SI talked with Professor Dieter Kempf, the president of the German Industrial Association (BDI), about small to medium-sized businesses (Mittelstand) and the race to lead in IIoT.
Two young technologies are poised to remake business processes around the globe. Ubiquitous data access and control technologies (IoT) are now being combined with the “guarantee” of distributed ledger (aka blockchain) to produce startling new business opportunities.
lmost a mile below ground in an iron mine in northern Sweden, human operators control what is going on and plan their attack on valuable seams of iron ore. But unlike the hands-on extraction of decades past, these mining professionals are sitting in an office a thousand kilometers away, relying on IoT sensors, cameras, underground Long-Term Evolution (LTE) networks, and a powerful private cloud to guide their blasting and tunneling in real time with IoT in Mining.
Business Forecasting, as every manager knows, is essentially a guessing game but, now, in the age of IoT and AI, the ancient art of predicting the future based on past experience is being replaced by forward-looking strategies and scenarios. The magic phrase is “risk thinking”.
As artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly makes decisions, there are growing concerns around AI decisions making, and how it reaches its answers.
While killer robots may exist only in science fiction, a growing number of people inside and outside the world of technology are concerned that AI can do harm through embedded and latent prejudices.
According to a recent pre sentation at a Gartner event in Cape Town, South Africa, vital new digital initiatives – such as AI initiatives will ultimately depend on the CIO, in partnership with the chief of human resources, to help lead the cultural change that must accompany technology evolutions.
Water leaks, even small ones, can add up to large volumes of wasted clean water and – increased costs for property owners.
Around the world, artificial intelligence (AI) is almost everywhere. In just a few years, it has spread beyond something only technology nerds get excited about, to permeate every realm of business, from supply chains to hiring, manufacturing to marketing, and customer services to medicine.
While improved safety is the main benefit of anti-collision systems in mining, construction, and ports, many operations also see productivity and efficiency gains as a result of the technology investments. At the same time, anti-collision technology can be a stepping stone to remote control and even full automation of machines, vehicles, and equipment.
Currently, many IoT-devices have poor cyber security settings. The Australian government notices, that this will leave Australians vulnerable to cyber risks. Now the Australian Government released a paper with the title „Voluntary Code of Practice: Securing the Internet of Things for Consumers“.
China Telecom Global (CTG), provider of integrated telecommunications services and 1NCE, an international Tier-1 IoT network carrier, announced the commercial launch of a NB-IoT roaming product for China.
Software and services platform provider Senet, Inc., announced a partnership with Frost Control Systems, a U.S. based manufacturer and service provider of non-invasive, non-contact, Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS).
ORBI is using the Telit FN980 5G data card series to build the world’s first football helmet with built-in 360° cameras that allow fans to experience the game from the player’s perspective.
UK based Mobile Virtual Network Operator, eSIM.net Group Ltd, has launched its flagship Pay As You Go eSIM solution with 5G service in nine countries around the world, with more being added every month. The 5G service connects users to the newly deployed 5G networks while continuing to offer cost-effective eSIM services across the 4G and 3G networks.
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