As 2024 draws to a close, IoT Insider reflects back on the Top 10 topics and guests that featured in IoT Unplugged this year, giving special mention to the top 10 who inspired, educated and were engaged with by our audience.
Some of the topics that were particularly pertinent to our listeners included the evolution of satellite IoT; the growth of cellular IoT; the role LoRaWAN had to play in cellular connectivity; the integration of Gen AI with IoT and optimising battery performance, to name a few.
Have a read on to learn more about the top 10 episodes of 2024, whether you’re looking to revisit these insights or listen to an episode you’ve missed.
1. Creating harmony in connectivity standards (S3:E10)
Brian Bishop, President of the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) spoke to IoT Unplugged about setting standards for smart city infrastructure.
2. Examining LoRaWAN’s growth and future in IoT connectivity (S2:E3)
Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance spoke about the instrumental role LoRaWAN plays across different sectors.
3. Optimising battery performance in the age of IoT (S3:E8)
Brad Jolly, Technical Health Specialist at Keysight Technologes discussed optimising battery performance for the IoT space.
4. Ambient IoT and how standardisation can accelerate it (S2:E4)
Steve Statler, CMO of Wiliot discussed the groundbreaking potential of ambient IoT as a technology that promises to bridge the digital divide.
5. Investigating Matter from the consumer experience (S3:E9)
Matt Maupin, Senior Product Manager at Silicon Labs shared his experience of installing Matter ecosystems in his home.
6. Satellite IoT is evolving: how and when will we see the benefit? (S2:E1)
Oliver Potter, COO of Ground Control spoke about satellite IoT, its evolution and the challenges it still faces.
7. Establishing priorities for Cloud security (S3:E7)
Bernard Montel, EMEA Technical Director and Security Strategist at Tenable, discussed key findings and implications of Tenable’s Cloud security report.
8. Charting connectivity: the evolution and challenges of cellular IoT (S2:E2)
Svein-Egil Nielsen, Chief Technology Officer at Nordic Semiconductor talked about the burgeoning technology of cellular IoT.
9. Gen AI with IoT – where will we see the benefit? (S2:E7)
Kenta Yasukawa, Co-Founder and CTO of Soracom talked through Gen AI, popularised through ChatGPT, and how it can be integrated into IoT.
10. How MEMS timing devices are shaping IoT’s evolution (S2:E9)
Piyush Sevalia, Executive Vice President of Marketing at SiTime Corp discussed how MEMs timing solutions are supporting IoT deployment, 5G and Edge computing.
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