Telstra and Ericsson supply private 5G for Australian agri-tech collective
Telstra has deployed a private 5G network for industrial tech organisation AgriFood Connect in Australia. It has worked with Ericsson on the deployment; it is the Swedish vendor’s first private-5G …
Qualcomm joins chorus for faster 5G rollout, citing major ‘green’ benefits (and big bucks)
The clamour from the telecoms industry for governments and regulators to ease and encourage further 5G rollout is getting louder. Following on the heels of Vodafone’s call-to-arms last week in …
A neutral-host 5G sky-network – for smart farming, industrial IoT, autonomous vehicles
In case you missed it, a Deutsche Telekom-backed 5G sky-network is gearing up for launch – offering country-wide 5G coverage for a decently-sized European country with just 60 masts – …
Hewlett Packard Enterprise signs MoU for smart agriculture center in India
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Agastya International Foundation to set up a Center of Excellence (CoE) for smart agriculture at the latter’s campus …
Connecting agriculture: LoRa, NB-IoT, LTE, and 5G – once and future kings of smart farming (part 3)
As we have heard, the UK’s 5G RuralFirst project is trying to do with 5G (or 5G-related tech) what the telecoms industry has failed to do with previous generations, and …
Seeds, soil and sensors – the story of Sensoterra
Three per cent of the world’s water is accessible freshwater. Of that, 70 per cent of the freshwater consumed is used in the agricultural industry – the largest consumer of …
Ditching the high fibre diet: how a network-of-networks will help smart farming (Reader Forum)
The pressure food producers face to digitally transform is mounting. With a rapidly growing population, farms find themselves at a decisive moment in their ability to continue to produce enough …
Nokia, TIM join agri-tech alliance to bring automation and intel to farmers in Brazil
Finnish vendor Nokia and Italian operator Telecom Italia have joined with six international agri-tech firms on a smart agriculture initiative, ConectarAGRO, that seeks to bring connectivity, automation and intelligence to …
Sensors, data and control: How the cannabis industry got high (tech) with IoT
Cannabis growers, like other agriculturalists, are turning to internet-of-things (IoT) technologies, essentially comprising sensor devices and data analytics, to bring new efficiencies to their operations, and improve yields and profits. …
UK unveils £20m innovation grants “to transform food production”
The UK government is offering £20m to drive innovation in smart agriculture, as part of a £90m fund to make it easier for farmers and food businesses to embrace technology …
