Technologies

A new way of processing fiber optic signals has been demonstrated by UCL researchers, which could double the distance that data travels error-free through transoceanic submarine cables.

Promoting the use of mobile devices to promote health and improve patient well-being and care processes is the goal of RITMOS, the Ibero-American Network of Mobile Technologies in Health, which will lead the research group on eHealth (electronic health) of the UOC's Health Sciences Studies (the eHealthLab) for the next four years.

This year in Barcelona, ​​Indra will undertake the deployment of the two demonstrators that make up the Smart Energy pilot for the Arrowhead project, the largest European initiative in the field of R&D&I aimed at developing technologies for the provision of advanced services in the cities of the future or Smart Cities.

Infinera and Telstra announce the successful demonstration of next-generation super-channel submarine technology, which is expected to increase the capacity of a single fiber by 50%.

Location-based services, social networks as user registration credentials between companies that provide guest access, or Hotspot 2.0 roaming consortia have been some of the most talked-about Wi-Fi trends during 2014.

The Advisory Boards of the M-Empowering Development and Smart and Sustainable Development Model initiatives presented their first reports in Doha (Qatar), during an extraordinary meeting of each of them, which took place on the eve of the ITU Telecom World 2014 session, from December 7 to 10.    

According to the fourth and final IoT study by Sogeti's VINT laboratory, the Internet of Things (IoT) will generate a business volume of 596 billion euros worldwide in 2022.

Researchers at Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M) are working on an R&D project to develop a communication system through visible light capable of incorporating audio description and subtitling information for people with disabilities.

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the industry association focused on driving the next-generation Wi-Fi experience, has published a report on the Wi-Fi hotspot market compiled by global research company Maravedis-Rethink.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS in Dresden presented wireless communication modules developed to transfer data at speeds of up to 1 Gigabit per second over distances of up to 10 meters.

Researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands and the University of Central Florida College of Optics and Photonics (CREOL) have reported to the journal Nature Photonics the successful transmission of 255 Tbps over multi-core optical fiber.

Scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS) in Erlangen will present a new high-speed junction at the Electronica trade fair in Munich. Using the 10+ Gbit/s physical layer for a simple twisted pair of landline data transmission cables, it is possible to transfer data at speeds of 10 Gbit/s in real time.

According to data recently published by the National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC), 62% of fiber optic connections installed at the end of last year were concentrated in the provinces of Madrid and Barcelona.

A study conducted by researchers at the Public University of Navarre has demonstrated the various possibilities for controlling light at terahertz frequencies. The work, which earned the cover of the Journal of Optics in a special issue on photonics, proposes several devices capable of redirecting electromagnetic waves with efficiencies approaching 100%.

The publication of Royal Decree 805/2014 of September 19 includes the new National Technical Plan for the organization of Digital Terrestrial Television and an Action Plan for the release of the Digital Dividend.

The construction of a demonstration reactor (DEMO) will be the definitive milestone in the international fusion program. DEMO's construction is planned for the 2030s–2040s with the goal, defined in the European Horizon 2020 Agenda, of achieving the availability of fusion electricity around 2050.

The European Union has recently recognized photonics as one of the five key technologies of the future with a planned investment of 1.795 billion euros for the period 2015-2020.

The connected car has been the buzzword in the automotive sector for several years now. But the big question is whether consumers are ready for its definitive arrival on the market. 

Mobile phone metadata has been in the news lately, but the US National Security Agency is not the only organization that collects information about people's online behavior.

• The upcoming IHS report, "DMR, dPMR & Competing Technologies World 2014", indicates that more than three million cost-optimized digital technology terminals will be sold in 2018, surpassing sales of analog and other digital technology.