Hewlett Packard Enterprise signs MoU for smart agriculture center in India
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail 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 …
Connecting agriculture: LoRa, NB-IoT, LTE, and 5G – once and future kings of smart farming (part 3)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAs 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
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThree 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)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe 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
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFinnish 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
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailCannabis 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”
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe 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 …
IoT is the only way farming will feed future generations, says Monsanto
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFarming is wasteful and resources are dwindling. The role of the internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) in smart agriculture has never been so important, says Monsanto. They …
Planning ahead: Transitioning from 2G or 3G to LTE (Reality Check)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFor years, 2G and 3G networks have provided businesses with appropriate connectivity — and ROI — for IoT applications. However, the cellular connectivity landscape is changing, as 2G and 3G …
IoT case studies: Smart agriculture and smart parking
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailLearn how the IoT is enabling efficiencies in a variety of high-impact verticals The internet of things (IoT) is all about using data to bring efficiencies to anything really–municipal government …
