Skin patches: the ultimate wearable

Electronic skin patches could well be described as the ultimate wearable electronic devices. They deploy electronic components, including sensors and actuators with appropriate processing, energy storage and communication, directly onto the body, typically attached...

How to manage the ever-evolving mobility challenge

Technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace, transforming the way people work. By Ronald Ravel, director: B2B South Africa at Toshiba South Africa The ongoing rise of mobile working is one of the most notable results of how this trend is impacting the professional...

Cloud-to-things integration with OpenFog standard

The OpenFog Consortium’s OpenFog Reference Architecture for fog computing has been adopted as an official standard by the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA). The new standard, known as IEEE 1934, relies on the reference architecture as a universal technical...
Improved switch market bodes well for year ahead

Improved switch market bodes well for year ahead

The worldwide Ethernet switch market (Layer 2/3) recorded $6,29-billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2018 (1Q18), a healthy increase of 10.9% year over year, while routers saw $3,31-billion in revenue in 1Q18, a 1,4% decrease. These rates are according to...