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Forward-looking savvy businesses are planning to capitalise on the immense data opportunities presented by the Internet of Things. There are already billions of sensors and devices connected, with some analysts claiming the value of the IoT market will be US$650.6 billion (€668.45 billion) by 2026. A 2020 Juniper Research study suggests the total number of […]

i-PRO joins with the U.S. department of homeland security cyber and infrastructure security agency (DHS CISA) to raise awareness around cybersecurity for NCSAM (national cyber security awareness month). The world has seen a significant increase in cyber-attacks aimed at critical infrastructure and security products in the last few years, with Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices […]

Facilities with IoT devices are rising exponentially. According to a report from McKinsey, 127 new IoT devices get connected to a network every second. This includes IoT installations in factories, cities, and retail facilities. This unprecedented shift can have a great impact on how we run facilities and society at large. IoT devices connected to […]

Lean manufacturing tends to reduce waste and make the production process more cost-effective and efficient as well. The primary focus is to streamline production operations while enhancing customer experience. To make this possible, lean manufacturing optimises production operations by emphasizing customer needs. Overall, lean manufacturing is about terminating things that do not add value, therefore […]

Over the last few years 5G has been rapidly deployed in many markets across the world. At the same time, handsets capable of 5G have become increasingly affordable so that mobile broadband users can start to gain benefits of 5G where available. From an IoT application perspective the situation is somewhat different, says Martin Whitlock, […]