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MediaTek Shows The World’s First Live Demos of Wi-Fi 7 Technology to Customers and Industry Leaders
19 Jan 2022 - 19:00
SAN JOSE, CA – January 19, 2022 – MediaTek today announced the world’s first live demo of Wi-Fi 7 technology, highlighting the capabilities of its forthcoming Wi-Fi 7 Filogic connectivity portfolio. MediaTek is currently showcasing two Wi-Fi 7 demos to key customers and industry collaborators to demonstrate the technology’s super-fast speeds and low latency transmission.
MediaTek Conduct World’s First Public Test of 5G Satellite IoT Data Connection with Inmarsat
19 Aug 2020 - 22:00
FUCINO SPACE CENTER, Italy – Aug. 19, 2020 – MediaTek is pushing the boundaries of advanced IoT 5G satellite communications with a successful field trial that transfers data through Inmarsat’s Alphasat L-band satellite, in Geostationary Orbit (GEO) 35,000 kilometers above the equator.
MediaTek announces first global LwM2M over NIDD NB-IoT commercial capability
15 May 2020 - 13:00
HSINCHU, Taiwan – May 15, 2020 – MediaTek today announced its MT2625 NB-IoT chip has been validated for LwM2M over NIDD on SoftBank Corp.’s cellular network across Japan. This achievement marks the first global commercial readiness of LwM2M over NIDD; a secure, ultra-efficient IoT communications technique that is being adopted by operators worldwide. The benefits of LwM2M over NIDD include...
MediaTek Launches AI IoT Platform i700
09 Jul 2019 - 14:00
HSINCHU, Taiwan – July 9, 2019 – MediaTek today launched its new AI IoT platform i700, which features high speed edge AI computation for rapid image recognition. Reinforcing MediaTek’s leadership in edge AI, the i700 platform can be applied in a wide range of scenarios, including smart city, smart building and smart manufacturing. As an integrated platform encompassing CPU, GPU, ISP and a...
MediaTek and Ericsson collaborate to accelerate and expand NB-IoT device ecosystem
27 Jun 2018 - 10:00
The collaboration is to drive NB-IoT technology advances and device ecosystem commercialization End-to-end integration of use cases with live devices to be demonstrated at MWC Shanghai The collaboration aims also to verify and test new NB-IoT technology enhancements and functions MediaTek and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today announced a collaborative effort to extend the commercial ecosystem for...
MediaTek’s NB-IoT MT2625 SoC Validated by SoftBank
19 Jun 2018 - 11:00
TOKYO, Japan and HSINCHU, Taiwan – June 19, 2018 – MediaTek Inc. today announced that it has completed validation (interoperability tests) of NarrowBand IoT connectivity (NB-IoT) with SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”), a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp., to set the stage for future commercial NB-IoT applications within Japan. Additionally, these tests showcase MediaTek’s efforts and commitment to...
MediaTek Collaborates with Microsoft to Advance Innovation and Security for the Intelligent Edge
16 Apr 2018 - 04:00
Hsinchu, Taiwan – April 16, 2018 – MediaTek Inc. today announced that they are collaborating with Microsoft to deliver the first ever Azure Sphere chip, the MT3620, that will drive IoT innovation with built-in security and connectivity. Azure Sphere is a solution for creating highly-secured, connected MCU powered devices at a price that makes enterprise-class security affordable for the multitude...
MediaTek Announces NB-IoT R14 Rate Enhancement Test with China Mobile to Drive Real-World IoT Applications
10 Apr 2018 - 10:00
Beijing, China – April 10, 2018 – MediaTek recently announced it has completed the NarrowBand IoT Release 14 (NB-IoT R14) rate enhancement tests in collaboration with China Mobile to become the first chip maker to pass the test. A development board based on the MediaTek MT2625 System-on-Chip (SoC) solution was used to achieve the upload rate of 150kbps and download rate of 100kbps. At a data rate...
MediaTek and ZTE Announce the First NB-IoT R14 Certification for Commercial Applications to Advance NB-IoT Progress
27 Feb 2018 - 14:00
Barcelona, Spain – February 27, 2018 – MediaTek today announced the industry’s first certification of NB-IoT R14 for commercial applications, indicating that the NB-IoT R14 specification is now ready to enter the large-scale commercial deployment phase. With the support of ZTE, the two companies jointly finished the high-speed testing of NB-IoT R14 Cat-NB2 specification with uplink/downlink data...
Alibaba A.I. Labs Announces Strategic Collaboration with MediaTek on IoT Initiatives
09 Jan 2018 - 10:00
Las Vegas, January 9, 2018 – Alibaba A.I. Labs, which leads the development of Alibaba’s consumer artificial intelligent (AI) products, and MediaTek, a global fabless semiconductor company, today announced a strategic collaboration in Internet of Things (IoT) initiatives including smart home protocols, customized IoT chips and AI smart hardware, with the aim of fostering the development of a...
