NexGen Cloud, a Web 3.0 focused IaaS company, has announced a $14m investment to fast-track its growth plans and increase its storage capabilities. The investment has enabled the development of Europe’s largest decentralised storage project comprised of two large-scale Filecoin storage…
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Unlocking IoT with low cost satellite communications
With an expected 5.2 billion connected devices by 2025, IoT is now a fundamental component of both government policy and corporate strategy. The ability to track, monitor, record and analyse through an extraordinary array of hugely innovative sensors has already…
What is the metaverse and how can I access it?
Everybody is talking about the metaverse. For many, the term connotes futurism and ambiguity. With no objective definition or understanding of it, the lexeme stems from a work of nineties dystopia. Debate surrounds the metaverse – does it currently exist?…
5G and standalone networks fuelling the 4.0 paradigm
Telcos and consumers are well-versed in the high-capacity, low-latency, high-speed connectivity benefits of 5G for the consumer market. What’s lesser known is that businesses can also unlock greater value with the rise of 5G standalone (SA) technology to access the…
What is Edge AI and how does it work?
Smart speakers, surveillance cameras, robots, and even self-driving cars utilise edge AI, but what is it, and how does the technology work? Despite the impact of COVID-19, the deployment of Edge infrastructure and applications has continued over the past two…
5 criteria to follow when selecting a computing architecture
Overview In the last two decades, the rapid development of IoT has made numerous applications available in our daily lives. One of the crucial elements when planning for an IoT (Internet of Things) deployment for collecting data and conducting analysis…
Preventing AI biases from replicating societal inequalities
We live in a world plagued by stereotypes whereby countless ‘isms’ drive discrimination. This International Women’s Day (IWD) I want to talk about the importance of preventing societal bias from resurfacing in Artificial Intelligence (AI), a dominant technology in both…
Problem-solving with IoE Eden 1.0
The Internet of Things (IoT) is entering a phase in which massive IoT deployments are becoming the centre stage, as these IoT devices, sensors, wearables, and nodes are digitising cities, industries, and healthcare. This reality brings many benefits like predictive…
IWD: Q&A with Mahsa Nakhjiri from HARMAN
Tomorrow is International Women’s Day (IWD) and Mahsa Nakhjiri, Director of Product Development, Connected Infrastructure, at HARMAN International, answers some questions about being a women in the electronics industry. She has over two decades of experience in the wireless technology…
The IoT in space
There is no understating how important the IoT (Internet of Things) is to both industrial and consumer areas, but it is important to remember that such connectivity does not just take place on the ground. This article looks at utilising satellites…
