Zaragoza, Spain – May 9th, 2012 Just one week after releasing the document “50 Sensor Applications for a Smarter World” Libelium launches the first 3G module for the Arduino platform. The new module which works under a “plug and play” philosophy makes any of the half million plus Arduinos spread over the world accessible everywhere and at any time.

The new module for Arduino has been designed by Cooking Hacks – the open hardware division inside Libelium – and shares the same open hardware and open source philosophy of Arduino. “We want … Read More → "Arduino gets 3G connectivity and pushes the Internet of Things to reality"

Sunnyvale, CA—May 7, 2012—Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) introduces the MAX2550–MAX2553 femtocell transceivers for WCDMA (Bands 1 to 6 and 8 to 10) and cdma2000 (Band Class 0, 1, and 10).

The amount of data consumed by smartphones is rising and the increase in data transmission requires more base-station cell sites to receive and transmit the signals. With existing base-station cell sites maxed out on capacity, femtocells are becoming a fast-growing market. Carriers are also moving to femtocell transceivers that reside in a home or office and essentially provide an indoor base station … Read More → "Maxim’s Highly Integrated Femtocell Transceivers Simplify Compact Radio Designs"