
Manufacturing, construction, agriculture to drive 80% of £15bn 5G boom in UK
Over three quarters of projected economic growth from 5G in the UK will be driven by just three sectors: manufacturing, construction, and agriculture. These industries, considered to be linchpin ‘verticals’ …

Connecting agriculture: LoRa, NB-IoT, LTE, and 5G – and a ‘network of networks’ for smart farming (part 2)
Low-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 …

Connecting agriculture: LoRa, NB-IoT, LTE, and 5G – and the digital divide in smart farming (part 1)
The 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 …

This hard land: From cotton gin, to combine harvester, to computer vision (by way of The Boss)
Farming is hard. It always has been. There is a song called This Hard Land by Bruce Springsteen, rock’s great chronicler of every-day struggle in modern America, which captures something …

Editorial Report | Making Industry Smarter Series – Connecting Agriculture
The digital transformation of the agricultural sector – a review of the strategies, technologies and stakes in play as farmers seek more sustainable and competitive ways to feed the world.

IBM mixes AI and IoT in bespoke apps for farming, manufacturing, logistics
IBM has released a range of new Watson artificial intelligence (AI) solutions and services tailored for the agriculture, manufacturing, supply chain, building management, and automotive industries. “Tailoring general AI for …

Kerlink wins contract for IoT Scotland project
Under the contract, the French IoT specialist will install up to 500 gateways across Scotland French internet of things specialist Kerlink has been selected as the provider of hardware …

NTT DoCoMo announces plans to trial pest-monitoring device
The device will feature image recognition functionalities based on DoCoMo’s AI technology Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo plans to start trials of a new greenhouse pest monitoring device, the …

Deere adds machine learning capabilities through acquisition
Acquisition of Blue River Technology will allow Deere to bring machine learning to agricultural equipment Deere & Company has inked a deal to acquire California-based Blue River Technology, which specializes …

Making the Internet of Farm Things Work
Making the Internet of Farm Things Work – How to get actionable information and business value from over two trillion agriculture IoT and related data points in large-scale, industrial farming. …