Peak season trading this year is set to be more difficult than ever for retailers. Unprecedented supply chain disruption is threatening to decimate stock levels. Post-COVID customer behaviour is unpredictable with some customers relying ever more heavily on ecommerce; others heading to the high street to get ahead on Christmas buying in response to fears […]
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Smart cities used to be a vision of the future, thought of as a time when connectivity will be omnipresent in all aspects of everyday, metropolitan life. Some still view this as the enabler for a truly smart city, says Peter Clapton, CEO, Vysiion. But, with the likes of Singapore, Dubai and Oslo already claiming their place as “smart city” […]
IoT brings opportunities across the whole technology stack, making it an extremely high growth market. In Europe, IoT spending is expected to increase to $202 billion (€179.97 billion) in 2021 with spending projected to grow at 26.7% every year thereafter, especially with the arrival of 5G, Not only have workforces moved to a more remote […]
Monitoring System, Technology
3 Reasons Why Manufacturing Benefits from Bluetooth Low Energy | Blog | Link Labs
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Bluetooth Low Energy technology has been changing the way the world thinks about connecting not only consumer devices, but devices within the commercial space as well. In particular, the manufacturing industry benefits from Bluetooth Low Energy technology as part of an asset tracking solution. Manufacturing facilities tend to operate in both indoor and outdoor environments, […]
In an era where reliable internet is practically ubiquitous in every facet of our daily lives, we seem to forget that in the 1990s if you needed the internet, you had to utilise highly specialised hardware to plug your device into ports capable of accessing a dial-up connection, the now-infamous click and buzz of which […]
Many cities on the U.S.’s West Coast recently endured the worst air quality in the world due to ongoing forest fires. In addition to the suffering from damage wreaked on homes and infrastructure, exposure to toxic particles produced by the fires can cause long term health problems for residents in the affected regions, especially in urban […]
One year on from setting Kigen’s new mission, Vincent Korstanje, the company’s CEO, reflects on the potential of secure IoT for positive impact to people and planet. There isn’t a moment to lose simple decisions today for anyone investing in the Internet of Things (IoT) will help shape a future we can trust. In the last 12 […]
In a world where everything is moving further and further into digital, the metaverse is part of a wider transformation of our digital lives. It is a pure online world where people can choose to retreat to game, work and communicate. It is considered bymany as the latest evolution of interpersonal communications. In another way, […]
Monitoring System, Technology
How Asset Tracking is Solving 2021 Supply Chain Shortages | Blog | Link Labs
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As the Coronavirus and labor shortages continue to wreak havoc on supply chains, impacting both consumers and businesses alike, material shortages are becoming more and more noticeable across the U.S. and the world. As part of this, inflation has reached a 30-year high. Many materials are either waitlisted or unavailable, and shipping times have increased. […]
The Internet of Things (IoT) is disrupting how we operate our homes and businesses. Since it first emerged as a concept 20 years ago, IoT has become an established feature of our daily lives. From Fitbits to the Amazon Echo and Google Home, today’s consumers are using connected smart devices and wearables to track daily […]