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.

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…

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…