over Ethernet (PoE) standards every couple of years. This drive to develop more sophisticated levels of… Read More
Why Cat6A Cables Future-Proof 2020 PoE Networks
Cat6A Cables: Powering IoT Devices of the Future More and more IoT devices are coming online, and end-users are opting to go with Ethernet because of the… Read More
Selecting the Right SFP Module for Your Mixed Network
There is a lot of excitement, understandably, over continuing changes in network infrastructure due to 5G wireless and the future it promises to support–AI, autonomous cars, smarter… Read More
Industrial Ethernet Connecting Manufacturing to Smarter Outcomes
Muda, in Japanese, means waste—specifically any human activity which absorbs resources but creates no value: mistakes which require rectification, production of items no one wants so that… Read More