Tag: Big Data

  • Big Data Challenges

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    Big Data Big Data has been touted as the answer to many problems. Currently many organisations are collecting everything they can get their hands on in order to try and make sense of it, either now, or eventually. And then of course to leverage that for profit, advantage, protection, whatever…   But there is a…

  • 5G and IoT

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    5G for IoT Thanks to the team at VDC Research who compile some very useful information on Embedded and IoT (Internet of Things) trends. It is free to join and the deal is that you contribute to their surveys in order to get access to some reports for free. They also do detailed reports for…

  • Cellular IoT Communications

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    LPWAN = Low Power Wide Area Network LPWAN is typically thought about as cellular data networks but that involves a contradiction since cellular and low power are inherently in conflict with each other. For instance, a standard 3G or 4G cellular modem will have a peak current draw of up to 2A during transmission and…

  • IoT versus M2M

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    IoT versus M2M M2M or Machine to Machine communications have been around for a long time. So how is the IoT or the Internet of Things different?   The picture below shows that basic paradigm shift between the two concepts.   The easiest way to think about this is that Machine to Machine communications is a…

  • Technology Creates The Future

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    How to change the world To make a significant difference in our world, you either have to do something outstanding or have a lot of influence. Or both. And it will need many people to contribute over the course of the project.   So I keep an eye on some of the forums that help…