Connecting agriculture: LoRa, NB-IoT, LTE, and 5G – and a ‘network of networks’ for smart farming (part 2)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailLow-power wide-area (LPWA) networking technologies like LoRaWAN and NB-IoT, among others, are helping farmers to connect their work to the internet, as we have heard. This connectivity provides a platform …
AT&T, KPN, Orange and Swisscom strike deal on LTE-M roaming
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAT&T, KPN, Orange and Swisscom have switched on LTE-M roaming across their respective IoT networks in North America and Europe. The deal means LTE-M modules activated with any of the …
Panasonic ramps up smart factory solutions business in India
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Japanese tech giant Panasonic has announced its plans to ramp up its smart factory solutions business in India. The company said in a release that it has integrated its …
Deutsche Telekom intros NB-IoT-connected bins for sensitive documents
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailDeutsche Telekom has teamed up with logistics company Rhenus and the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (Fraunhofer IML) to develop an NB-IoT connected smart bins for disposing of …
Connecting agriculture: LoRa, NB-IoT, LTE, and 5G – and the digital divide in smart farming (part 1)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe biggest fragmentation in smart agriculture is with base-line connectivity, which establishes the platform for the analytics and automation tools that will change farming. “Connectivity is a neccessary evil,” says …
LoRa Alliance simplifies device testing for manufacturers and operators
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe LoRa Alliance has expanded its LoRaWAN certification programme to simplify and reduce testing for device makers and network operators. A single certification process will cover conformance, interoperability, and radio-frequency …
Tencent, Siradel strike deal on design of LoRa network in Shenzhen
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Chinese internet giant Tencent and Siradel, which provides advanced wireless network design and smart city planning tools, have partnered on the design of a LoRa network in key areas …
Port of Rotterdam to use smart container to collect key data globally
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail The port of Rotterdam, one of the largest ports in Europe, has kicked off a project in which a smart container will be traveling around the world in a …
The biggest opportunity for IoT is to match supply and demand – an investor’s view, from Finistere
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailManufacturing has come full circle, from craft production in the first industrial age, through mass production in the global age, and a new compulsion towards hyper-customisation and the idea of …
Manufacturers make use of less than 5% of operational data, report claims
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailLess than five per cent of data generated by manufacturing plants is used to bring insights and improve operations, according to a study by Frost & Sullivan. Sensors and other …
