Category Archives: Technology

Harnessing the power of smart cities for a brighter future

Recent innovations in 5G, Internet of Things (IoT) and fibre infrastructure technologies are helping to expand and fortify the networks of the future. Smart cities around Europe which utilise these networks and the power of big data are now reaping the rewards of these innovations through the efficient management of city assets, resources and services, says Chris […]

Geospatial technology will be at the heart of the IoT Big Data analysis

In an ever more connected world, Esri a global provider of geo-spatial and analytical software is about to embark on a new journey to help organisations understand and analyse vast amounts of Internet of Things (IoT) big data through location intelligence. As we know, the digital transformation of people’s lives from recent events has become […]

The Fourth Industrial Revolution

There have been three basic industrial revolutions. The first was the steam engine, the second was the assembly line driving mass production, and the third was the speed of computers. Today there is a fourth revolution taking place called Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0 uses IoT (internet of things) and IoS (Internet of Systems) to improve […]

The great business story of 2020 that everyone missed

One of the biggest stories of 2020 wasn’t about the pandemic, politics or protests, says Marc Price, CTO of Matrixx Software. It was about private networks or, more specifically, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s opening up of wireless spectrum that would enable private 5G networks to be deployed by almost any company that had a mind to do […]

Why 5G matters in a world of IoT, VR, AR, AI and Edge

When 4G launched, it offered some significant performance improvements over 3G. But with 5G, says Guy Matthews, editor of NetReporter, something far more profound is going on. The doors of possibility have been blown off their hinges. So what lies beyond? With all the buzz that surrounds 5G right now, it is an interesting contrast to look […]

Loon is popped by sharp truths: Balloons won’t be ‘Connecting people everywhere’

(A Week in IoT) – When the news came on Friday that Loon’s journey is coming to an end it was a disappointment if, like me, you’re an admirer of flights of scientific and engineering ambition that combine business opportunity and social benefit. To be fair though, the news did not come as a shock, says […]

6 Major Ways Business IoT is Changing Our World

When computers were born, they could only know and do things that we told them. They were basically brains without sense. However, this limitation was overcome in the twenty-first century, when the Internet of Things (IoT) began sensing or inputting data without human interaction. It was quickly apparent that companies in all fields were benefiting […]

The future of healthcare: Part 2, Challenges ahead for IoMT

Though the future of healthcare technology poses exciting opportunities, there are also potential obstacles on the horizon in part 1 How IoT’s magic is reshaping our lives. In Part 2 of his article, Sergiy Seletskyi, Internet of Things (IoT) practice leader and senior solution architect at Intellias, says that overcoming those obstacles is what will enable and […]

The future of healthcare: Part 1, How IoT’s magic is reshaping our lives

Since the dawn of time, people have believed in magic. Myths and legends have been told about lamps with genies, talking mirrors, flying carpets, and other magical objects able to give their owners extraordinary powers. In the human imagination, a simple, mundane thing could be given supernatural features and turned into a multi-purpose tool with […]