Vodafone’s latest IoT solution aims to end water industry stagnation

Telecom innovations

Vodafone has launched a new IoT solution that aims to “accelerate change” in the water industry. While many industries are embracing digital transformation – enabled by Industry 4.0 technologies – the water industry has largely remained stubbornly stagnant. Anne Sheehan, Business Director at Vodafone UK, said: “There is growing demand on the UK water companies…

August 2021 Guest Opinion: Location-Based Automation- Why a Digital Twin of Moving Things is the Missing Piece for Successful Industrial Automation

Internet of Things

August 27, 2021 This article outlines why the promising concept of the digital twin has often fallen short of its goal of end-to-end automation and connectivity. It argues that to achieve a full digital transformation, companies need to equip their digital twins with precise location-based data of all moving assets on the shop floor and…

Glovo bags two grocery picking and delivery startups – TechCrunch

Smart Tvs

More startup swapping in the food delivery space: Spain’s Glovo, an on-demand delivery platform which operates a network of dark stores focused on urban convenience shopping, is pushing deeper into planned grocery shopping — announcing the acquisition of two regional ‘Instacart-style’ grocery picking and delivery startups, Madrid-based Lola Market and Portugal’s Mercadão. Terms of the…