Women & Diversity in Industry and Technology: Navigating the executive ladder

Nancy Zukowski of Object Management Group (OMG) kicked off the discussion asking simply, “Why aren’t there more women in technology?” Siemens’ Bettina Rotermund cited diverse reasons. She said that she had skipped Maths in 12th grade, and felt the perception was that you needed to pass the subject if you wanted to be in tech.

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Smart cities need to re-evaluate their objectives, new report says

Zaragoza, Spain. 4 October 2022 – Smart cities are still very much in their infancy but have the potential to transform the way citizens interact with their urban areas. That is  according to the first in a series of whitepapers bringing together global experts in Internet of Things (IoT) technology. The Connected Human Report: Smart Cities

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Air quality monitoring now one of the fast-growing smart city applications

According to a new research report from the IoT analyst firm, Berg Insight, the installed base of urban air quality monitoring devices reached 73,000 units in 2020 and will grow at a CAGR of 34% to reach 315,000 units in 2025.

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Why port cities need IoT

It’s not common knowledge that port cities often suffer from worse air quality than their inland counterparts. Residents in idyllic beach resorts and maritime trade hubs are choking on air pollution caused by a combination of large ships and high volumes of traffic on the one hand, and certain weather effects that cause toxic particles

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Libelium spreads its wings to grow from sensor maker to IoT service provider

With 15 years of experience in the IoT technology market, Spain’s Libelium is evolving as a complete solution provider by incorporating new business models alongside a new corporate image and renewed website.

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Podcast: Cave Dwellers, Privacy, Huawei and Buzzsaws

Guest Alicia Asin, CEO of IoT specialists Libellium, asks “Is it really necessary to expose our privacy to control pandemics?” Privacy Purists are in the spotlight as Jeremy Cowan and George Malim ask Alicia how enterprises should balance free services and access to our data.

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Privacy purists cannot be allowed to block the end of lockdown

Innovations in technology continue to offer hope in the fight against the spread of coronavirus. From thermal sensors which detect symptoms to track and trace apps, it seems inevitable, says Alicia Asin, co-founder and CEO of Libelium, that new technology holds at least part of the key to enabling us to return to some sense of normality.

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IoT tech to study cliff stability at Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt

IoT technology is preserving ancient Egyptian heritage under a geological research project to study cliff stability at Tutankhamuns’s tomb.

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Why do IoT projects fail?

There was a time when the fact that large IT projects went way over budget and were delivered well past the delivery date wasn’t particularly unusual; it was almost par for the course. So why should the Internet of Things (IoT), which encompasses computing and communications technologies be any different, asks freelance technology writer, Bob

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IoT Solutions World Congress announces the ten Testbeds for its edition this October

How can wind turbines on wind farms be fixed remotely? Will there be variable insurance policies that adapt to our driving behaviour? How can cyberattacks affecting the safety of autonomous cars be tackled? How can the water pollution of a river be monitored? How can energy losses in gas distribution networks be detected?

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IoTSWC 2018 awards Huawei, IoTerop-Synox, Nokia and Intel-ARM-Pelion for their innovative solutions

Huawei, IoTerop–Synox and Nokia were this year’s winning companies at the IoT Awards held at IoT Solutions World Congress (IoTSWC),

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New security updates in Meshlium IoT Gateway

Several weeks ago Libelium was informed by IBM about some web vulnerabilities which had been found in the Meshlium Manager System.

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Case Study: Reducing logistics’ environmental impact by air quality monitoring in the Baltic sea port of Gdansk, Poland

More than 84% of world trade is mobilised by maritime transport. The integration of land transport with ports has become essential and has had an impact in the complexity of logistics connections. The dynamic nature and importance of maritime transport have repercussions on the environment in the form of noise and air pollution or traffic congestion, among others.

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Cool IoT Use Cases: Smart parking relieves traffic congestion

Market overview Facilitating parking in city centres is good for the local economy. If the political will is there it’s relatively easy to deploy smart parking systems and many authorities see them as the logical first step of large smart city projects.

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Libelium adds interoperability with AVEVA to speed up industrial IoT adoption

Libelium announces integration has been successfully achieved with AVEVA’s Insight, powered by Wonderware Online cloud platform. This integration adds new compatibility to the IoT Gateway Meshlium that now supports native publishing to AVEVA’s Insight cloud.

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Libelium adds LoRaWAN and Sigfox Coverage for Australia, Asia-PAC and LATAM

Libelium continues powering the Internet of Things (IoT) adding LoRaWAN and Sigfox wireless connectivity for Australia to Waspmote Plug & Sense! and Smart Parking sensor devices. The Spanish IoT company adds new coverage to its wireless sensor network with Sigfox RC4 radio and with LoRaWAN AU915-928 radio.

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