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internet of things has scored a global contract from australian company silicon controls to monitor up to one million lpg tanks around the world . read more ... rakon s annual shareholders meeting was held on 16 september 2016 rakon s annual shareholders meeting was held on friday 16 september 2016 . the chairman s address and asm presentation slides are available here 2016 asm presentation slides 2016 asm chairman s address the internet of things iot a significant opportunity for rakon 23 june 2016 what if your fridge could tell you the yoghurt on the back shelf was past its use by date what if your clothes dryer could text you that it was time to change the lint filter everyday examples but they demonstrate the value a fully realised internet of things iot will generate says brent robinson . the iot is about getting good data early so you can anticipate a problem or an opportunity he says . read more ... rakon fy2016 result announcement & teleconference 19 may 2016 rakon limited rak released its preliminary result announcement for the year ended 31 march 2016 to the market at around 9.00 am on thursday 19 may 2016 . this was followed by a presentation by management at 11.00 am by teleconference . the results announcement and investor presentation are available here download fy16 preliminary results announcement download fy16 rakon investor presentation presentation and luncheon held bringing together the nz iot community 4 april 2016 auckland new zealand shortly after an official signing where it was announced that thinxtra is the new sigfox network operator for australia and new zealand rakon hosted a presentation and luncheon for key internet of things iot industry groups across new zealand s government investment education and technology sectors . read more ... rakon investment drives new trans tasman iot network 4 april 2016 nzsx listed technology company rakon limited rakon is set to play a central part in the development of an internet of things iot network in new zealand and australia . rakon today announced it had invested a further aud4 .2 million in australian headquartered company thinxtra pty limited thinxtra making a total of aud5 .8 million invested over the past four months in return for a 63.8 % shareholding which would adjust to 47.7 % in the event thinxtra s founding shareholders chose to exercise all their outstanding options . read more ... sigfox and internet of things company thinxtra connect australia & new zealand to sigfox global network backed by rakon thinxtra will offer sigfox two way connectivity and global iot ecosystem to businesses and consumers in both countries 4 april 2016 labege france and auckland new zealand april 4 2016 sigfox the world s leading provider of dedicated communications service for the internet of things iot and thinxtra an iot network operator today announced their partnership to extend the sigfox iot network to australia and new zealand . read more ... rakon increases investment into internet of things company 2 march 2016 rakon limited rakon or the company today announces the completion of further equity investment in australian company thinxtra pty limited thinxtra . the company is today investing aud 747 701 increasing its shareholding in thinxtra to 18.1 % . thinxtra is an internet of things iot business that plans to launch operations in australia and new zealand in the second quarter of 2016 . thinxtra s focus is on bringing a network products services and solutions to customers having machine to machine m2m communication needs or themselves providing m2m products and solutions to their own customer base . read more ... rakon invests into internet of things company 18 december 2015 rakon limited rakon or the company today announces the completion of an equity investment in australian company thinxtra pty limited thinxtra . the company will invest aud 800 000 for a 11.4 % shareholding . thinxtra is an internet of things iot business that plans to launch operations in australia and new zealand in the second quarter of 2016 . thinxtra s focus is on bringing a network products services and solutions to customers having machine to machine m2m communication needs or themselves providing m2m products and solutions to their own customer base . read more ... korean member of the new politics alliance for democracy party visits rakon 15 may 2015 mr hojoon chyung member of the new politics alliance for democracy and first term assemblyman representing the jung gu electoral district of seoul visited rakon s headquarters in auckland yesterday . mr chyung is currently in new zealand visiting under prime minister john key s fellowship programme . the visit was planned to discuss new zealand s science and technology sector and areas of cooperation between korea and new zealand . read more ... chinese business leaders visit rakon 8 april 2015 as sino new zealand economic relations become ever closer the governments of chinese cities are showing signs of competing with one another for the attention of new zealand investors and globally minded entrepreneurs . at the end of march shenzhen became the latest chinese city to display its wares to kiwis as an 11 strong delegation of civic and business leaders visited auckland and wellington to promote shenzhen s myriad commercial and investment opportunities . read more ... rakon space oscillators on board o3b satellites 25 february 2015 on 18 december 2014 thales alenia space s four satellites manufactured for o3b networks were successfully launched by arianespace from the guiana space centre in french guiana . the new satellites are set to be added to the network shortly . the four satellites each use two space oven controlled crystal oscillators ocxos designed and manufactured by rakon one for the gps board and the other for the satellite management unit . read more ... rakon oscillators on board last atv to supply space station 29 october 2014 over the coming months the european space agency s esa s automated transfer vehicle atv programme for the international space station iss will come to an end when esa s fifth atv completes its mission . the atv named georges lema tre reached the iss on 12 august with its last cargo delivery and to complete the esa s last resupply and reboost mission . it is the final atv built and launched by esa since 2008 as part of europe s contribution to cover the operational costs for using the space station . read more ... rakon introduces ultra low phase jitter ghz vcxo for coherent optical modules and base stations rakon has announced the release of its new rvg1490l product series a high performance vcxo that delivers frequencies up to 2.2 ghz with ultra low rms phase jitter as low as 15 fs typ . 12 khz 20 mhz . the rvg1490l is an ideal solution for coherent optical networking and high speed adc dac serdes clocking where excellent oscillator phase noise and jitter is critical to system performance . this product is also available as an xo as rakon s rxg1490l series . read more ... rakon s ultra low noise oscillators now available in c and s bands rakon has released three new products to its ultra low noise oven controlled saw oscillator ocso range . lno3200b3 lno4800b3 and lno5000b3 generate frequencies of 3.2 ghz 4.8 ghz and 5.0 ghz respectively . the extended frequencies offer advanced performance and application flexibility . the ocsos are ideal when low phase noise is required while operating at very high frequencies such as required in ground based military equipment radar and instrumentation applications . they are also highly compatible for use in the latest generation of high speed adc dacs which require high frequency clocks with ultra low jitter . read more ... rakon s dual output digital signal generators for radar systems rakon has launched the ci f07 a dual output digital signal generator capable of generating chirps at frequencies of up to 75 mhz . the dual output channel is a unique feature of the ci f07 ; both in phase and quadrature i q signals can be used independently or coupled to drive an analogue frequency modulator enabling high frequency chirp generation . whereas other rakon radar sub systems ci f04 ci f05 and ci f06 are mostly dedicated to pulse compression the ci f07 is suitable for use in frequency modulated continuous wave fmcw radar or any application requiring chirps . read more ... rakon launches 1.28 ghz and 2ghz ultra low noise oscillators february 2014 . rakon has launched a new series of oven controlled voltage controlled saw oscillators ocsos . using advanced saw technology and new circuitry design the ocsos are ideal for applications that require high frequency and ultra low phase noise . the lno1280b1 and lno2000b1 enable frequencies of 1280 mhz and 2 ghz respectively . ln01280b1 and lno2000b1 are based on rakon s high performance saw oscillator cores at 320 mhz and 500 mhz combined with rakon s low noise active frequency quadruplers . the technology enables an exceptional phase noise floor and very low broadband jitter . read more ... rakon on board comet chaser january 2014 the spacecraft rosetta due to reach the comet 67p churyumov gerasimenko this year uses several frequency control components from rakon . rakon crystal oscillators and crystal filters are used in the comet nucleus sounding experiment by radiowave transmission consert which is designed to probe the interior of the comet by using radio waves transmitted through the nucleus between the philae lander and rosetta orbiter . read more ... rakon launches low voltage 1.2 v miniature tcxo sept 2013 rakon pioneered the world s first 0.5 ppm tcxo for gps applications and is proud to announce the extension of our product offering to include the rit2016c model tcxo . the rit2016c minimizes power consumption in portable devices to extend the battery life while still delivering the performance advantage that rakon s customers have come to expect . read more ... timing is everything navigating important timing component choices for small cell designers sept 2013 the small cell industry now addresses a much greater scope than just the initial residential femtocell . this has implications on one critical and potentially costly component which every small cell must have a timing oscillator . the low cost residential femtocell oscillators aren t suitable for all applications ; so what are today s choices available to small cell designers and what factors determine component selection read more ... rakon launches mini ultra low noise 180 dbc hz oscillators at 500mhz & 1ghz rakon france has officially launched the new mini ultra low noise ocso in a 48 x 60 x 13 mm package . the new b2 model has been scaled down in size by around 50 % from 76 x 76 x 23 mm and is a mechanically improved version of the b1 . the new package includes connectors and mounting pads and also provides an optional x2 internal multiplier allowing an output frequency of 1ghz . the lower model profile and smaller package is an ideal solution when physical size counts . read more ... the rk 410 mini uso will be fully qualified by rakon and the cnes march 2013 rakon has a strong heritage in the