Category: IoT
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Will MWC Barcelona be affected by Coronavirus?
About 250 Chinese companies are registered to exhibit in the Mobile World Congress, including some from the city of Wuhan, where the Coronavirus outbreak first originated. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Coronavirus outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The outlook for the Chinese exhibitors and delegates to attend MWC20 is not promising, as […]
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Low Bandwidth Communications Help Keep Water Pipes Safe and Even Bring Honey to Our Breakfast Tables.
Amid demonstrations of high-speed 5G connectivity at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the GSMA Innovation City exhibition also presented a selection of use cases featuring LTE-M and NB-IoT low bandwidth communications. A common thread between being a beekeeper and managing Toronto’s water pipes is the need to accurately track certain parameters vital to […]
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We’ll Make no Wine till the Sensor Tells us it’s Time
As IoT has already entered the wine industry, one group of scientists from Andalusia niche-down and look for ways to improve the Fino sherry fermentation process. The last thing one thinks about while enjoying tapas and sipping a chilled glass of Fino sherry on a summer afternoon is that the dry sherry they are enjoying […]
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Microsoft’s Rashmi Misra unriddles AI
This year’s Mobile World Congress was all about 5G and Intelligent Connections. AI was one of the most discussed topics during the show.
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Barcelona getting ready for MWC19
The clock is ticking down to the biggest mobile technology show in the world. In less than two weeks Barcelona will receive 100,000+ delegates and 2,400 exhibitors from over 200 countries and territories for the Mobile World Congress. The combination of 5G, IoT, and edge computing, coupled with AI and machine learning, will be discussed […]
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To comply with GDPR, most data should remain at the edge — IoT Times
During his recent speech at the European Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook praised the GDPR as an example that other governments should follow. “This year, you’ve shown the world that good policy and political will can come together to protect the rights of everyone. We should celebrate the […]
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IoT Times: Industrial IoT connections will reach 46 billion by 2023
When Artificial Intelligence (AI) kicks in as the real game changer in industrial evolution will mark the end of IoT as mere devices being connected to the Internet. New, powerful, edge computing devices and real-time computing and analytics will make parts of IoT full autonomous and able to modify processes and systems without external control. Read […]
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IoT Times: Consumers want everything they have on their phone in their car
AT&T sees connected cars as the operator’s most important IoT market. America’s biggest cellular carrier is currently adding 1.5 million new cars per quarter to its network. Chris Penrose, President of IoT solutions at AT&T, shared the company’s vision about IoT and the future of connected devices during a keynote at the Mobile World Congress […]
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Europe’s GDPR Hits Global IoT Supply Chain
The most important change in data privacy regulation in 20 years will affect all products and services that collect user data. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires products to incorporate data protection by design and for companies to disclose any data breach immediately, reporting it to European regulators regardless of the company’s location […]
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How the Internet of Things Enables the Circular Economy
Ellen MacArthur,founder of Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and a global expert on circular economy,gave a keynote during the first European Circular Economy Summit, held in Barcelona together with the Smart City Expo World Congress. After describing her experience as a sailor, and how going solo around the world taught her about finite resources, she gave a […]