In April, our partner Jacobs shared an article about their collaboration with HaiLa to advance groundbreaking ultra-low power communication technology. Now, in November 2024, Jacobs has published an exciting update showcasing the results of their testing of our backscatter communication chip. Read an excerpt from the update below to discover how our work is driving greener technology solutions, and learn more about our efforts to reduce environmental impact on our Sustainability page.
Testing update from November 2024 (Excerpt from Jacobs article: https://www.jacobs.com/newsroom/news/jacobs-advances-pioneering-technology-reduce-battery-waste)
The results from testing at PA Consulting’s Global Innovation & Technology Centre in the UK are in! Testing showed the HaiLa backscatter communications chip has ultra-low power consumption. A sensor module using HaiLa backscatter over Wi-Fi drew approximately 70 times less current compared to a commercial sensor module that uses conventional Wi-Fi communications. At this level of power consumption, HaiLa's solution offers a path to significant battery life extension for sensor data acquisition in Wi-Fi networks.
Jacobs conducted an environmental assessment of HaiLa chip technology using a life-cycle approach. The results indicate a 14 times reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, based on the information available at this time. The results also estimate that the ecosystem impact of the HaiLa Wi-Fi chip, compared to conventional Wi-Fi, may be reduced by 98% - based on the Eco-Indicator 99 (EI-99) PDF metric.
Under the umbrella of Sustainable Development Technology Canada (STDC) initiatives to promote Canadian clean technology initiatives, Jacobs has worked diligently together with PA Consulting, to characterize the potential for reduction in environmental impact of battery-powered IoT devices supported by HaiLa's ultra-low power communications technology.
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