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IoT News – Fibocom Announces New LTE-A Module FM101 Boosting Highly Efficient IoT Connectivity

Fibocom, a global leading provider of IoT (Internet of Things) wireless solutions and wireless communication modules, announces the launch of the new LTE Advanced module series FM101. Adopting the M.2 form-factor, Fibocom’s FM101 is an optimized LTE-A module series designed to boost highly efficient connectivity, ideally suitable for applications such as CPE, STB, IIoT etc. […]

Clearway Energy Now Fully Owns 530 MW Utah Solar Portfolio

Clearway Energy Inc. is acquiring, for $335 million, the remaining 50% equity interest in a portfolio of Utah-based solar projects that it does not currently own. The portfolio consists of seven utility-scale solar farms located in Utah representing 530 MW of capacity that achieved commercial operations in 2016. The assets […]

DOE’s Argonne Lab to deploy new GPU-based supercomputer Polaris

Nvidia The Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory will run its largest GPU-based supercomputer, called Polaris, on Nvidia’s accelerated computing platform, the company said Tuesday.  Accelerated by 2,240 Nvidia A100 Tensor Core GPUs, the Polaris system will be able to achieve almost 1.4 exaflops of theoretical AI performance and approximately 44 petaflops of peak double-precision […]

Solar Electricity Generation Curtailments Increase in California

Curtailments of solar-powered electricity generation have increased in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) region. In 2020, CAISO curtailed 1.5 million MWh of utility-scale solar, or 5% of the state’s utility-scale solar production, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Grid operators curtail electricity production from solar and wind generators […]

Telstra giving small plan users a taste of 5G

Image: Chris Duckett/ZDNet Telstra has bumped up some of its postpaid small plan users onto 5G, which the telco previously reserved for its medium and higher plan users. Initially enabled last week, at least for this writer, the telco has messaged users stating they have been given six months of 5G connectivity for free, and […]

Nonprofit asks for help with ambitious solar installation program in Haiti

Brighten Haiti, a 501c3 nonprofit founded by former Heliene sales manager Kevin Keene, will install solar systems on 109 schools in rural Haiti, beginning in January 2022. Each rural school will receive a 6-kW solar PV system, providing enough off-grid power for computer labs, lights, fans and additional devices. In light of the 7.2 earthquake, followed […]

Essentials for the post pandemic bank, IT News, ET CIO

In response to Covid-19, banks have enabled alternative working models and served customers in new ways. Even after the coronavirus passes, digital solutions for banks will have enduring relevance. Traditional banks that choose to learn and take lessons from digital financial institutions will find themselves more prepared to compete with challenger banks both during the […]