Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (JLL) has announced that it will acquire all the outstanding shares of Dallas-based HFF, Inc. in a cash and stock transaction with an equity value of $2 billion. The acquisition will significantly bolster its capital markets services and enable JLL to rapidly scale and accelerate the growth of its debt advisory […]
China Mobile, Huawei deploy indoor 5G system at Shanghai’s busiest train station
Huawei demos 1.2 Gbps downlink throughput The Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai China, one of Asia’s biggest traffic hubs, has launched a 5G network using Huawei’s 5G digital indoor system that will allow passengers to experience data speeds up to 100 times faster compared to LTE. Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station is one of Asia’s biggest […]
WeWork, OpenAI invest $200 million to redevelop 30-acres at Presidio’s Fort Scott
WeWork, OpenAI and EPIC are in the process of investing $200 million into redeveloping a 30-acre site in San Francisco’s Presidio at the Fort Scott campus. WeWork, which recently rebranded as The We Company (The We Co.), will be leasing and designing approximately 135,000 square feet of office space in nine buildings at Fort Scott, […]
How will 5G and edge computing impact commercial real estate ?
The advent of 5G, the next generation in cellular technology promising speeds which are 10 times faster than 4G, coupled with the massive explosion of connected the Internet of Things (IoT) devices dependent on low latency is driving the need for data centers closer to the edge. According to Gartner, as interconnect services, cloud providers, […]
Commercial real estate owners are leveraging social media to attract tenants
Forward-thinking building owners and developers are using social media sites like Instagram to attract increasingly tech-savvy workforce and residents. While traditionally the commercial real estate industry has not looked to marketing on social media sites, the trend has been gaining attraction as more commercial real estate owners attempt to lure professionals to their properties. In […]
High gain antenna systems enable remote monitoring for agritech
Modern agricultural systems require consistent monitoring of IoT devices and sensors to ensure crop performance and reliability. However, transmitting a robust cellular signal to deploy machine to machine IoT devices for agricultural applications can be a difficult task due to cellular signal locations which are often underground, in tanks and silos or irrigation pivots. Poor signal […]
Smart Communications partners with Huawei to build 5G indoor system
Philippine-based Smart Communications (Smart), the wireless subsidiary of digital solutions provider PLDT, is building a digital indoor system (DIS) in collaboration with Huawei to support the evolution to 5G at its Makati-based headquarters. Smart Tower, a 36 -tory skyscraper in the heart of Makati, will deploy a digital indoor system to provide a 5G-enabled workplace […]
Green building energy audit and loan program saves renters $72 million
Green buildings saved renters nearly $72 million in the past six years through simple, eco-friendly initiatives and retrofits such as energy-efficient lightbulbs, low-flow toilets and heating and cooling systems, according to a new report published by Fannie Mae. The results are from a volunteer government program which offers landlords willing to undergo an energy audit […]
What building owners need to know about GDPR and occupant data privacy
As artificial intelligence and predictive analytics become increasingly important to the performance and profitability of commercial office buildings, owners and landlords must address issues related to occupant data privacy. The standard of laws and regulations governing the use of personal data set by the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) represent strict guidelines for the […]
Telewave launches indoor DAS system for IoT and CBRS deployment
The first wave of in-building products designed for the next generation cellular 5G network is starting to emerge. Among them is a 5G enhanced indoor distributed antenna system (DAS) called iDas Appeal designed by Telewave, a San Jose-based manufacturer of RF system products. The company says it developed the iDAS Appeal suite in response […]