Three industries are about to undergo a 5G-powered revolution (Reader Forum)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail5G officially arrived this year. In certain parts of the US, it’s already providing AT&T users with upload speeds as fast as 500 megabytes per second and significantly reduced latency. …
Industry 4.0 at tipping point for telcos – the story that would have been told (but for COVID-19)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailMobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona in February is the major venue and the key date for the telecoms industry. Yes, the cards have been dealt, but the show works …
5G, 0G, all these Gs? Gee-eze – the IoT pie is bigger than that, says LoRaWAN champ
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAn intro-video plays as the founders of The Things Network (TTN), take to the stage at their annual LoRaWAN bash in Amsterdam. A Hollywood-style voiceover crows about big-sounding tech – …
Wanted: A converged IoT strategy for the enterprise (Reader Forum)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSmart IoT devices and sensors utilize a wide range of wireless protocols such as Wi-Fi, ZigBee, Z-Wave, LoRa, and BLE. The deployment of smart IoT devices and sensors – each …
Digital transformation – four milestones for IIoT success (Reader Forum)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAfter leading the early automation revolution at the beginning of the 20th century, manufacturers are once again seeking a technological edge. A whopping 72% of manufacturing companies plan to significantly …
Why 5G doesn’t amount to a hill of beans, and it is not enough for operators
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailTelecoms operators must do more than just sell connectivity. It is a maxim that gets repeated, often, and always – and one that, in the end, becomes more like a …
Where in the world is Industry 4.0 strongest? Napkin analysis of the ‘smartest factories’
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAs the headline suggests, this analysis should be seen in context. It offers only rapid arithmetic around the World Economic Forum’s (expanding) list of ‘lighthouse’ factories, which claim the most …
Software can actually increase the value of IoT hardware over time (Reader Forum)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Data is vitally important for businesses today, supporting decisions ranging from optimizing production in real time to predicting (and avoiding) equipment failure. Many companies gather and analyze this data …
2020 is all about bandwidth, edge devices and PoE (Reader Forum)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail2019 saw the introduction of Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 products, the long-awaited launch of 5G devices and services, the initial commercial rollout of shared spectrum, as well as increased global interest …
Itron on 2020: Easier funding, higher priority, better data integration for smarter cities
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Itai Dadon, director of smart cities and IoT, Itron: 1. The finance industry takes an interest “Cities continue to grow at a fast pace; at the same time, they …
