The Customer Technology Association (CTA) and LonMark International have announced that the ANSI/CTA-709.7 LON IP standard has been approved as a new American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard.

Atos is coordinating a consortium of nine companies and institutions to implement the FENTEC (Functional ENcryption TEChnologies) project, which will allow users to securely share data over an unsecured or untrusted network. The three-year project is funded by the European Commission under Horizon 2020, the European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. has announced the successful demonstration of a standalone (SA) mode of 3GPP 5G New Radio (NR) for IP data transfer using Keysight's 5G network emulation solutions and a mobile smartphone-format test device consisting of a 5G modem and antenna modules from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Inc.

The European Safedrone project, which will undertake one of the largest flight demonstrations carried out in Europe to date with drones and conventional aircraft sharing the same airspace at low altitude (Very Low Level-VLL), is starting with the aim of facilitating the emergence of drones in cities and rural environments to provide all kinds of services in the next decade.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. has announced that the company's 5G compliance toolkit is the first testing solution to be approved for 5G New Radio (NR) device certification by PTCRB, a certification forum comprised of a select group of leading mobile operators, accelerating the commercial availability of 5G mobile devices across the ecosystem.

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the USA have developed a method to evaluate and select optimal antenna designs for future fifth-generation (5G) cell phones, other wireless devices, and base stations.

The edge will be the epicenter of data center innovation in 2019, with activity focused on enhanced intelligence designed to simplify operations, enable remote service and management, and address the growing skills gap. This advancement in edge development is among the trends to watch in 2019, according to Vertiv experts worldwide.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. has announced the results of the 2018 Keysight State of 5G Survey, which reveals that companies are primarily investing in 5G technology to secure their market leadership, meet customer demand, and take advantage of flexible and scalable networks.

Deutsche Messe has restructured its event portfolio, as technological advancements within the digital economy have necessitated this reorganization. The impact of digitalization on industry has led exhibitors from the core CEBIT events to focus on other industry events due to their specialization in those sectors. According to Deutsche Messe, a horizontal event no longer meets the specific needs of each sector. Therefore, the Board of Management of Deutsche Messe has announced its decision to cancel CEBIT in Hanover.

The internet is made up of thousands of public and private networks around the world. And since it came into being in 1984, more than 4.7 zettabytes of IP traffic have crossed it. That's the equivalent of every movie ever made crossing global IP networks in less than a minute.

Moxa Inc and Trend Micro Incorporated announce the signing of a letter of intent to create a joint venture, TXOne Networks, which will focus on the security needs present in environments with the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), including smart manufacturing, smart city, smart energy and others.

Advantech presents its latest ready-to-use SRP (Solution Ready Packages) technologies and its Industrial IoT (IIoT) solutions created together with its partners at the SPS IPC Drives trade fair held in Nuremberg, Germany, from November 27 to 29, 2018.

Nokia has announced additional steps to align its organizational structure with its strategy, strengthen its leadership team, and position the company for success in the 5G era.

The Ministry of Economy and Business, through the State Secretariat for Digital Advancement; the public entity Red.es and the Mobile World Capital Barcelona Foundation (hereinafter MWCapital) have signed an agreement for the creation of the National 5G Observatory.

At the new ABB Advanced Services Center in Madrid, ABB Ability services will be presented for different industrial sectors, utilities, buildings and infrastructure through real projects in which ABB technologies are increasing energy efficiency, productivity and reliability of assets and processes.

For the first time in the world, the Port of Hamburg Authority, Deutsche Telekom, and Nokia are testing new aspects of the 5G standard using various applications under real-world industrial conditions at the Port of Hamburg in Germany. Covering approximately 8,000 hectares, the Port was transformed into a testing ground last January to assess the innovative technology and its suitability for deployment in an industrial environment.

The SD-WAN market is gaining significant traction in Spain and the EMEA region, primarily because companies are beginning to realize that their digital transformation must go hand in hand with the evolution of their WAN infrastructure. IDC Research Spain forecasts that the SD-WAN market in Spain will reach €288 million between 2018 and 2022, achieving sustained growth of 60% (CAGR) between 2016 and 2022.

Munich Airport and the renowned Senseable City Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have reached an agreement to work together on the development of the LabCampus Innovation Center at Munich Airport.

Trend Micro Incorporated has announced a partnership with NTT DOCOMO to develop a new solution for the demands of the 5G era. Technical testing of a network security solution, specifically for network function virtualization and cloud computing, is already underway. This solution is based on the recently announced Trend Micro Virtual Network Function Suite (VNFS) on NTT DOCOMO's "docomo 5G open cloud.".

Keysight Technologies has moved its Madrid offices to improve its service and provide the best possible customer support. As of October 20th, the new address is: