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The IoT will be one of the planet's largest and most complex machines. And its economic impact will be huge. In a 2022 report, analyst McKinsey suggested the IoT’s value could be as much as $12.5 trillion by 2030. But the IoT can only reach this size if all the components are built to global engineering standards.
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Wearable wildlife tracking solutions using cellular IoT, and Bluetooth LE can revolutionize environmental research and contribute significantly to the preservation of ecosystems and biodiversity.
The smart home network continues to expand. Homeowners are now using wireless technology to operate the lights, window shades and HVAC, as well as entertain, manage energy consumption and make sure the house is secure. And this is just the start.
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Warehouse inventory management can be complex enough on modest scales, but the exponential surge in online shopping triggered by the pandemic and continuing has made things much more challenging. Volumes of warehouse stock have gone through the roof – or at least right up to the rafters.
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Meet the IoT Stars community at MWC and Embedded World, and find the partners to build your next IoT Stack.
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Like all communication technologies, Bluetooth is a better fit for some applications than others. If you're considering using Bluetooth, here’s an outline of the primary factors that determine the effective range of Bluetooth communications, plus some ways to improve it with networking. This article is now updated with the addition of Bluetooth 5 performance.
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The world needs educated children to help solve major challenges. But what does a well-rounded, effective education look like? There is scientific evidence to suggest that the key developmental benefit of play is an important part of a holistic education.
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The natural resources around us represent the basis for all human activity on Earth. We use these resources to produce food, clean drinking water, clothes, electrical energy, and everything else we need to survive. But these resources are limited.
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The global agricultural and farming industry is facing a perfect storm. Earlier this month, the world population hit eight billion for the first time, in the two weeks since it has grown another 1.5 million. That is a lot of extra mouths to feed when there are already 690 million people going hungry, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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While we live in an increasingly tech-focused world, we still face many of the same dangers and threats to our personal safety that we did centuries ago. How can we turn our technology to help mitigate those dangers?
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Increasing the range of a wireless product is an advantage for virtually every application. Consider, say, a large warehouse with a Bluetooth mesh network to track the location of valuable items.
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Adding Bluetooth to your next design should be a simple process.
Cutting edge boards and tools speed up development and reduce time to market for Bluetooth IoT applications.
