Invisible Technologies: The Key to Retail IoT Payments

Shannon Lee
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3 min readOct 4, 2019

The best articles from this week, curated by the IoT For All Team.

This Week’s Best Reads

How to Keep Company IoT Networks Secure

IoT security is necessary to safeguard both businesses and personal lives from potential hackers. Approaches that can be taken to help build a better security system and prevent a dangerous breach include learning about your network’s architecture, reviewing supplier/partner security protocols and leveraging certifications.

Invisible Technologies: The Key to IoT Payments in Retail?

From Amazon Go payments to Disney’s MagicBands consumers have come to expect invisible payment opportunities. Creating and deploying invisible IoT payments that optimize the user experience requires a balance between security and consumer expectations.

Connected Classrooms: How IoT Helps with Education

Smart schools will bring together both students and educators through connected devices that lead to more meaningful interactions and numerous other benefits. IoT allows for remote learning opportunities, mobile lessons and immediate access to knowledge and text-based learning materials.

Five Things We’re Reading

1 — CNET: Qualcomm shared a timeline that maps out when to expect 5G improvements beyond 5G speeds including Wi-Fi router replacement.

2 — Reuters: The US and Finland are discussing ways to improve 5G alternatives, potentially with Nokia, given the recent Huawei controversy.

3 — Fierce Wireless: The FCC’s rollback of net neutrality was upheld, but the ruling also allowed the option for states to implement their own internet regulation rules.

4 —Smart Cities Dive: NYC has chosen nine city facilities to undergo deep energy retrofits to reduce energy usage by at least 50%.

5 — Business Insider: Amazon Sidewalk will have trouble finding a customer base unless it can find support from third-party device manufacturers.

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