The Impact of Crowdsourcing Connectivity on IoT
The latest podcast episode and best articles from this week, curated by the IoT For All Team.
This Week’s Podcast Episode
How Does Crowdsourcing Connectivity Impact the IoT Industry?
Micha Boneliel, CEO and Co-Founder of Nodle.io, discusses what Nodle does, how their crowdsourced connectivity network was created and the challenges/risks associated with deploying a crowdsourced network.
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This Week’s Best Reads
LPWAN & IoT in 2020: An Expert’s Predictions
Considering the continued maturation of low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs) and IoT, Hardy Schmidbauer provides his top 5 expert predictions for 2020. Predictions include insight into asset tracking, edge-based solutions and what role satellite connectivity and large cloud providers will play in LPWAN.
How Amazon is Using IoT to Care for Its Employees
Amazon is putting IoT to work in the health space in a major way through its new program Amazon Care. The company is using IoT devices including a smartphone app that connects participants to medical professionals online or in-person. From doctor visits and prescriptions to improved communication, is Amazon Care the future of healthcare?
Is Paris the City of the Future?
Bluetooth-enabled app overlay could help us carve out time for leisurely contemplation in the busy modern city. Critics allege that mobile technology distracts us from our surroundings and takes us out of community spaces. Perhaps they can, but digital innovation can bring us back to and make us more fully involved in the places we go. Paris shows us how technology can return us to the world.
Five Things We’re Reading
1 —CNBC: According to Ericsson CEO, Borje Ekholm, no one is ahead of his company when it comes to the fifth generation of mobile internet. He elaborated that he also sees the current geopolitics as a hindrance to the advancement of 5G.
2 — TechCrunch: IoT startup, Skylo made a $103 million Series B funding announcement led by SoftBank Group. The company is using its funding to provide satellite connectivity to products and companies on Earth at an affordable price.
3 — ZDNet: Hackers published a list of Telnet credentials for more than 515,000 servers, home routers, and IoT smart devices. The leaked list includes each device’s IP address, along with a username and password for the Telnet service.
4 —The Guardian: Despite warnings from the US government, the UK hinted that it will allow Huawei a role in its 5G mobile network. Although a decision hasn’t been made yet, sources claim market conditions between the two countries are vastly different.
5 —RCR Wireless: Japan’s government announced plans to put together a comprehensive strategy regarding future “6G” wireless communications networks. They will also set up a panel to start discussions around 6G development, utilization and more.
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