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.

ICCID is at the “heart” of SIMs and eSIMs

Mobile connectivity is a continually shifting landscape, as developments in cellular technologies, new standards and devices to facilitate easy communication all add up to this. The SIM card has been one piece of technology that continues to evolve, as iSIMs…

Smart railways are deploying high-speed connectivity

A smart railway may conjure up images of a sleek, bullet train capable of travelling hundreds of miles an hour. A smart railway is not just exclusive to the designs of the train, but takes into account the implementation of…

Chris Baird, CEO of OptConnect picks out IoT trends to watch

The number of connected devices in the IoT industry is on an incline – no doubt about it. According to Statista, there will be 32.1 billion IoT devices in 2030. This marks one major trend that Chris Baird, CEO of…

IoT Unplugged – S3:E6 – Making satellite IoT hassle-free

Ben Cade, CEO of Myriota spoke to IoT Insider in the latest episode of IoT Unplugged about satellite connectivity following the launch of their own satellite platform. Myriota is a global telecommunications provider focused on sensor-based field intelligence, using satellite…

Q&A with Deepal Mehta, InnoPhase IoT on Matter and more

News last month of InnoPhase IoT launching its Talaria TWO Matter v1.2 certified Wi-Fi solution hit IoT Insider. The solution in question reflected the concerted effort and consideration involved in creating a Matter-certified solution. To learn more, IoT Insider Editor…

Decentralised IoT: A conversation with Daniel Keller, CEO, InFlux

The mindset to owning data has been to automatically opt people in, not out, Daniel Keller, CEO of InFlux Technologies (‘Flux’) told IoT Insider in a recent interview. Keller was there to discuss the topic of decentralised IoT, which refers…

How AI, IoT and advanced analytics are being deployed in smart factories

The journey to a smart factory, what a smart factory looks like and how AI tools can be integrated into engineering were all questions that were answered in the latest episode of IoT Unplugged featuring Rachel Johnson, Principal Product Manager…

Hubbcast identified “gap in insurance”: Q&A with Mohammad Aghababaie

The founding of Hubbcast over one year ago came about because Co-Founder and CEO Mohammad Aghababaie identified a “significant gap” in the insurance industry which could be filled by leveraging IoT data, he told IoT Insider in an exclusive interview.…

IoT Unplugged – S3:E5 – Harnessing AI in engineering

In this episode of IoT Unplugged, Rachel Johnson, Principal Product Manager at MathWorks spoke to IoT Insider about the integration of IoT, AI and advanced analytics in smart factories. Johnson provided examples of how smart factories are using IoT devices,…

How close are we to 5G connectivity in aircraft?

News of a trial testing out 5G connectivity that was announced as successfully integrated into an aircraft, poses a wider question about how close we are to bringing 5G capabilities into aeroplanes. The trial between Stratospheric Platforms Limited (SPL) and…