Wi-Fi technology with fibre optic-like performance for Industry 4.0
22/12/2020
A UOC team has carried out the first parameterization of a millimetre-band signal propagation model applied to an industrial environment
It is the first step towards high performance wireless communications in the manufacturing industry Despite significant advances in wireless technology, the manufacturing industry continues to turn to wired forms of communication such as Ethernet or fibre optics for its most critical tasks. A new study by the associate professor Cristina Cano and the full professor Xavier Vilajosana, researchers from the Wireless Networks (WiNe) group at the Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3) and from the UOC s Faculty of Computer Science, Multimedia and Telecommunications, opens the door to the use of wireless technologies with
Wi-Fi technology with fibre-optic-like performance for Industry 4 0
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Revealed: China suspected of spying on Americans via Caribbean phone networks
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Bahamas-based cyber security experts yesterday argued that the Bahamas Telecommunications Company s (BTC) outdated network equipment left it vulnerable to penetration by malign actors.
Scott MacKenzie, Cloud Carib s managing director, told Tribune Business that it was easy to access BTC’s systems because the carrier, and possibly its immediate parent, Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC), were using legacy networks and equipment that are at least 20 years out-of-date.
Speaking following allegations that Chinese state-owned entities had used BTC s network to spy on US citizens, Mr MacKenzie said: “The issue relating to the SS7 network that China allegedly hacked into is that SS7 is a very, very old protocol that was primarily used in PSTN (Public switched telephone network).