November 2012 Industry News

The worldwide market for WSN technology will surpass US$2 billion by the year 2022, according to a new report from IDTechEx. The market research company calls this a "modest financial success" and says a lack of interoperability among WSN standards could slow growth in the field. More...

The new ZL70250 RF transceiver from Microsemi Corp requires just 2 milliamps of power to transmit and receive data, the company reports. The ultra-low-power device operates in bands between 795 and 965 megahertz and has a data rate of 186 kps. More...

Two new module families from Linear Technology are, the company claims, the industry's most efficient IEEE 802.15.4E-compliant wireless sensor networking products to date. The company says each node consumes less than 50µA of power. More...

A wireless sensor network designed to monitor and detect landslides has won an award for rural innovations from the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). The real-time system was developed at the Amrita Centre for Wireless Networks and Applications, a laboratory of Amrita University. India's government has already deployed the system in several areas. More...

The Smart Wireless technology offered by Emerson Process Management has been in operation for more than 1 billion hours across 10,000 systems, the company reported. The technology, which uses the WirelessHART standard, was first developed for use in harsh, remote environments. More...

The ZigBee Alliance marked its tenth anniversary in October, the same month it certified its 600th ZigBee product. More...

Malaysia has developed a national strategy to develop and implement WSN technology in that country, a move expected to create jobs and other economic benefits. The strategy involves collaboration between the government, universities and research institutions. More...

The Spanish company Libelium has introduced a new WSN platform for use with Smart Cities and related solutions. The company says its Waspmote Plug & Sense line is pre-configured and can be installed in a matter of hours. Once installed, the devices can be programmed wirelessly. More...

California-based Firetide has implemented a 231-mile-long wireless network in Thailand. The company says this is the world's longest wireless mesh network. The system delivers real-time, high-definition video of the flood-prone Chao Phraya River basin. It replaces the personal visits made until recently by the now-84-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who is no longer to make his annual journey up the river. More than 600 people died during a flood in that region last year. More...

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WirelessHART products from Phoenix Control have won two awards from Control Engineering magazine, including the Engineer's Choice Award in the network integration category. More...

The Smart Home market for WSN products will grow nearly 1400% by 2016, according to a new report from ON World. Much of the growth will be driven by energy automation, entertainment and intelligent lighting applications, the report finds. More...