CommScope XGS-PON: Accelerating FTTP deployments
CommScope announced a new cloud-to-edge suite of next-generation XGS-PON solutions built to facilitate the rapid global growth in FTTP deployments. Around the world, service providers are facing ever increasing competitive pressure to deploy new fibe.....»»
Cyxtera Cloud Connect allows customers to connect workloads across colocation and cloud deployments
Cyxtera announced that the company is expanding its suite of interconnection solutions with the launch of its native Cyxtera Cloud Connect offering. This feature extends the value provided by Cyxtera’s carrier-neutral, densely connected global data.....»»
Light amplification accelerates chemical reactions in aerosols
Aerosols in the atmosphere react to incident sunlight. This light is amplified in the interior of the aerosol droplets and particles, accelerating reactions. ETH researchers have now been able to demonstrate and quantify this effect and recommend fac.....»»
The UN"s 10,000-page red alert on climate change
Accelerating global warming is driving a rising tide of impacts that could cause profound human misery and ecological disaster, and there is only one way to avoid catastrophe: drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions......»»
Taiwan diode, MCU makers eyeing automotive market
Taiwan-based diode and MCU makers have stepped up their deployments for the automotive market recently, eyeing future opportunities presented by the rapid development of electric vehicles (EVs)......»»
IC test interface vendors diversifying into non-handset chip segments
Taiwan's IC test interface specialists including Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) are striving hard to strengthen deployments in multiple market segments beyond handsets as demand for smartphone APs is going flat, according to industry sources......»»
IDMs, backend partners expanding automotive CIS capacity
International IDMs such as Onsemi and Sony are keenly expanding capacities for automotive CMOS image sensors (CIS) to meet ever-mounting demand for ADAS applications, and their backend partners in Taiwan are also accelerating capacity expansions in r.....»»
Can you free fibre NBN upgrade? Everything we know about FTTP upgrades
NBN Co will upgrade around 1.1 million Australian premises to full fibre connections by 2023 – are you one of the lucky ones?.....»»
Invites for NBN Co"s free fibre upgrade are finally rolling out
NBN Co has begun sending out invites to upgrade from FTTN to FTTP, as well as revealing a list of participating providers......»»
Doosan focuses on semiconductor assembly and testing; SK On to set up Turkey plant
This Asia tech industry summary will mainly focus on South Korea's Doosan Group and Samsung Electronics deepening deployments for semiconductor assembly and testing, SK On planning to build an electric vehicle (EV) battery plant with Ford and Koç Ho.....»»
AUO, affiliates step up deployments for EV
BenQ Group companies, including panel maker AU Optronics (AUO), BenQ Materials and Qisda, are all stepping up their deployments in the electric vehicle field......»»
Digital Books Are Not Fireproof
Chris Freeland, a librarian and Director of the Internet Archive's Open Libraries program, writes: The disturbing trend of school boards and lawmakers banning books from libraries and public schools is accelerating across the country. In response, Ja.....»»
Supply chain regionalization: Russia-Ukraine, Geopolitics, ESG
The Russia-Ukraine conflict, geopolitics, and ESG (environment, social, and corporate governance) compliance are accelerating the tendency of the global semiconductor supply chain to regionalize. Regionalization is becoming a mid-to-long term trend a.....»»
Denso deepens deployments for third-gen semiconductors; Foxconn partners with Vedanta; XPeng expands presence in Europe
This Asia tech industry summary will mainly focus on Denso investing in TSMC's subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM) to deepen its deployments for third-generation automotive semiconductors and stabilize auto chip supply, Foxco.....»»
Accelerating melt rate makes Greenland Ice Sheet world"s largest "dam"
Researchers have observed extremely high rates of melting at the bottom of the Greenland Ice Sheet, caused by huge quantities of meltwater falling from the surface to the base. As the meltwater falls, energy is converted into heat in a process like t.....»»
CCL makers keen to develop high-frequency offerings for car applications
Taiwan's copper-clad laminates (CCL) makers including Elite Material (EMC), Iteq, and Taiwan Union Technology are all gearing up their deployments in high-frequency offerings for automotive applications, according to industry sources......»»
Notebook ODMs strengthening deployments in high-margin IPC sector
Notebook ODMs, including Wistron and Compal Electronics, are actively moving to grow their presence in the industrial PC (IPC) sector through acquisitions or cooperation with IPC makers, aiming to effectively enhance their profitability, according to.....»»
UN science report to sound deafening alarm on climate
Nearly 200 nations kick off a virtual meeting Monday to finalise what promises to be a harrowing scientific overview of accelerating climate impacts that will highlight the urgent need to cut emissions—and prepare for the challenges ahead......»»
Tiny, reusable sensing chip could lead to new point-of-care medical tests
The proliferation of point-of-care testing, from at-home blood glucose meters to COVID-19 rapid tests, is accelerating and improving medical care......»»
Israel Speeds Roll-Out of Laser Defense System
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Israel is accelerating the roll-out of laser-based interceptors as part of a plan to surround itself with such technologies and reduce the high costs currently incurred when shooting down aerial threa.....»»
Research identifies fresh "mixers" in river pollution "cocktail"
Water quality in rivers is affected by underpinning 'natural' hydrogeological and biogeochemical processes, as well as interactions between people and their environment that are accelerating stress on water resources at unprecedented rates......»»