EU invests €6m in new power networks initiative

€6m for free space photonic networks for smart factories

A €6 million pan-European project is developing free space photonic network components for next generation industrial networks. The SPRINTER project is developing four prototypes, from a 200Gbit/s photonic transceiver to an add-drop multiplexer, as well as millimetre wave (mmWave) high speed wireless, using proven components. Existing copper-based networks are too slow and power hungry to […] The post €6m for free space photonic networks for sma…

EU invests €6m in new power networks initiative

The European Commission has unveiled a €6m (£5.1m) investment to the SPRINTER project which is developing optical and wireless technology to revolutionise industrial networks’ communications systems. Using light instead of electricity, this new industrial internet offers wired and wireless connections between machines, rooms and buildings. The SPRINTER initiative is redesigning what it calls the ‘nervous system’ of modern industry, using high-sp…