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.

Battery safety and performance should be top priorities, according to latest podcast episode

The topic of battery performance and optimisation so that they, in effect, can run for longer, has become more important as battery-powered wireless devices in the IoT space have experienced their own growth. For applications anywhere from smart cities to…

Initiative invites individuals to take part in smart city trial in Seoul

Thames Freeport and the Seoul Digital Foundation (SDF) have announced their collaboration which will address scaling smart city solutions in new markets and have invited innovators from the UK to trial their solutions in South Korea, one of these markets.…

Removing connectivity constraints in robots; ZettaScale chats to IoT Insider

ZettaScale focuses on “removing the connectivity constraints that exist today,” according to Angelo Corsaro, CEO of the company who spoke to IoT Insider about facilitating the growth of mobile robotics through the development of their protocol, Zenoh. Mobile robotics versus…

IoT Unplugged – S3:E8 – Battery performance in the age of IoT

Latest to feature on the IoT Unplugged podcast was Brad Jolly, Technical Healthcare Specialist at Keysight Technologies, who was on hand to discuss optimising battery performance in the IoT industry. The conversation centered on the role batteries play in the…

AI-native wireless systems are “essential,” says MathWorks

AI is popping up in conversations everywhere, sometimes centering on musings of how the technology might develop and what it means for the average person – but getting down into the nitty gritty of how AI will affect wireless communications…

IoT Unplugged – S3:E7 – Establishing priorities for Cloud security

On the latest episode of IoT Unplugged, Bernard Montel, EMEA Technical Director and Security Strategist at Tenable, discussed the key findings and implications of Tenable’s recently published Cloud security report. The conversation focused on Cloud security, with Montel providing a…

Paris 2024 Olympics sets new sustainability standard with 5G

David Idle, CPO at Bigleaf Networks shares how the utilisation of 5G SA networks at the Paris Olympic Games has shown what is possible The Paris 2024 Olympic Games mark a turning point for the future of digital infrastructure and…

Brad Jolly at Keysight shares 2024 IoT trends

What are some trends that come to mind when you think of the IoT industry? Global connectivity may spring to mind; so might AIoT (artificial intelligence IoT). The process of identifying, tracking and keeping tabs on trends is not an…

How will AI shape the future workforce?

A report published by Cisco and other industry tech leaders last month demonstrated that upskilling and reskilling of workers when it comes to AI within the information and communication technology (ICT) sector is essential.  How AI will shape the workforce…

“IoT is not just connectivity but innovative”, says Hayo CEO

Hayo recently launched its IoT platform to support M2M and consumer IoT applications for enterprises and mobile network operators (MNOs). This was done, Feraz Ahmed, CEO of Hayo told IoT Insider, because of a “rapid expansion of IoT” which “has…