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Broadcasters Show Daily Tuesday, April 9, 2019 1 6 ANT BLAZE: The Latest in Enterprise-Scale Mesh Networking Technology By Chris Pettigrew, ANT Wireless Product Manager at Garmin Canada Inc. ANT BLAZE is a robust and reliable enterprise-ready mesh networking tech- nology for handling high node count IoT applications in large scale environ- ments. Capable of operating inde- pendently of existing on-premise IT infrastructures, ANT BLAZE is a solution that targets monitoring and control applications in chal- lenging environments. It can be used concurrently with smart- phones and tablets without interfering with these Bluetooth-enabled devices. Herman Miller, a market leader in commercial environments and office fur- niture design, is at the forefront of bring- ing Internet of Things into the office and was one of the first to deploy ANT BLAZE in its product offering. ANT BLAZE allowed for a solution that was both power efficient and sensor-oriented, resulting in a robust and secure mesh net- work, ideal for use in corporate office environments. As a proven, highly efficient tech- nology that effortlessly connects hun- dreds of nodes at once, companies inter- ested in harnessing IoT capabilities can utilize ANT BLAZE to monitor and control processes, equipment and assets. Networks are self-forming and self- healing, for ease of installation, com- missioning and maintenance, resulting in a solution that doesn't require any further, arduous development work. ANT BLAZE is available on D52 ANT System-on-Chip (SoC) Premium Modules from Garmin Canada Inc. bringing valuable high-node count solutions to the concurrent ANT/BLE connectivity capability of the modules. The upgraded D52 ANT SoC Module Starter Kit (D52DK2) and an Extender Kit (D52EXT1), pro- vide developers with the develop- ment tools necessary to create and prove out their IoT use-case solutions. About ANT ANT is an established protocol and sili- con solution for ultra-low power (ULP) practical wireless networking applica- tions. With millions of deployed nodes, ANT is perfectly suited for any kind of low data rate sensor network topologies; from peer-to-peer or star, to practical mesh; in personal area networks (PAN) which are well suited for sports, fitness, wellness and home health applications, or in local area networks (LAN) in home and IoT applications. For more information, go to www .thisisant.com/blaze or email marketing @thisisant.com. 5G and the Future of Automotive IoT By Claes Herlitz, Vice President and Head of Global Automotive Services at Ericsson Drivers can expect to see more than 380 million connected cars on the road by 2020, according to recent research (www .businessinsider.com/internet-of-things- connected-smart-cars-2016-10). IoT con- tinues to grow within transportation, mobil- ity and beyond. We usually encounter IoT in the form of voice assistants, wearables or other connected devices. Many people don't encounter the extent of IoT that pro- liferates specialized applications, industrial environments and other controlled or closed-off spaces. The explosion in connec- tivity and vehicles gives people more choice than ever for navigation, music and other integrated apps. Beyond the familiar apps we can access across our smartphones and our smart cars, the imagination can run wild. Will we see new vehicle services? How will they work? How will changes improve our safety? The possibilities are exciting, and each day we're finding new ways to reflect that imagination in the driving experience of tomorrow. The Future of IoT in Cars To take the vehicle of the future from concept to reality, there are new steps we can take to advance beyond the car of today. In the future, IoT will begin to transform day-to-day activity through infotainment and telematics. Self-driving capabilities will expand beyond testing phases to tangible advantages at our fingertips. With IoT, vehicles will also continually improve with over-the-air (OTA) updates. How 5G is Driving Us Forward Presently, tomorrow's connected vehicle is in first gear, preparing to shift. 5G will be the clutch factor to shift innovation into high gear. The car can use 5G to balance workloads between the car and the cloud, cutting latency down to the millisecond. This fast access to data allows us to rethink the architecture within the vehicle sys- tems. 5G will give cellular network opera- tors the green light for roads full of con- nected and self-driving vehicles, using a mix of network slicing, edge computing and beamforming. However, this sprint has only just begun; once we turn the cor- ner and see how tomorrow's car works, then we'll be able to decide how best to use it. Sharing the Wealth Vehicle technology is evolving, and the ways we travel continue to change along with it. The IoT that functions behind the scenes in con- nected factories and smart distribu- tion centers could also inform our trans- portation systems. As new routes are assigned, the closest vehicle could take the job or collaborate with others to max- imize efficiency. In turn, this could lead to better travel options, improved resource usage, more uptime per vehicle and even fewer vehicles on the road. Even though there is some uncertainty about what lies ahead for the vehicle of the future, it paves the way for boundless potential opportunities. For more information, visit www .ericsson.com. Customizable Touchscreen Display Who's in charge? You! That's right, Kenwood is introducing a new user cus- tomization feature, touted as the "cus- tomizable multi-widget," to six of its new Kenwood and Kenwood eXcelon line of multimedia receivers. Now, the choice is yours! Widgets were first introduced in 2016 to Kenwood's "S" series of multi- media receivers, allowing for user selec- table displays on the home screen, such as a clock/date, visual EQ, compass and more, with enhancements added each year since. What's interesting about many of these widgets is that you can touch the widget to be taken to the corre- sponding screen's settings or function (visual EQ will display the actual EQ adjustment menu, compass will display the Garmin navigation map on DNX models, etc.). On DNX Garmin naviga- tion models, the compass will actually morph into turn-by-turn lane guidance during an active route. Users can now choose exactly what they want displayed on their Kenwood multimedia home screen. Your choice of four widget panels can be displayed on the Home screen. You can save dif- ferent multi-widget pages to display exactly what you want, when you want. Depending on the model, widget options can include album art of a cur- rent song, clock, compass, photo frame, visual EQ, weather, turn-by-turn Garmin navigation and more. When adding in an optional iDatalink Maestro radio replacement interface, additional widget options can include climate con- trols, radar detector information, tire pressure monitoring systems and more. Further user customizations have also been added to these receivers, including the ability to change the text size, allowing for more artist/title/song information to be displayed if desired. New wallpaper selections are also available, displaying in the background on select sources. Specific widget functions do vary by model, as well as with the attached optional iDatalink Maestro radio replace- ment interfaces. Supported receivers include the Kenwood eXcelon DNX996XR, DDX9906XR, DDX8906S, DMX906S (mechless), as well as the Kenwood DDX8706S and DMX9706S (mechless).