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Industrial grade 5G: Hype or reality for operators and manufacturers? (Reader Forum)

The possibilities are endless. That is what some vendors say about 5G, as they urge operators to partner with manufacturers to transform the technology into a lucrative revenue stream. Their intentions are good. The reality, though, is more complicated. In fact, there’s a widening...

The top five applications for Lidar beyond the automotive market (Reader Forum)

It’s clear that lidar technology will play a pivotal role in the automotive market, transforming the way we navigate with the advent of autonomous vehicles and shuttles. Aside from its impact on the automotive space, lidar also has the potential to revolutionize a number...

Partnerships, services and data are shaping the car industry’s future (Reader Forum)

From monitoring patients in hospitals to manufacturing plants, many industries are transforming with IoT. By 2020, Ericsson predicts that there will be around 29 billion connected devices worldwide, of which the majority (18 billion) will be IoT-based. IoT is slowly becoming the Internet of...

Micro-mobility: The benefits and challenges of scooter sharing and beyond (Reader Forum)

Micro-mobility solutions such as scooters, bike shares, and other vehicles have flooded our cities, but many companies face mounting criticism. Rather than profiting from the “build-break-build” ethos, micro-mobility companies are being forced to navigate, sometimes at great cost, complex public and private stakeholder relationships. Striking...

How blockchain can ensure security and compliance in telemedicine (Reader Forum)

A recent surge in telehealth suggests that virtual care will rise in popularity in the coming years. Telemedicine offers an accessible way for patients to remotely connect with doctors for medical advice and diagnoses, particularly for patients who are unable to leave their homes.  Despite...

Giving construction the IoT treatment could help save the planet (Reader Forum)

As our collective awareness of the environment continues to grow due to climate change, our surroundings and the way we interact with them are changing dramatically. Buildings and infrastructures are not just cement blocks anymore. They have become dynamic environments, capable of self-correction and...

Enterprises and industry 4.0: A love-hate story with 5G (Reader Forum)

Like it, love it or hate it? Enterprises are unsure about what to make of 5G. A study conducted by Barclays found that at best only 9% were allocating resources for 5G and at worst, only 28% know what 5G is. In other words,...

Vodafone on IoT – “The future is here” (Reader Forum)

The internet of things (IoT) provides a myriad of opportunities across a wide range of sectors. The possible applications are both far-reaching and exciting, with the potential to radically transform the way modern businesses operate, increasing efficiency and reducing costs. Technology applications like...

Enabling the future of mining with LPWA networks (Reader Forum)

Mining has evolved from a hard, manual process, involving hand tools and rudimentary explosives, to one that takes advantage of sophisticated technologies that bring connectivity, automation, and intelligence into play. Today, mines run conveyor belts like arteries, moving equipment and materials between the mine shaft...

Blockchain holds much promise for IoT security (Reader Forum)

The Internet of Things (IoT) is generating a great deal of excitement across all verticals, especially as operators ramp up plans for 5G networks. IoT increasingly is being used across a broad spectrum of industries, as well as in the consumer segment. Globally, IoT...

In plain sight – how smart homes risk enterprise IoT, and why nothing is being done (Reader Forum)

With the rise of connected devices in homes and offices spiralling upwards, Paul Hague, chief executive at UK cybersecurity firm BlackDice, says enterprises are letting vulnerable home devices onto their networks and walking blindly into a cybersecurity nightmare. The internet of things (IoT) hasn’t changed...

Shared infrastructure for smart cities (Reader Forum)

Mobile service providers have started rolling out 5G wireless services this year, giving subscribers their first glimpse of this new technology. As 5G technology spreads, cities will leverage it to become “smarter.” A smarter city leverages technology to make life healthier and safer for...

Network slicing for enterprises – misconceptions and opportunities (Reader Forum)

Slicing should make enterprise networking as simple as electricity supply, and more dynamic, says Vassilis Seferidis, chief executive of Zeetta Networks. Here, he challenges the enterprise market to think bigger about network slicing. There’s a misconception about network slicing, that it’s a static solution, which...

Smart aquaculture – and the Mexican method (Reader Forum)

With populations in the developing world continuing to grow, the need to find new ways to satisfy increased demand for access to food has never been greater. In order to do this, fish farming, or ‘aquaculture’, is quickly becoming a serious contender for the...

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 food to meet rising demand. As with all sectors, technology is going to be...

Should utilities be like Amazon and Netflix? The intelligent edge, and where it’s going (Reader Forum)

Why can’t utilities be more like Netflix or Amazon? It’s a question you see posed in a growing number of articles and analyst reports, arguing that utilities should be more customer-centric and quicker to adapt to new technologies. But I’ve got a different question for...

Smart city evolution – The need for speed (Reader Forum)

Smart cities and 5G are two of the hottest topics in tech today, and maybe the hottest topics in wireless tech (if IoT is considered a subset of one or both of these).  But what is a smart city and how does 5G play...

Smart city case study: How Calgary deployed its own LPWA network to build smart city apps (Reader Forum)

The internet of things (IoT) is a game-changer for enterprises and consumers, making every day operations more efficient for organizations and individuals. As smart cities evolve, government agencies are prioritizing IoT initiatives, and deploying low-power wide-area (LPWA) networks to collect data, and using advanced...

A review of long-range wireless power technologies–the future is now (Reader Forum)

Wireless technologies have been popular with consumers for several decades now (think Wi-Fi, cordless phones, etc.). The proliferation of smart devices has only fed the need for wireless advances, which have largely come in the form of vastly improved computing power, network connectivity and...

Nerdery: Four vertical sectors primed for IoT expansion (Reader Forum)

Global IoT spending is predicted to reach $745 billion this year, a 15 per cent increase over 2018 – and this double-digit acceleration is expected to continue. Growth can be attributed in part to the manufacturing behind core IoT technologies. Processing speeds have increased, physical...

Five things that are (still) holding back the IoT (Reader Forum)

The checklist for deploying Internet of Things (IoT) projects is long: Companies need to evaluate, acquire, test, deploy, integrate, secure, maintain and support their IoT deployments. At any step, things can go wrong. Software developers may run behind schedule and over budget. Teams may...

The device manager: Quarterback of the IoT stack (Reader Forum)

What does football have to do with the internet of things? More than you know It’s Sunday. NFL football is on our TV and the word for the week in my wife’s photography club is anthropomorphism. NFL football is all about quarterbacks. The pundits obsess or rave...

Get ready for even smarter business software (Reader Forum)

AI will make expense reporting, sales, manufacturing and other work applications  a lot more useful—and hopefully less annoying It’s not just your home appliances that are getting smarter. Artificial intelligence (AI) is making its way not only into homes via Internet-connected speakers, thermostats, and insert-your-favorite-kitchen-gizmo-here. It is also...

Fob replication, software patching and the future of connected car security (Reader Forum)

Connectivity is a key aspect of daily lives for many of us and this is increasingly true of our vehicles as well. This is emphasized by Counterpoint Research’s Internet of Things Tracker, which forecasts that more than 125 million passenger cars with embedded connectivity...