Qualcomm Incorporated today announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Atheros, Inc., is introducing a new enterprise connectivity platform. To support the expanding number of devices and high volume of traffic traveling across enterprise networks, Qualcomm Atheros is delivering technology that enables access points (APs) to take advantage of Wi-Fi connectivity and improve network security, capacity and performance, while staying well within established power-over-Ethernet (PoE) limits. The new reference design includes the Qualcomm Internet Processor (IPQ) and the features of the Qualcomm VIVE 11ac solutions with MU-MIMO technology, also known as Qualcomm MU | EFX.
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) officially adopted version 4.2 of the Bluetooth core specification this week. Key updates in 4.2 improve privacy and increase speed, and a soon-to-be ratified profile will enable IP connectivity. Bluetooth 4.2 opens up new opportunities for developers, OEMs and the industry to build a better user experience for consumers while creating new use cases.
Mobidia released an update to its My Data Manager app, which provides people around the world with ongoing and real-time monitoring of personal data usage. The updated My Data Manager offers a new shared plan functionality that is helpful for families, businesses, or those with multiple devices, presenting a solution for combatting bill shock associated with costly overage charges.
Alcatel-Lucent Motive is to introduce the Motive Security Guardian, a virtualized security solution to optimize both the delivery of services as well as the customer experience by protecting service provider’s networks, machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, and mobile and home devices from malware.
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