Wireless chipset company DSP Group Inc. (Nasdaq: DSPG) and Taiwanese telecom and broadband equipment manufacturer Sercomm Corporation announced at IFA 2016 the availability of a series of smart home sensors based on state-of-the-art ULE (Ultra Low Energy) technology.
The new Sercomm sensors consist of DSP Group’s DHX91 ULE SoC delivering ULE technology to the smart home. According to the companies, ULE technology, a wireless IoT (Internet of Things) technology, provides multiple advantages over other existing RF technologies, such as superior range, video and audio support, long battery life, best-in-class security and simple star topology. ULE products also benefit from a dedicated frequency band, which enables interference-free operation.
This new smart home sensors leverage ULE's extended range and simple star topology to eliminate the need for repeaters, which are necessary with other competing RF technologies. With DSP Group and Sercomm’s ULE implementation, hundreds of devices (including motion sensors, window contacts, smoke and flood detectors, thermostats and more) can be seamlessly connected to a single gateway, enabling true remote home automation and IoT services.
“Our cooperation with Sercomm, a market leader for broadband and wireless networking equipment, underscores our commitment to help making ULE technology the vehicle-of-choice for smart homes. Sercomm’s choice of ULE technology for their new series of IoT sensors is a vote of confidence in ULE technology and its exceptional fit for smart home applications,” said Ofer Elyakim, Chief Executive Officer at DSP Group.
Meanwhile, Roth Capital Partners has initiated coverage on DSP Group with a Buy Rating and a $14 price target, which compares with a current price of $11.58. "We believe DSPG represents an investment opportunity as an established audio processor technology vendor with emerging growth opportunities in market adjacencies. Specifically, we expect DSPG to leverage its experience in the DECT cordless telephone market to grow into newer market opportunities such as enterprise, home gateway, smartphone and IoT," Roth Capital Partners says.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on September 1, 2016
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