ITU and Vodafone launch initiative to connect 3.4B unconnected

United Nations agency International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has partnered with Vodafone to launch an initiative to connect 3.4 billion people. An internet connection is increasingly vital in the modern world to unlock opportunities. Faster connections can mean even greater opportunity, but any connection is better than none. According to research (PDF) by the ITU last…

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

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…