Smart Logistics

How passion can solve supply-chain problems

At this month’s Automechanika show in Birmingham, Steve Rogerson found someone who is really keen to make your supply chains better. I write a lot about the different technologies [...]

How to decide which IoT path to follow

Steve Rogerson talks with Dana Cohen from Sony Semiconductor about the various standards competing in the cellular IoT space. Sometimes I feel more than a little sorry for the [...]

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The Role of IoT Telematics in Commercial Fleet Insurance

By Greg Oppenheim from Telit Cinterion. The insurance industry has experienced long-term stability. However, recent trends are shaking things up, especially for commercial fleet management. Demand for operational efficiency and [...]

Is it time for LoRa to get its feet wet?

Steve Rogerson talks with Remy De Jong, founder of Skynet IoT, about expanding LoRa coverage out to sea. Spreading a LoRaWan across the North Sea linking the UK and [...]

Is AI just what IoT has been waiting for?

Steve Rogerson asks how AI will change the outlook for IoT. A few years ago, when listening to a talk on how one day personal health devices would feed [...]

Advantech celebrates forty years building an intelligent planet

On the occasion of Advantech’s 40th anniversary, Steve Rogerson talks with co-founder KC Liu about how the company has changed. Back in 1983, you may not have noticed that [...]

AI: Should we be afraid?

Steve Rogerson discusses the increased interest in AI with Sam Colley, CEO of Pod Group. Artificial intelligence (AI) has probably never been in the news more that earlier this [...]

Things like a canary

Steve Rogerson talks with Jayna Locke from Digi about the effects IoT technology is having in the industrial world. Once upon a time, coal miners used to carry a [...]

How IoT Fleet Telematics Solve Society’s Pressing Issues

Before the pandemic, the U.S. focused on improving urban mobility. Forward-thinking state governments began using the problem — vehicles — as part of the solution. Big data is central [...]

How IoT-Enabled Telematics Devices Protect Assets and Improve Visibility for the Shipping Industry

Since the onset of the pandemic, the global shipping industry has been under the microscope. However, it’s been even more exhaustive with China’s COVID-19 countermeasures in the first half [...]

How Secure are connected vehicles?

Connectivity has the power to transform. However, it doesn’t come without risks. The vast collection of highly sensitive data in connected vehicles necessitates an entirely new level of security, [...]

Are these the droids you are looking for?

Steve Rogerson discovers how one company is integrating IoT and robotics. Everybody loves a robot. Whether it is the cute R2-D2 trash can from Star Wars or one determined [...]