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Lockheed Martin and Fujitsu to accelerate dual-use technology development

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2 February 2026

Four University of Bath engineers finalists in women-in-tech awards

Four University of Bath engineers finalists in women-in-tech awards

Four University of Bath engineers finalists in women-in-tech awards

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2 February 2026

From Android KitKat to Baklava: Google’s latest confectionery system

From Android KitKat to Baklava: Google’s latest confectionery system

From Android KitKat to Baklava: Google’s latest confectionery system

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2 February 2026

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How flexible, low-carbon chips are enabling NFC adoption

19 January 2026

CAN-LIN SBC Click from MIKROE provides communication

CAN-LIN SBC Click from MIKROE provides communication

CAN-LIN SBC Click from MIKROE provides communication

15 December 2025

STMicroelectronics & SpaceX celebrate a decade-long partnership

STMicroelectronics & SpaceX celebrate a decade-long partnership

STMicroelectronics & SpaceX celebrate a decade-long partnership

15 December 2025

£1.5M grant to create switchable antenna technology

£1.5M grant to create switchable antenna technology

£1.5M grant to create switchable antenna technology

28 November 2025

Polestar first to integrate Google Maps’ live lane guidance

Polestar first to integrate Google Maps’ live lane guidance

Polestar first to integrate Google Maps’ live lane guidance

5 November 2025

byPaige Hookway

Radiation-tolerant interface solution for space applications

Radiation-tolerant interface solution for space applications

Radiation-tolerant interface solution for space applications

4 November 2025

byPaige Hookway

CoreHW’s Locator and Tag series achieve Bluetooth certification

CoreHW’s Locator and Tag series achieve Bluetooth certification

CoreHW’s Locator and Tag series achieve Bluetooth certification

4 November 2025

byPaige Hookway

Rio de Janeiro announcement from The City of Rio de Janeiro and X, The Moonshot Factory, Taara announced a trailblasing new partnership to deploy the world’s first mesh network of high-speed wireless optical links to deliver fast, abundant and secure connectivity to schools, hospitals and city offices in Rio. Our goal is to bridge connectivity gaps across the city and provide fast, affordable connectivity to critical services like schools, hospitals, government centres, and in disaster response situations. In the same way traditional fibre uses light to carry data through cables in the ground, Taara uses narrow, invisible beams of light to transmit information at speeds as high as 20 gigabits per second, up to distances of 20 kilometres per link. Taara connects into existing fibre networks and bridges the gap where fibre and other technologies can’t reach. Instead of waiting months or years to dig up the earth and lay new fibre cables, Taara’s links can be established within hours. In Rio de Janeiro, Taara will install 20+ links to deliver service to communities where connectivity is spotty or unreliable. The links will create an invisible mesh network over parts of the city that will serve as a single responsive system – connecting community institutions like schools and hospitals and helping facilitate emergency response. A new approach for urban connectivity in Rio Although Brazil ranks among the world’s five largest internet economies, connectivity remains spotty – more than half of the population uses smartphones to get online, and existing cellular infrastructure varies by community. In Rio, some of the most stubborn, hard-to-connect areas are also the city’s most populated. Built of brick, concrete, and steel rooftops through a labyrinthine tangle of narrow streets and uneven terrain, it’s nearly impossible to connect these communities via traditional broadband fibre. Taara’s links, which can be mounted flexibly on rooftops, towers, and poles, are well suited to these challenging terrains and combine the reliability and speed of fibre infrastructure with the flexibility of wireless technologies. To date, Taara has successfully delivered reliable, abundant internet to people in more than 20 countries. This includes providing access in dense urban communities in India and Africa, delivering fast affordable connectivity to island nations in the Pacific and the Caribbean after natural disasters, and beaming connectivity over rivers, sea straits, and other places where laying fibre is too impractical or costly. Taara is honoured to be supporting Rio’s AI City vision and its mission to transform the region into a global innovation hub. We hope Taara’s first mesh network in Rio can serve as a blueprint for urban connectivity and inspire a more connected, intelligent, and inclusive world.

Rio de Janeiro announcement from The City of Rio de Janeiro and X, The Moonshot Factory, Taara announced a trailblasing new partnership to deploy the world’s first mesh network of high-speed wireless optical links to deliver fast, abundant and secure connectivity to schools, hospitals and city offices in Rio. Our goal is to bridge connectivity gaps across the city and provide fast, affordable connectivity to critical services like schools, hospitals, government centres, and in disaster response situations. In the same way traditional fibre uses light to carry data through cables in the ground, Taara uses narrow, invisible beams of light to transmit information at speeds as high as 20 gigabits per second, up to distances of 20 kilometres per link. Taara connects into existing fibre networks and bridges the gap where fibre and other technologies can’t reach. Instead of waiting months or years to dig up the earth and lay new fibre cables, Taara’s links can be established within hours. In Rio de Janeiro, Taara will install 20+ links to deliver service to communities where connectivity is spotty or unreliable. The links will create an invisible mesh network over parts of the city that will serve as a single responsive system – connecting community institutions like schools and hospitals and helping facilitate emergency response. A new approach for urban connectivity in Rio Although Brazil ranks among the world’s five largest internet economies, connectivity remains spotty – more than half of the population uses smartphones to get online, and existing cellular infrastructure varies by community. In Rio, some of the most stubborn, hard-to-connect areas are also the city’s most populated. Built of brick, concrete, and steel rooftops through a labyrinthine tangle of narrow streets and uneven terrain, it’s nearly impossible to connect these communities via traditional broadband fibre. Taara’s links, which can be mounted flexibly on rooftops, towers, and poles, are well suited to these challenging terrains and combine the reliability and speed of fibre infrastructure with the flexibility of wireless technologies. To date, Taara has successfully delivered reliable, abundant internet to people in more than 20 countries. This includes providing access in dense urban communities in India and Africa, delivering fast affordable connectivity to island nations in the Pacific and the Caribbean after natural disasters, and beaming connectivity over rivers, sea straits, and other places where laying fibre is too impractical or costly. Taara is honoured to be supporting Rio’s AI City vision and its mission to transform the region into a global innovation hub. We hope Taara’s first mesh network in Rio can serve as a blueprint for urban connectivity and inspire a more connected, intelligent, and inclusive world.

Connecting Rio with the world’s first optical mesh network

4 November 2025

The nRF9151 from Nordic Semiconductor in the Rutronik portfolio

The nRF9151 from Nordic Semiconductor in the Rutronik portfolio

The nRF9151 from Nordic Semiconductor in the Rutronik portfolio

4 November 2025

Engineering a ghost hunt this Halloween

Engineering a ghost hunt this Halloween

Engineering a ghost hunt this Halloween

Communications

31 October 2025

Nordic brings Bluetooth Channel Sounding to open-source Android app

Nordic brings Bluetooth Channel Sounding to open-source Android app

Nordic brings Bluetooth Channel Sounding to open-source Android app

29 October 2025

LTE-M “breakthrough” claimed for M1/NB-IoT module

Communications

29 October 2025

Septentrio, the Belgium-based high-precision positioning and timing specialist owned by Sweden’s Hexagon, has launched a new GNSS timing receiver designed for large-scale, space-constrained applications in sectors such as telecommunications, data centres, and financial services.

Septentrio, the Belgium-based high-precision positioning and timing specialist owned by Sweden’s Hexagon, has launched a new GNSS timing receiver designed for large-scale, space-constrained applications in sectors such as telecommunications, data centres, and financial services.

Septentrio targets high-volume markets with launch of ultra-compact GNSS timing module

Communications

27 October 2025

duagon supplies computing platforms for Siemens Mobility's trains

duagon supplies computing platforms for Siemens Mobility's trains

duagon supplies computing platforms for Siemens Mobility’s trains

Communications

24 October 2025

HUBER+SUHNER simplifies timing integration for data centre

HUBER+SUHNER simplifies timing integration for data centre

HUBER+SUHNER simplifies timing integration for data centres

21 October 2025

World's fastest 750Mbps short-range underwater wireless optical communication

World's fastest 750Mbps short-range underwater wireless optical communication

World’s fastest 750Mbps short-range underwater wireless optical communication

17 October 2025

byPaige Hookway

Optical Zonu's unmanned aircraft system RFoF solutions

Optical Zonu's unmanned aircraft system RFoF solutions

Optical Zonu’s unmanned aircraft system RFoF solutions

14 October 2025

Telstra taps quantum technology to boost network prediction efficiency

Telstra taps quantum technology to boost network prediction efficiency

Telstra taps quantum technology to boost network prediction efficiency

13 October 2025

Mouser stocking new smart antenna module

Mouser stocking new smart antenna module

Mouser stocking new smart antenna module

6 October 2025

Keysight: 3GPP AI simulation platform accelerates AI-enabled 6G communications

Keysight: 3GPP AI simulation platform accelerates AI-enabled 6G communications

Digi modules deliver easy-to-use BLE 5.4 solution

Communications

6 October 2025