Networking & Communication Systems

Ericsson’s Connected Vehicle Cloud (CVC) platform is being used by Volvo Cars to further develop its digital services. The five-year deal is expected to allow Volvo Cars to provide drivers with services such as automation, fleet management, telematics, navigation and infotainment. Ericsson says its platform takes account of legal, security and privacy obligations – such as compliance with the European Union general data protection regulation. Åsa Tamsons, head of business area technologies & new business

C/AVs and smart cities are still in their infancy. But Mike Warren suggests thatintegrating their data and services can create a co-operative relationship that improves safety, liveability and the economy for citizens The recent technological boom has led to two major public advances: connected and automated vehicles (C/AVs) and smart cities. While these are significant in their own right, when coupled together they create a new way in which citizens can access city services; live in safer, environment

Ericsson will modernise communication service provider Hi3G’s transport network with 5G routers in a bid to provide 1.3 million subscribers with a high-capacity network in Denmark. The three-year initiative will start in the autumn. Through the agreement, Ericsson will implement its Router 6000 hardware and software as well as provide customer support. According to Ericsson, the Router 6000 responds to challenges of growing data traffic volumes and the increase in connected devices. Arun Bansal, senior

Omnitron Systems says its high-power Power over Ethernet (HPoE) switches enable fibre optic distance extension to HPoE powered devices. Sankar Ramachandran, Omnitron’s product marketing director, says the PoE RuggedNet and OmniConverter fibre switches allow users to deploy Pan-Tilt-Zoom cameras with heaters and blowers, small cells, and multi-stream wireless access points at any distance from the head end network equipment. According to Ominitron, the RuggedNet is designed for transportation and Internet

Cohda Wireless is to trial two autonomous vehicles (AVs) in Australia this month. The MKZ Sedans can communicate with traffic lights and each other – and the company also expects them to be able to detect pedestrians around blind corners. The initiative, approved by the South Australian government, will take place in Adelaide’s central business district on closed-off roads. Dr Paul Gray, chief executive officer of Cohda Wireless, told ABC that the technology is intended to reduce the chance of huma

Telensa’s smart streetlight controls are being deployed in 64,000 LED lights in Edinburgh, Scotland. Called Planet, the new system is intended to allow street poles to act as hubs for smart city sensors. Planet consists of wireless nodes which connect individual lights, dedicated wireless connectivity and a central management platform. According to Telensa, the solution identifies and tracks faults in real time, which will reduce complaints from residents about broken street lights and remove the need for