The Critical Role of Surge Protection and Power Distribution in Protecting 5G mmWave Small Cell Networks

5G small cell sites typically consist of existing poles with attached concealed radio equipment and antennas, or more integrated poles packed with expensive electronic hardware. These densely packed nodes are increasingly susceptible to damage from overvoltage surges and transients, especially conducted disturbances through cables and radiated disturbances, from nearby events like lightning discharges. Since 5G networks will operate over large numbers of small cell sites, carriers, tower companies and A&E firms must make sure each site inte ...more

UK Smart Government 2019 Data-Driven Transformation - Research Report

Transitioning to citizen-centric service delivery, Brexit planning, implementing new digital services and adopting an evidence-based policy development are all transformational undertakings for the UK government and its departments. Thankfully, they all have one critical success factor in common: data. It is the fuel of digital transformation and without fast, always-on access to data, everything will stall. By everything, we mean all data-driven ambitions from the development of new models of service delivery that improve the quality of public ...more

Data-Centric Government: In Numbers

Across government, phase one of digital transformation has made real progress. But what are the challenges up ahead, and how can you overcome them for future success? Let’s look at what the numbers tell us… ...more

Taking the next steps towards Data-Drieven Government: Your roadmap to digital transformation 2.0

The first and most obvious phase of digital transformation, the digitalisation of services, has been a significant success and is ongoing. A truly smart government that is capable of delivering citizen centricity, is eminently achievable, as long as data can be architected in a way that makes it instantly available to all frontline decision-makers, data scientists, policy strategists and application developers. This next phase of data-driven government could stall unless investment is made in the kind of infrastructure that is designed with ...more

Smart Government 2019: Data-Driven Transformation in Europe

Although governments across Europe may differ in their ideologies, statutes and constitution – there are common threads that unite us all are facing pressures to “do more with less” under a public spotlight. In supporting millions of people, progressive governments in Europe share the need to prioritise and choreograph a growing array of services and to harness digital technologies in their transformation efforts. Following “Smart Government – the Big Balancing Act”, a study of UK government departments released in early 2018, this research ...more

VSI Labs & HERE

VSI Labs is a leading technology researcher for companies that develop systems or components used in ADAS and automated driving applications. In June of 2018, HERE Technologies became a sponsor of VSI’s research vehicle. HERE sought to have their high definition (HD) maps integrated into VSI’s Ford Fusion research vehicle to test various driving applications. They were also looking to grow the reach of their brand through vehicle press opportunities. Most L2 solutions available today perform lanekeeping using cameras to detect roads’ lane li ...more

Using Location Data to Understand the Offline Impacts of Online Efforts

Using location-based marketing to drive foot traffic to stores is one of the smartest strategies advertisers can employ today, but it’s coupled with a conundrum: How will they determine if their money was well spent? Traditional metrics like click-through and conversion rates may be useful for measuring the online effectiveness of digital media campaigns, but they fall short when the goal is understanding offline impacts. Data scientists are beginning to connect the dots between data systems to map out a customer’s movements throughout the d ...more

Sustainability in plain sight - How to gain visibility of your supply chain for a more sustainable (and profitable) business

To be more sustainable and stay competitive, businesses need to improve the way they transport products. But they can't hope to do this if they can't see what's happening in the supply chain. Sustainability in business is no longer only about playing nice: it’s about survival. But this doesn’t just mean using responsibly sourced materials – it means transporting them in better ways. It’s time to transform your supply chain, and it all starts with visibility. This guide is for any business looking to optimize its distribution network – so ...more

Map Data for Safer ADAS to HAD Solutions

VSI provides research to companies that design or develop active safety or automated driving functions for passenger vehicles. VSI’s applied technical research pertains to the design and development of active safety or automated driving functions. VSI Labs is one of the few AV researchers who maintains its own vehicles for purposes of better understanding the technical challenges associated with automated vehicle functions. Many of the components that VSI researches are designed for use in active safety or low-level automation functions f ...more