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Covid has been credited with digitally transforming the planet – including the acceleration of industrial IoT.
Agriculture, utilities, mining, oil and gas, transport and logistics have all put their foot on the gas when it comes to industrial IoT over the past couple of years.
But Covid hasn't removed the key constraint of ubiquitous, easy access to internet across remote areas. Connectivity was an issue impacting 75 percent of IoT projects canvassed in a recent global survey.
Instead, acceleration is coming in another form – competition. Incumbent supplier Inmarsat has been given the hurry up by Elon Musk's Starlink and its constellation of low orbit access points.
We spoke to Inmarsat about the research findings and their plans to respond…
Enjoy the read,
Heather Wright
Editor
editor@istart.com.au
In this issue
> Inmarsat targets industrial IoT
> ACCC calls for the power to rein in Google
> ANZCO brings automation to butchers
> Xero accelerates AP Invoicing with AI-powered automation
> Aussie Govt ID program ramps up
> The cybersecurity cost of WFH
> AppWrap: Tech news from around the web
Inmarsat targets industrial IoT
A/NZ among leaders…
“Many more companies are now producing digital twins of their supply chains.”
ACCC calls for the power to rein in Google
New laws needed to rein in significant competition issues…
‘New regulatory solutions are needed’
ANZCO brings automation to butchers
Supply chain tracking, retail automation and robots smarten up red meat trade…
The offering provides suppliers with insights to make improvements to supply chain performance.
Xero accelerates AP Invoicing with AI-powered automation
Reduced manual data entry, faster processing, greater visibility and less ‘taxing’ on their staff is just the beginning…
“We were looking for something user-friendly and intuitive for the end-user."
Aussie Govt ID program ramps up
And New Zealand?…
A safe thriving digital economy is not possible without digital identity.
The cybersecurity cost of WFH
Local companies reveal true cost in breaches…
“92 percent reported they have experienced at least one business-impacting cyber attack in the past 12 months.”
AppWrap: Tech news from around the web
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp have been hit by an outage, affecting both web and smartphone apps around the world.
The Australian National Audit Office has launched an inquiry into Services Australia’s reliance on contractors amid concerns over technology capability issues.
Social media platforms should be viewed as publishers, and liable for defamation, if they’re unwilling to identify people posting offensive comment, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says.
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