![]() The sensors are attached to 20 seals at present by strong glue to log detailed data on the animals’ behavior, such as location and dive depth, as well as temperature, salinity and, eventually, underwater sound. In response, The University of St Andrews Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU has developed smart telemetry tags using NB-IoT technology in a five-year study to track and monitor the movement of harbor seals and determine the causes of their population decline. Seal numbers in the waters of Scotland are in decline. In partnership with the telephone operator Huawei, the data collected by sensors is transmitted via Vodafone Spain’s mobile network and then processed to optimize collection circuits. It makes it possible to reduce the number of trucks needed for waste collection and consequently limit CO 2 emissions. Equipped with narrow-band ( NB-IoT) sensors, they provide real-time visibility on their fill level and are also able to detect fires in the bins. One of its innovations: connected containers that allow for smarter management of urban waste. The connected containers invented by Veolia are a major innovation in the field of smart waste management. See also: Cisco brings digital know-how to smart buildings Veolia received first prize for NB-IoT innovators in the Mobile IoT Innovators Showcase’ competition.The competition was designed to encourage the development of new and innovative Low Power, Wide Area (LPWA) solutions based on licensed Mobile IoT standards.Each entrant was supplied with an easy-to-use development kit which, although optional, helped with the development of new products and solutions that utilized licensed Mobile IoT technology. Here’s a sample of those showcased: Urban waste Yet some of the most interesting are those that solve social or environmental problems where other methods are inefficient or ineffective. ![]() There was plenty of spectacle worthy tech including connected vehicles (even a rickshaw), a robot playing a drumkit and immersive VR experiences. The adoption of ANT wireless technology by Open Garden will take the concept further than before and this is an innovation that is definitely one to watch.The GSMA’s Innovation City at MWC created a space to reveal some of the most cutting-edge mobile-enabled products and services in the world today. Off the grid technology is not new but it has been limited to a lack of range. ![]() The app has been used extensively in countries when governments threaten to shut down cellular wifi such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Iraq, and Russia. It also has great implications for situations when conventional communication is down due to events such as severe storms or earthquakes and is also useful in situations like crowded concerts and sporting events. This is precisely what ANT helps us accomplish.” To enable free communications in these countries, robust direct connectivity between Android mobile devices is critical. “Unsurprisingly, more and more people are using FireChat in countries such as India, Malaysia, Mexico, and the Philippines. If just five percent of phones in a city use the app, the company says, then messages can travel through the mesh of off-the-grid phones to cross the entire city within a few minutes.ĪNT is an ultra low power (ULP) wireless networking protocol that enables direct connections between devices and can be found in everything from fitness sensors to apps and consumer devices, including over 200 million mobile devices.Ĭhristophe Daligault, CMO of Open Garden sees Firechat as an enabler for mobile communication in most countries where people can barely afford to buy a smartphone, let alone a data plan or credits. ![]() With this technology, people don’t need a phone signal or Internet connection to send or download messages - instead, it connects phones using Bluetooth and Wi-Fi radio signals as long as they are no more than 200 feet apart. In order to significantly enhance direct connections between Android smartphones, FireChat now uses the ANT protocol, in addition to Bluetooth and peer-to-peer WiFi, to let smartphones connect to each other to exchange messages and photos when offline. FireChat is the first “off the grid” mobile app that enables people to communicate for free, even if they do not have access to the Internet, a cellular network, or a data plan.įireChat allows people and communities to create their own free communications networks thanks to its unique peer-to-peer mesh networking technology. Open Garden is adopting ANT wireless technology, which will be available in the new release of its flagship mobile app, FireChat. ![]()
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