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IoT Trends What Is Connected Vehicle Technology and What Are the Use Cases? Nathan Wade Nathan Wade, Strategic Account Manager, Digi International
 June 17, 2020 A connected vehicle is one that is capable of connecting over networks to nearby devices. Connected vehicles are an important factor in the advance of IoT. The...
IoT Trends 2G, 3G, 4G LTE Network Shutdown Updates Harald Remmert Harald Remmert, Senior Director of Technology, Digi International
 June 10, 2020 Cellular networks are changing, and some are sunsetting. This leads to many concerns and questions from businesses, governments and industries with deployed...
Technical Insights Announcing Enhancements to Digi Remote Manager Stefan Budricks Stefan Budricks, Product Manager, Cloud Development, Digi International
 June 03, 2020 Digi Remote Manager is Digi's hosted solution for complete monitoring, management and secure control of Digi device networks, enabling network managers to quickly...
IoT Trends Digi 5G Product Plans Harald Remmert Harald Remmert, Senior Director of Technology, Digi International
 June 02, 2020 Digi's 5G products and services roadmap includes both new products and adaptations of our current products, such as our modular routers with change-able CORE...
Technical Insights Cellular Routers, Extenders and Gateways: What Is the Difference? Jason Dorough Jason Dorough, VP of Enterprise Sales, Digi International
 May 29, 2020 Cellular routers, extenders and gateways have similarities and differences in an IoT deployment, from managing communications to optimizing cellular performance...
Technical Insights Measuring the True Cost of Network Downtime Philippa Cheer Philippa Cheer, EMEA Marketing Manager, Opengear, a Digi Company
 May 21, 2020 Network downtime is a common thread among enterprises of all sizes and across every industry. From brand damage to a decrease in productivity and financial...
IoT Trends 4G to 5G: How Long Will 4G LTE Be Available? Harald Remmert Harald Remmert, Senior Director of Technology, Digi International
 May 20, 2020 When selecting technology for IoT deployments, enterprises need to know how long 4G LTE will be available, whether 5G will make 4G obsolete, and how to plan their...
IoT Trends Empowering SD-WAN with Optimized LTE Jason Dorough Jason Dorough, VP of Enterprise Sales, Digi International
 May 15, 2020 The main purpose of any wide-area network (WAN) is to connect business users to their applications quickly and securely. SD-WAN side-steps the data center to...
Technical Insights Cellular Design Considerations for an Optimal IoT Strategy Josh Jaeger Josh Jaeger, Director of Sales, WDS, Digi International
 May 13, 2020 IoT developers have access to a wide variety of cloud platforms, embedded devices, sensors, and connectivity options. One of the most popular methods today is...
IoT Trends Safety Trends in Traffic Management: Intelligent Transportation Systems and Connected Vehicle Nathan Wade Nathan Wade, Strategic Account Manager, Digi International
 May 08, 2020 Connected vehicle projects are underway in smart cities. Intelligent Transportation Systems teams in the government sector, have collaborated with technology...
Applications Digi TX Cellular Routers: 5G-Ready Platform Built for Speed and Reliability David Ridenour David Ridenour, Product Manager, Digi International
 May 01, 2020 Cellular routers support a broad range of applications, from office networking and datacenter management to rugged industrial and on-vehicle applications...
IoT Trends Reducing Network Security Risks for the Remote Workforce — Now and in the Future Don Schleede Don Schleede, Information Security Officer, Digi International
 April 30, 2020 The upward trend in remote workers has placed a strain on corporate IT departments, which must manage network security risks and provide secure and reliable...
Technical Insights Introducing Digi XBee Secure Sessions for Another Layer of Secure Wireless Communication Andrew Reiter Andrew Reiter, Product Manager, Digi International
 April 20, 2020 Digi XBee Secure Sessions functionality is a password-secured connection between two nodes in a Digi XBee network (server and client) where the pair can send and...
Digi XBee Digi XBee Turns 15! Take a Whirlwind History Tour Quinn Jones Quinn Jones, Senior Strategic Account Manager, Digi International
 April 15, 2020 The Digi XBee® family has turned 15. Look back at the history of XBee - small radios that provide the communications between machines, sensors, industrial tanks...
Applications Smart Traffic Management: Optimizing Your City's Infrastructure Spend Nathan Wade Nathan Wade, Strategic Account Manager, Digi International
 April 10, 2020 Smart Traffic Management Systems are technology solutions that municipalities can integrate into their traffic cabinets and intersections today for fast, cost...
IoT Trends Coping in Corporate During COVID-19: The View from Digi Ron Konezny Ron Konezny, President and CEO, Digi International
 April 08, 2020 With COVID-19, there is no longer a “business as usual.” The new normal is uncertainty. Yet, in some positive way, we are all in this together. After the worst...
IoT Trends What Is the Smart Grid and How Is It Enabled by IoT? Quinn Jones Quinn Jones, Senior Strategic Account Manager, Digi International
 April 01, 2020 The “smart grid” is the next generation electrical network - updated with communications technology and connectivity to drive smarter resource use.
Technical Insights Work from Home Solutions: Safe Employees and Secure Networks Digi International Digi International
 March 26, 2020 With more workers remote, it's critical that enterprises support their staff with secure work-at-home options. The best solutions rely on your company providing a...
IoT Trends What Are CBRS and Private LTE, and What Are the Use Cases? Harald Remmert Harald Remmert, Senior Director of Technology, Digi International
 March 18, 2020 CBRS networks provide connectivity where regular Internet can't. This article covers the benefits of CBRS - a version of Private LTE in the 3.5 GHz spectrum that...
IoT Trends Digital Signage Trends for Indoor and Outdoor Applications Jayna Locke Jayna Locke, Senior Marketing Manager, Digi International
 March 11, 2020 The range of uses and types of both indoor and outdoor digital signs and kiosks has become an exciting trend to watch, and adoption is only going to increase. In...
Technical Insights Zigbee vs. Bluetooth: Choosing the Right Protocol for Your IoT Application Eugene Fodor Eugene Fodor, Software Engineering Manager, Digi International
 March 05, 2020 Both Zigbee and Bluetooth wireless protocols are widely used for local communications in Internet of Things (IoT) applications, and there are some trade-offs to...
Technical Insights Embedded Computing: Designing for Ease of Manufacturing and Low Cost-of-Ownership Alicia Lewis Alicia Lewis, Lead Technical Writer, Digi International
 February 27, 2020 The embedded system-on-module (SOM) market has grown, offering diverse options for applications ranging from retail displays to aerospace components. They all...
Technical Insights Machine Learning and Machine Vision Work Better with Real Time Edge Processing Andreas Burghart Andreas Burghart, Principal IoT Technology Manager, Digi International
 February 25, 2020 Among the most promising complementary technologies today are machine learning (ML) and machine vision (MV). Machine learning techniques can be applied to a wide...
Applications How IoT Temperature Sensors Are Revolutionizing the Cold Chain and Retail Jayna Locke Jayna Locke, Senior Marketing Manager, Digi International
 February 22, 2020 In the supply chain, personnel such as truck drivers and grocery workers responsible for temperature-sensitive goods have traditionally read temperature gauges...
IoT Trends Digi News and Technology Updates: Embedded World, 5G, Machine Learning and Connected Vehicle Harald Remmert Harald Remmert, Senior Director of Technology, Digi International
 February 11, 2020 One of the biggest stories of 2020 is 5G. Various vendors at Embedded World 2020 will be showing off their latest 5G products. With download speeds of up to 6...
Technical Insights Open Source Licenses and Applications on Embedded Linux: a Practical Viewpoint Michael Burr Michael Burr, Embedded Software Engineer, Digi Wireless Design Services
 February 07, 2020 Developers of proprietary software are often leery of embedded Linux platforms, due to the implications of open source licenses such as GPL (the GNU Public...
Applications IoT in Smart Grid Applications for Smart Cities: DistribuTECH 2020 Take-Aways Sam Johnson Sam Johnson, Account Manager, Digi International
 February 05, 2020 DistribuTECH 2020 has come and gone until next year, and it's always great to look back on a phenomenal event and talk about the take-aways. The show allowed some...
IoT Trends Next Generation Retail Technology: How IoT, AI and 5G Will Impact the Shopping Experience Jason Dorough Jason Dorough, VP of Enterprise Sales, Digi International
 January 30, 2020 The retail shopping experience today is about data-backed customization and experience. With advances in IoT networking, connectivity and artificial intelligence,...
IoT Trends IoT and Supply Chain Management: A Digital Revolution Jayna Locke Jayna Locke, Senior Marketing Manager, Digi International
 January 22, 2020 IoT devices are revolutionizing every phase of supply chain management, from manufacturing through packaging, shipping, and delivery to an end point, and even...
Technical Insights Going Global with Your Cellular Deployment Josh Jaeger Josh Jaeger, Director of Sales, WDS, Digi International
 January 18, 2020 As the Internet of Things becomes increasingly popular, more companies are looking to monitor and track their assets across the world. And many want the ability...
IoT Trends Retail: Wireless Point-of-Sale Trends for 2020 and Beyond Jason Dorough Jason Dorough, VP of Enterprise Sales, Digi International
 January 10, 2020 The point-of-sale terminal market is growing. In the digital age, consumers prefer the convenience of credit and debit cards as well as payment apps like Apple...
Digi International's 2019 Year in Review Elizabeth Herberg Elizabeth Herberg, Director of Marketing, Digi International
 January 02, 2020 With a customer-centric approach to delivering solutions that shift the paradigm and outcomes for its customers, Digi brings innovative products and services to...
Digi Holiday Fun and Fundraising: Over $6k Raised for Charity Jayna Locke Jayna Locke, Senior Marketing Manager, Digi International
 December 31, 2019 Digi International headquarters celebrated the 2019 holiday season with festive decorations, an ornament decorating contest and a holiday party, raising over $6k...
IoT Trends 5G News, Updates and Projections Harald Remmert Harald Remmert, Senior Director of Technology, Digi International
 December 21, 2019 The reality of what 5G news is actionable and whether the latest information affects your business and planning depends on several factors, including your...
IoT Trends Sally Smith Is One of 2019's Most Influential Corporate Board Directors Elizabeth Herberg Elizabeth Herberg, Director of Marketing, Digi International
 December 20, 2019 We recognize Digi board member Sally Smith and congratulate her on being named one of WomenInc.’s 2019 Most Influential Corporate Board Directors! Sally joined...
Technical Insights Overcoming IoT Challenges: How to Make a Business Case Alec Jahnke Alec Jahnke, Sales Engineer, Digi International
 December 13, 2019 What are the challenges of the Internet of Things today? Are there barriers impacting the move to Industry 4.0? And how can you prove out a concept that will help...
Applications What Is FirstNet Band 14? Jayna Locke Jayna Locke, Senior Marketing Manager, Digi International
 December 06, 2019 While FirstNet® and Band 14 are closely related, they are not the same. This blog post examines each part and explains how the two are related and where they are...
Technical Insights Digi ConnectCore 8M Nano: Developer Resources, Security, Scalability Charlie Watson Charlie Watson, Product Marketing Manager, Digi International
 December 05, 2019 Digi International recently announced availability of the Digi ConnectCore 8M Nano Development Kit. The Digi ConnectCore® 8M Nano is designed to meet the needs of...
Technical Insights 5G Applications and Use Cases Harald Remmert Harald Remmert, Senior Director of Technology, Digi International
 November 25, 2019 With 5G deployments underway, many people have questions about 5G applications and use cases, and what connected life will be like after the roll-out. The fact is...
Technical Insights Secure Out-of-Band Management Through Digi Remote Manager Brandon Moser Brandon Moser, Manager, Professional Services, Digi International
 November 24, 2019 Out-of-band management allows secure access to IT infrastructure, typically via serial ports. The implications are enormous for mission critical applications such...
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