NI announces an early access technology platform for Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) as part of its ongoing commitment to support the development of new standard technologies for timing and communications.

The European Construction Products Directive has been in the planning stages for some time and, since July 1, 2013, has been regulated by law in every signatory country, including the United Kingdom. To date, it has not had much impact on the structured cabling market due to a lack of harmonization among European standards regarding testing methods, but this is about to change.

HUBER+SUHNER and Weidmüller have announced the creation of a strategic alliance in the railway technology sector during the Innotrans 2016 trade fair in Berlin.

Excel Networking Solutions is ahead of most cable suppliers regarding the introduction of the European Construction Products Regulation (CPR) for copper and fiber optic cables. Excel has scheduled shipments of most Category 6 and 6A cable ranges over the next four weeks.

Sistel has acquired 100% of Abertic, an ICT consulting firm located in Vila-Real (Castellón) specializing in the implementation of SAGE ERP and CRM systems, Unified Communications, Digital Security, and Cloud solutions. This acquisition, which includes the full integration of Abertic's team of professionals, strengthens and boosts Sistel's Management Business Area.

Infinera, a provider of smart transport networks, has launched a new partner program to simplify the delivery of innovative optical network technology to end users facing increasing bandwidth demands.

Infinera has announced that it has joined the OIF (Optical Internetworking Forum) and the ONF (Open Networking Foundation) to demonstrate the interoperability of the T-API (Transport Application Programming Interface) in multi-vendor and multi-layer SDN with the Xceed Software Suite and the DTN-X family of optical packet transport platforms.

On September 29th, Legrand presented its Eliot program, following its previous launch in France and Italy. This program is designed to facilitate the development of connected buildings where the Internet of Things enhances the user experience for all building occupants.

Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions, a business division of Arrow Electronics Inc., announces the recently signed agreement between Arrow Electronics, Inc. and Oracle to provide training, knowledge, and support to partners and resellers that will drive enterprise migration in the IT distribution channel.  

Mouser Electronics, Inc., a global authorized distributor of the newest semiconductors and electronic components, announced today that it has signed a global distribution and partnership agreement with OPLINK Communications, a Molex company and a leading provider of optical communication components, smart modules, and subsystems.

AUDI AG, BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ericsson, Huawei, Intel, Nokia and Qualcomm Incorporated have announced the creation of the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA), with the purpose of developing, testing and promoting communication solutions, supporting standardization and accelerating commercial availability and penetration in the global market.

SCAN Antenna and Spantech have signed a distribution agreement for Spain and Portugal. SCAN Antenna has been in the market since 1947 and manufactures a wide variety of high-quality antennas for the marine, land, and mobile sectors.

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has developed the IEC 61300-3-35 standard (UNE-EN 61300-3-35) to ensure a common level of performance for fiber optic connectors. This standard specifies the requirements for quality control processes for connector terminations before connection.

MOBOTIX and Advantech will provide integrated smart solutions for video surveillance and applications in the transportation sector.

Advantech has announced a partnership with Versa Networks to accelerate the adoption of NFV-based software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) in the industry by combining Advantech's range of scalable white-box platforms with Versa Networks' SD-WAN and SD-Security software.

Digi-Key Electronics has announced a new global distribution agreement with Siretta, a provider of M2M wireless solutions.

Telefónica has selected ARRIS International, SA to develop a comprehensive range of new set-top boxes. The new platform follows a modular approach that leverages Telefónica's scale to offer its subscribers next-generation video services, simplifying deployment for Telefónica businesses worldwide.

Keysight Technologies, in collaboration with Ayscom and EMSCAN, is holding the seminar “Introduction to EMI/EMC design and problem-solving with near-field scanners” which will take place in various cities during the month of October:

Like all data networks, the networks connecting servers in massive server farms, or workstations and servers in large enterprises, are prone to congestion. When network traffic is heavy, data packets may be held in backup on network routers or dropped altogether.

Infinera, a provider of intelligent transport networks, today announced the successful deployment of the Infinera DTN-X XTC series across the underwater network of the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) submarine cable system. The DTN-X XTC series integrates the underwater network connecting the Mediterranean and Middle East regions with Infinera's existing MENA terrestrial network.