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.

Guest Wi-Fi can be a key marketing strategy, says Purple

The frustrations surrounding poor Wi-Fi in venues kickstarted the creation of Purple, a company that counts guest Wi-Fi offerings as part of its mission to address poor Wi-Fi services, which has since evolved into a company savvy about how Wi-Fi…

Q&A: Stéphane Daeuble from Nokia discusses digital transformation

A focus on digital transformation for enterprise customers in the last 13 years has given Nokia a clear understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing companies operating in the industrial sector, said Stéphane Daeuble, Head of Marketing – Enterprise Solutions…

S6:E2: Getting started with guest Wi-Fi

Guest Wi-Fi is an invaluable technology for sectors spanning hospitality and healthcare, Shaun Bossons, CRO of Purple told IoT Insider in the latest episode of IoT Unplugged. Purple was founded a decade ago in recognition of the frustrations consumers are…

Powercast talks to IoT Insider following Asset Vue collaboration

A collaboration between Powercast and Asset Vue on creating a battery-free sensor condition monitoring system for data centres demonstrated the growth in battery-free applications and flexed the company’s custom product manufacturing services – which Eric Biel, Director of Strategic Partnerships…

Latest technical article: Taking Matter(s) into your own hands

The latest in IoT Insider’s technical article series has just been released – an in-depth exploration of the smart home standard Matter. Following on from the first technical article which covered how IoT is being used as an essential tool…

VIAVI Solutions talks to IoT Insider about the tech on the horizon

In covering all aspects of a telecom network and being around for 102 years, VIAVI Solutions is in a good position to understand not only the needs of its customers, but where the market is headed. IoT Insider spoke to…

Vodafone-Three merger finally completed

The Vodafone-Three merger has officially been completed as both companies celebrated the end of a journey that began in June 2023, when the merger was first proposed. The initial proposal was met with concern about reduced competitiveness in the UK,…

Whether to build or to buy a managed connectivity solution

Weighing up whether to build or buy a managed connectivity solution was Chris Baird, CEO of OptConnect who joined IoT Insider Editor Caitlin Gittins on the latest season of IoT Unplugged to share his insight. As a connectivity provider focused…

Trends in 5G and semiconductor design: a Q&A with Ansys

Specialising in software simulation tools, Ansys provides its customers with the ability to test designs ranging from semiconductor products to 5G communication systems, to “accelerate time to market and reduce risk in developing complex communication systems,” according to Jayraj Nair,…

S6:E1: The build versus buy argument

Season 6 of IoT Unplugged kicked off with an in-depth conversation with Chris Baird, CEO of OptConnect, who weighed in on the build versus buy argument in IoT: whether to build a connectivity management solution from scratch, or whether to…