Lucy Barnard
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Bringing over two decades in journalism, Lucy Barnard has reported on everything from London’s property chessboard to Abu Dhabi’s vertical ambitions — and always delivered the story before deadline. Lucy is interested in how technology intersects with major global challenges, from climate change to gender equality and social justice. She believes innovation isn’t just about efficiency or convenience—it’s a powerful tool for building a fairer, more sustainable world.

5GAA provides sneak preview of connected car demos

On the 15th May in Paris at a media event, the 5GAA will be showcasing a broad range of live demonstrations drawing on connected vehicle technology that will demonstrate, among other things, how the field of connected vehicles has evolved…

Embracing data privacy and new tech: a chat with Mark Bundgaard of Partisia

Partisia’s privacy-enhancing technologies were picked for a project which will see the company, Squareroot8 and NuSpace develop secure satellite communications. More specifically, its multi-party computation (MPC) technology was chosen to ensure security of data. MPC technology falls under the umbrella…

11 months of Blecon: Simon Ford looks back with IoT Insider

It has been approximately 11 months since Blecon launched – a startup that made its official debut at Hardware Pioneers in 2024. At the event this year CEO Simon Ford spoke to IoT Insider about the company’s milestones, mapping a…

Taking RAIN “to the next level”: a conversation with Paul Muller

The RAIN Alliance recently launched an initiative where it will oversee the standardisation of integrating RAIN reader capabilities into smartphones. Much like the NFC Forum’s NFC technology has become ubiquitous and is most commonly used for contactless payments, the RAIN…

IoT Unplugged: S5:E10 – Deploying IoT globally

Jared Deith, Chief Revenue Officer of KORE discussed the state of the IoT industry on the final episode of season 5 of IoT Unplugged, as unpacking this reflected the health of the market, a rich variety of use cases, and…

Q&A: Ray Chang from NEXCOM shares vision for smarter future

Ray Chang, VP of Global Sales at NEXCOM spoke to IoT Insider following its showcase at embedded world, discussing its solutions for Edge computing and robotics, as well as how it is driving green manufacturing forward. NEXCOM’s involvement in Edge…

Providing visibility and security: Aziz Benmalek from Aeris talks to IoT Insider

The recent appointment of Aziz Benmalek as CEO to cellular IoT provider Aeris gave him the opportunity to talk through the company’s value proposition and greater focus on cybersecurity solutions. Aeris provides a connectivity management platform (CMP) for IoT companies…

IoT Unplugged: S5:E9 – The telco market in 2025 and beyond

Mark Humphreys, Chief Marketing Officer at Trasna, took the time on the latest episode of IoT Unplugged to discuss the challenges, opportunities and trends happening in the telco market currently, sharing insights on the technology enablers – like AI and…

Don’t hold AI at the door, Sam Curry from Zscaler advices

Following the recently launched AI security report from Zscaler, IoT Insider spoke to Sam Curry, Global VP and CISO-in-Residence to understand what lessons they had taken from its findings. Zscaler specialises in zero trust, a security framework that operates under…

NFC Forum celebrates 20 years

The celebration of the NFC Forum’s 20th anniversary marks a key milestone for an organisation founded as community led to define standards and ensure maximum implementation of NFC technology. The organisation is well positioned to take advantage of growth said…