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Riedel to Acquire Majority Stake in Vienna-Based Antenna Company PIDSO
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Riedel to Acquire Majority Stake in Vienna-Based Antenna Company PIDSO

Riedel Communications has brought on board a powerful new center of expertise through a partnership with PIDSO, a leading manufacturer of innovative and lightweight antennas and antenna systems based in Vienna. With the deal, Riedel assumes a majority financial position in PIDSO, accelerating development of solutions that leverage PIDSO antenna systems with Riedel's industry-leading family of communications systems.
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Global Smart Speaker Market Forecast to Grow at 50% CAGR from 2017 to 2024
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Global Smart Speaker Market Forecast to Grow at 50% CAGR from 2017 to 2024

According to Global Market Insights, the global market for Smart Speakers represented over USD 400 million in 2016 and is predicted to grow at an estimated CAGR of over 50% from 2017 to 2024. The market research company says Internet of things (IoT) is expected to be a major factor driving growth. "The rising penetration of the Internet has extended to everyday applications and has increased the consumer demand for smart devices that offer a wide range of functions," they state.
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Bluetooth SIG Adds Mesh Networking Capability to Standard BLE Ecosystem
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Bluetooth SIG Adds Mesh Networking Capability to Standard BLE Ecosystem

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced that the wireless connectivity global standard now supports mesh networking. This enables many-to-many (m:m) device communications and is optimized for creating large-scale device networks, ideally suited for building automation, sensor networks and smart home solutions where tens, hundreds, or thousands of devices need to reliably and securely communicate with one another.
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Sennheiser Applauds FCC Ruling on Use of Frequency Spectrum
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Sennheiser Applauds FCC Ruling on Use of Frequency Spectrum

Calling the ruling "a victory for customers, manufacturers, owners, and operators of wireless microphone equipment," Sennheiser applauds the decision by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ratify an Order on Reconsideration that affects several key provisions of the guidelines passed in August of 2015, accepting a wide range of suggestions from wireless audio industry manufacturers regarding the available frequency spectrum.
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ams Wins Innovation Gold Award at 2017 Sensors Expo for Single Wire Communication Interface that Enables Battery-Free Smart Active Noise-Cancelling Headsets
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ams Wins Innovation Gold Award at 2017 Sensors Expo for Single Wire Communication Interface that Enables Battery-Free Smart Active Noise-Cancelling Headsets

Austrian company ams, a leading supplier of high performance sensor solutions, has won the prestigious Gold Level Innovation Award at the 2017 Best of Sensors Expo Awards (Sensors Expo & Conference, San Jose, California, 27-29 June 2017). ams won the award for its novel Accessory Communications Interface (ACI), a technology, which enables Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) headsets to operate with no battery in the earphone when connected via a single wire to a host device like a smartphone.
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Smart Speakers Capture 30% of Audio Market, VPAs Poised to Create New ‘Wild Frontier’
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Smart Speakers Capture 30% of Audio Market, VPAs Poised to Create New ‘Wild Frontier’

Market research and consulting company, Futuresource Consulting recently released a new report in the consumer electronics CE space covering the emerging voice personal assistants (VPAs) category and smart speakers. The report highlights that we are the beginning of a wider market transformation, with voice personal assistants (VPAs) at the heart of a new CE land grab.
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NXP and Widex Team for Low Power Wireless Audio Streaming Hearing Aids
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NXP and Widex Team for Low Power Wireless Audio Streaming Hearing Aids

NXP Semiconductors and hearing aid specialist Widex announced that they have collaborated to develop, test and integrate NXP’s NxH2003 Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) audio streaming SoC into the new Widex Beyond hearing aids. The two companies worked closely together throughout the product development cycle, to deliver hearing aid devices that can stream wireless audio from an Apple iOS device, consuming only 2.8 mA current at 1.2 Volts, which is currently the best in the industry. This allows end users to enjoy music directly from their personal devices for prolonged periods of time.
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NTi Audio Develops Solution for Unattended Noise Monitoring Stations with Remote Control
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NTi Audio Develops Solution for Unattended Noise Monitoring Stations with Remote Control

NTi Audio has implemented NoiseScout, a complete professional solution for unattended sound level monitoring. With a Noise Monitoring Station from NTi Audio, both short-term sound level measurements and long-term monitoring can be easily achieved. At the core is an XL2 Sound Level Meter, which in turn connects to the Internet via a NetBox. The remote access to the monitoring station is managed via the NTi Audio Gateway or the self-managing NoiseScout Web Portal.
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Digital Audio Labs Expands Brands and Solutions with Acquisition of LaChapell Audio
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Digital Audio Labs Expands Brands and Solutions with Acquisition of LaChapell Audio

Digital Audio Labs, based in Chanhassen, Minnesota, confirmed the acquisition of LaChapell Audio, a manufacturer of tube microphone preamps and 500 series studio outboard equipment. Digital Audio Labs currently manufactures solutions for musicians and the installation market with its Livemix and PowerShape brands, and develops OEM audio solutions for a number of partners. With the acquisition of LaChapell Audio, the company returns to its origins in the studio market.
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XMOS Acquires Setem Technologies to Drive Development of Next Generation Voice Interfaces
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XMOS Acquires Setem Technologies to Drive Development of Next Generation Voice Interfaces

XMOS announced that it has completed the acquisition of Setem Technologies, a pioneer on algorithms that enable separation of voice or conversation signals within a crowded audio environment to achieve optimized input into speech recognition systems. The two companies have been collaborating on next generation voice interfaces and decided upon the combination of the companies to create a leading vendor in the fast-growing application area.
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