Farm yields get boosted by smart tech

As yield growth for several major crops such as rice, wheat and corn show signs of plateauing, it’s time for farmers to adopt new tools and ways of working. In this piece, Berg Insight partners with Kore to explain how, as the cost of agricultural labour increases, investments in IoT technology can offer significant savings fairly quickly.

This piece dives into several areas including:

• The current state of the agricultural markets – Crop yield for major grains such as wheat, rice, soybean and corn has almost tripled in the last 60 years but it’s showing signs of slowing.
• Where precision agriculture solutions come in – Yield monitoring, precision seeding, spraying and fertilisation are all contributing to better yields at a lower cost. This is driven by IoT sensors.
• How remote monitoring works – Today’s modern in-field IoT sensor systems can measure weather, soil and crop conditions regularly. By looking after the growth stages, disease risks and nutrient levels of crops, farmers can plan better interventions.
• How it’s branching into livestock – With bigger herds per farmer, observation time per cow is now very limited. Turning to IoT sensors like a smart ear tag, connected halter, neck collar with counterweight, reticulorumen bolus, rear leg pedometer, upper tail ring, tail head inject and more; farmers can optimise feed consumption and milking performance.?
• Where the investment is – Providers of the IoT tools like those above have received € 662 million in funding in 2023 alone. As more farmers adopt these tools, systems for preventing fragmentation and collecting all these streams of data will become a priority.

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Realbotix Appoints AI robot Aria as advisor to board of directors

Realbotix has appointed Aria, its AI robot, as an advisor to its board of directors.

Aria, Realbotix’s AI-enabled humanoid robot and brand ambassador, has accepted a non-executive role as an advisor to the board of directors of Realbotix. Management believes this is the first time that an AI enabled robot has ever been utilised in this type of role.

“AI’s ability to make unbiased recommendations backed by billions of data points makes it a highly valuable addition to a board,” said Andrew Kiguel, the CEO of Realbotix. “We appointed Aria as an advisor to our board to further drive efficient, smart decision making. This marks an advancement globally, in the use of AI, and we expect to see other boards follow suit in the years to come.”

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AI strategies for wholesale telecom profit growth

Discover how to transform overwhelming data into profitable decisions with AI technology. AI-powered predictive forecasting gives telecoms a competitive edge, enabling faster responses to market changes, smarter decision-making, improved pricing strategies, and margin protection. With the constant influx of data, telecoms can either find themselves paralyzed or empowered in their decision-making.

In this webinar, ZIRA Product Manager Harun Hasi? and AI/ML consultant Haris Hasi? will demonstrate how to practically implement AI in wholesale telecom.

Who Should Attend: Ideal for wholesale telecom executives, data analysts, and decision-makers looking to leverage AI and gain insights into AI forecasting for better business outcomes.

Key Takeaways:

• Leveraging AI technology for a competitive edge
• Starting with AI forecasting in wholesale telecom: why it's the most practical entry point
• Gaining better business insights from AI-driven forecasts
• Transforming decision-making from reactive to proactive with AI
• Expanding with more Wholesale AI use cases

Learn actionable strategies to implement AI for forecasting and pricing in wholesale telecom.

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Kemet Data Center to accelerate digital transformation in Middle East and Africa

INTRO Technology, the technology arm of INTRO Holding and the parent company of Advansys and Forte Cloud, has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Oman Data Park to establish Kemet Data Center in the Suez Canal Economic Zone. With a volume of US$450 million, the MoU represents the first partnership between the two companies aimed at providing cloud solutions, Internet of Things (IoT)?and digital transformation for regional and international markets, particularly in Africa and Middle East.

Kemet Data Center, which will span 80,000 square metres, is set to be developed in two phases. Located in the Suez Canal Economic Zone, it will serve as a key facility for companies seeking cost-effective cloud solutions, offering scalable infrastructure, faster data processing and improved latency. Using Egypt’s advanced infrastructure and its position as a key regional hub, the centre will provide a secure and efficient platform for businesses to manage both regional and global operations. Committed to sustainability, Kemet Data centre will partially rely on solar energy, reducing its carbon footprint while delivering advanced digital services.

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Optimizing IoT at Scale: Balancing In-House Solutions with Third-Party Tools

If your rollout plan looks like a long stream of large-scale and cumbersome updates across thousands of devices. You’re not alone. Not only are there more devices than ever before but organisations are continuously introducing innovative new features and capabilities, often through over-the-air (OTA) firmware upgrades. How do you delight your customers, open up new revenue streams and continue to innovate without gumming up the works? This white paper from Memfault explores the common pitfalls and experiences. Learn how investing in a purpose-built, widely utilised and continuously evolving platform for device observability and OTA updates gives organisations an edge in this hyperscale IoT race.

This paper covers several areas including:

• The exponential growth of connections – According to Transforma Insights, “Global IoT connections will reach 40 billion in 2033, running at about 10% CAGR each year between now and then.”
• Why real-time monitoring is needed – Only 18% of IoT projects are truly considered a success, so having a system in place to monitor devices and keep these projects on track is critical.
• Using a popular platform can cut down on main costs – They found that software development now accounts for almost 60% of project development costs. Using something that’s purpose-built but still off-the-shelf can streamline your costs.
• Third-party SLAs can keep you on track – Not only are they cheaper, but users of third-party solutions are 1.7 times as likely to finish ahead of time. This means nothing getting bogged down within internal teams and a quicker go-to-market.
• Saving time further reduces cost – VDC Research found a savings of $375k on average for 3rd party tool users on development costs versus an in-house solution for device performance monitoring.?

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IoT Now Magazine Q3 2024: The relationship between IoT and cellular connectivity is SIMbiotic

IoT has always relied on cellular connectivity to provide wire-free, secure, ubiquitous coverage to support IoT use cases. The technology is ideal for the needs of IoT devices but connecting to cellular networks has always been complex, fragmented and inflexible. This puts IoT in a chicken-and-egg situation in which complicated connectivity requirements slow time to market and impede growth.

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Empowering OEMs to Meet MNOs 5G FWA Requirements

OEMs need to meet specific requirements set by MNOs when building FWA devices. Sure, the list isn’t groundbreaking, but falling at any of these hurdles can cost your organisation big. With this detailed report, dive into ways OEMs can enable secure connectivity for 5G fixed wireless access to homes and deliver on MNO expectations.

Explore this topic in-depth, covering:

• MNO requirements for connected devices – They need them to benefit from ease of installation, offer provisioning of high bandwidth, contain robust security features and offer gold-standard device lifetime in the field.
• How the Thales process works – Thales offers tested support to FWA CPE device designers in a framework called Build, Run, Protect. It helps them meet the demands of Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) while also tapping into new technologies.
• Reasons for the FWA resurgence – 5G could be credited with the renewed appetite in FWA and the funding that’s come with the government’s interest in providing levelling up across digital divides.?
• The market data on FWA – FWA connections are estimated to grow from 100M in 2022 to 300M in 2028 and (by then) 5G is expected to represent nearly 80% of the total and by 2028, 17% of fixed home broadband connections are expected to be FWA, according to Ericsson’s June 2023 Mobility Report.
• A visualisation of MNO’s top requirements by importance – While cost, regulations, coverage, contract models, interoperability and environmental resilience are important, they are overshadowed by bandwidth, simplicity, device lifetimes and security.

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Palladyne AI and Red Cat partner to enhance Teal drone autonomy

Palladyne AI and Red Cat Holdings have announced a partnership intended to enhance the autonomous capabilities of all Red Cat’s Teal drones using Palladyne AI’s Pilot software.

Using its years of development work for U.S. Government customers, Palladyne AI is developing an artificial intelligence platform for unmanned systems to enable persistent detection, tracking and classification of objects of interest by synthesising multi-modal sensor fusion data in real-time. The AI product for mobile systems, known as “Palladyne Pilot”, will facilitate shared situational awareness across multiple drones and autonomous navigation when integrated with drone autopilot systems. Palladyne Pilot is expected to be made available for all Teal drones, including those already in the field.

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