The global wireless industry has experienced more transformation in the last 10 years than in the previous 50, says Emir Aboulhosn, CEO at NetLync. The challenges this last year has brought, in the form of the coronavirus pandemic, have sharpened this focus to an acute and imminent reality bringing on change even faster. From 5G to […]
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Access to healthy food is a staggering problem in the U.S., says Holger Kuehnle, executive creative director, at Artefact. Some 19 million Americans live in food deserts, while up to 40% of food produced in the U.S. goes to waste. It’s clear that the existing food system faces an overwhelming efficiency problem. Growing food is […]
The internet of things (IoT) has been gaining sharp momentum in the post-Covid scenario, says Yash Mehta, an IoT and Big Data Science specialist. Almost every business vertical such as manufacturing, transportation, utilities, healthcare and consumer electronics has started implementing IoT in its business processes. This has put IoT product development firms in a position […]
The COVID-19 pandemic kept people from going out to cafes, bars and bistros around the world, but it could not keep coffee lovers from their favorite beverage, says Kyle Okamoto, general manager of Ericsson IoT Americans drank coffee at the same rate (6 in 10 Americans drink it every day) and roughly the same amount […]
Since they came into force in 2016, the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement have prompted many governments to rethink their “green” status, including how they approach global issues such as deforestation and controlling CO2 levels. The UN has gone so far as to map the Earth’s terrestrial habitat, helping businesses […]
(WEEK IN IoT): So you’ve had your head around 5G communications and edge compute for years, and you see that low latency is every bit as important as connection speed and bandwidth. You’re across the Internet of Things (IoT), says Jeremy Cowan. Why wouldn’t you be? You read IoT Now daily and see applications in every industry. […]
As countries and economies prepare to come out of the pandemic, the way we run businesses will never be the same again, says Bhushan Patil, SVP EMEA, Tech Mahindra. The pandemic accelerated digital transformation coupled with rapid adoption of ways of working and an increased reliance on technology. Emerging technologies such as 5G, Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet […]
Around the world, we have fallen in love with our mobile devices. There are 10+ billion devices in circulation, we check them 58 times daily on average and 65% of Americans check their smartphones up to 160 times a day! We estimate that time spent unlocking using PINs and passwords equates to 41 minutes each week, or about 4 months of […]
Manufacturers understand the importance of leveraging technologies to stay ahead in the market. Whether referred to as Industry 4.0 (I4.0), smart manufacturing, or the 4th industrial revolution, data is the biggest asset, says Francisco Almada Lobo, chief executive officer and co-founder at Critical Manufacturing. With only a small percentage of companies succeeding in digital transformation, however, […]
Amid the known inequity of women holding corporate board seats and, further, those chairing boards, the newly-released book ‘Dear Chairwoman’ features highly personal stories of challenges, perseverance and success from some of the world’s most esteemed C-suite women executives and board members/chairs. These women, says Merilee A. Kern, Forbes Councils member, MBA, work with corporate behemoths […]