In this blog series, Cees Links, General Manager, Wireless Connectivity Business Unit at Qorvo looks at the impact of the Internet of Things (IoT) on society.

In Qorvo’s latest 'IoT Minute', Cees Links explores the importance of standards to global expansion of the IoT, and which wireless standards are emerging as the top contenders today.

Got a minute? In Qorvo’s latest 'IoT Minute', Cees Links explores why the term 'smart' may be a bit of a stretch when describing many of the devices that make up today’s smart home.

In Qorvo's latest 'IoT Minute' video series, Qorvo General Manager, Cees Links talks about the greatest value of the IoT - making better decisions faster.

Got a minute? Qorvo's new video series, 'IoT Minute', stars Qorvo General Manager, Cees Links, who helps provide quick insight into the rapidly growing Internet of Things (IoT).

With the help of a new eHealth system, Qorvo is helping seniors to live more independently in their homes. It is powered by the company’s chipsets for the Internet of Things (IoT). Health insurer CZ, will provide the system to 3,000 elderly customers in the Netherlands, marking the first deployment of a senior smart home solution by a large health insurance company.

Provider of RF solutions that connect the world, Qorvo, has announced that its multi-stack, multi-protocol GP712 System-on-Chip is in the new Zigbee-based HUMAX Chorus Voice Assistant. The pairing is advancing the Internet of Things (IoT) by creating a turnkey, smart home system for operators that integrates gateways, sensor devices, cloud platforms and mobile applications.

  Will the IoT be secure? Cees Links, General Manager, Wireless Connectivity Business Unit at Qorvo talks about three factors that impact security.

  Provider of innovative RF solutions that connect the world, Qorvo, has announced an expanded portfolio of 802.11ax products for WiFi gateways, set-top boxes, routers and enterprise access points. The high-efficiency portfolio of integrated modules and advanced filters improves WiFi coverage, enables smaller end products, and reduces costs for consumers, service providers and manufacturers.

Cees Links, GM of Qorvo Wireless Connectivity Business Unit, Formerly CEO and founder of GreenPeak Technologies explains some of the expectations and fears surrounding the Internet of Things (IoT), and whether or not they are justified.  

Qorvo announced that company executive Cees Links has been recognised for his significant contributions to the Wi-Fi industry with the prestigious Design News 2017 Golden Mousetrap Lifetime Achievement Award. Presented Feb.7 in Anaheim, California, the award honors an individual whose career has been devoted to innovation in the Advanced Design and Manufacturing industry.

  A compatible gateway solution has been developed by Qorvo and ubisys. It allows various devices to communicate by integrating a ZigBee 3.0 and Green Power-based smart home network within the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) IoTivity framework. 

A complete System on Chip (SoC) for smart home devices has been introduced by Qorvo. According to the company, it delivers multi-protocol support with best-in-class power consumption. More than 600 million smart home devices are expected to ship annually by 2021, compared with 40 million in 2015. 

There’s been a lot of talk lately about smart homes. The convenience, the security, the gadgets, even the health benefits—like a smart refrigerator that tracks nutrition. But can a smart home fatten your wallet at the same time that it’s shrinking your waistline? Cees Links, GM, Qorvo Wireless Connectivity explains.

Qorvo is helping to advance smart home networking with a radio chip and software that significantly expand the ability of consumers to control their homes with spoken commands. The GP712 radio chip supports multiple communication protocols in a single-chip design suited to connected-home applications. It was introduced earlier this year by GreenPeak Technologies - now Qorvo's Low Power Wireless business - and is now in production.

Qorvo is helping to advance smart home networking with a radio chip and software that significantly expand the ability of consumers to control their homes with spoken commands.

Everyone is talking about the smart home but there is a lot of disagreement about what that really means. What is a connected device? What is smart? And most importantly, what do end users really need and want? Cees Links of Qorvo, a US-based semiconductor company, explains.

Is the Internet of Things just another new technology fad? If you ask tech industry professionals, consumers, media, analysts and even the vendors who make and market IoT solutions, products and services, you will discover that there is a lot of confusion about what the Internet of Things is.

A provider of innovative RF solutions that connect the world, Qorvo, has announced that its Low Power Wireless business unit (formerly GreenPeak Technologies) is the first in the industry to receive the ZigBee 3.0 certification for its smart home gateway platform. A certified ZigBee 3.0-ready platform enables software developers to quickly integrate the standard into their smart home applications.

Levarys’ new Luna Smart Home System for energy management includes ZigBee chips from Qorvo’s Low Power Wireless business (formerly GreenPeak Technologies). Qorvo’s ZigBee Green Power chips enable secure, long range and highly reliable wireless transmission of data between the gateway and multiple sensors and activators of the Luna Smart Home System. Qorvo’s ZigBee Green Power chips’ very low current draw significantl...