Vertical farmer harvests light and data with Current, Ocado – the story of Jones Food Co.
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe vertical farming industry in its infancy, with most practitioners stuck in hobbyist production. But the fragile case for growing food in warehouses – automated and dynamic local production, using …
King Tut gets connected – IoT for cliff stability in the Valley of the Kings
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAn IoT sensor platform has helped a team of geologists from York University in Canada and the University of Zurich in Switzerland to monitor the stability of the terrain over …
Interactive marketing campaign delivered over Sigfox’s IoT network
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailIs IoT the future of direct marketing? In the latest demonstration of how IoT has the potential to disrupt the marketing sector, WND UK, the UK’s Sigfox Network Operator, and …
Hugo Boss on how to make sewing machines sing – and see into the future
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailGerman fashion house Hugo Boss has been applying advanced analytics to its production plants in four ways, it told IoT Solutions World Congress in Barcelona last week. These variously cover …
Small steps are the only way to digital change – how pharma firm Lonza united its factory data
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailDigital transformation, set in motion by industrial IoT, is an abstract exercise. It is not an off-the-shelf kind of a sale. It requires all parties to collaborate to affect change …
Four benefits of LoRa in mining – and how Rio Tinto connected its conveyors
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe mining industry is expected to produce $686 billion in revenue by the end of 2019, a steady eight per cent increase on 2018, according to PwC. The global conveyer …
Making IoT add-up for smart grids: “Reliability is 99.9999% – there isn’t a case for another nine,” says Fingrid
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSome time back, Finnish transmission operator Fingrid ran due diligence on the sector’s transformation, with the decarbonisation and decentralisation of the power supply, and advancements in digital technologies bringing cheaper …
Deutsche Telekom, Nokia proclaim 5G slicing for industrial IoT after Hamburg port tests
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), Deutsche Telekom and Nokia have completed an 18-month field test of 5G slicing and industrial IoT at the Port of Hamburg. The Port of Hamburg …
BT and NHS use 5G to demo connected ambulance and remote ultrasound
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailUK medics and telecoms engineers have demostrated a 5G connected ambulance and a remote-controlled ultrasound scan over a public 5G network. The showcase has been carried out by telecoms provider …
Three key test cases for industrial 5G being explored by AT&T and Samsung
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAT&T and Samung have revealed a number of initial use-case experiments for industrial 5G at the duo’s new ‘Innovation Zone’ within Samsung’s semiconductor factory on Austin, Texas. These include tests …
