Upon surfing the web on Sept. 10th, chances are you will encounter an incessant spinning loading icon on some of your favorite websites. But before you call your internet service provider (ISP) to troubleshoot your connection, rest assured that the icon is part of a silent protest led by popular internet companies to preserve the current […]
It’s been nearly a hundred years since Alexander Graham Bell made his first phone call. And it’s been over a forty years since Martin Cooper, Father of the “cell phone” made the first handheld phone call to none other than his competitors at Bell Labs to announce that Motorola had beaten them at creating the […]
Alcatel-Lucent’s Bell Lab recently broke records when it successfully transferred 10 Gbps of data over 30 meters and 1 Gbps over 70 meters using traditional copper telephone lines. The research lab’s XG-Fast technology easily competes with fiber optic services. Telco companies find breakthroughs like this particularly appealing because the alternative allows them to sidestep the […]
Last week, The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it plans to invest $2 billion over the next two years to ensure that our public school students have high-speed internet connectivity and wi-fi access. Obama administration’s ConnectED initiative aims to bring high-speed internet and wi-fi access to 99% of America’s students. Technology has increasingly made […]
Amid the rivalry, the sorrow and revelry, depending on which team you rooted for, Versatek Technology will remember the 2014 Fifa World Cup as a collective win for all in the non-polarizing field of innovation and advancement. The World Cup saw a number of firsts in the realm of technology. Here is a rundown of […]
Microchips do much more than hold back the horse power of your car. Technological innovations in the automotive industry have made it possible to implement sophisticated microprocessors to support a myriad of safety mechanisms such as “camera-assisted parking with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), lane departure warning systems, collision avoidance systems, and traffic light recognition”. […]
ICS West was a success! Versa Technology had the pleasure of meeting our clients and partners at ICS West 2014. The event in Las Vegas, Nevada featured a variety of technology leaders in the surveillance industry. We were pleased to see a variety of innovative surveillance equipment from vendors around the world. It is truly […]
The next generation light bulb is here. The latest innovation released by Philips features connected light bulbs powered by Ethernet. These light bulbs will effectively replace standard wiring with Ethernet and utilizes Ethernet to power the LED bulbs. In addition, the bulbs efficiently pass information to and from each lamp. This allows businesses and homes […]
Innovation is critical to the success of many organizations, but even more so, technology innovation is imperative for companies seeking to differentiate in strategy. A recent survey by Cisco notes that 84 percent of business leaders say technology innovation is a truly important step for strategic differentiation. Based on the survey, business leaders say investments […]
Fiber media converters are ideal for the long-distance deployment of IP surveillance cameras. IP surveillance cameras feed high-data video transmission using Ethernet. But for deployments surpassing 100 meters, network installers can utilize fiber media converters at the source and destination of the network link and achieve long-distance connections with high transmission rates. Versa Technology’s micro […]
