SIGFOX USA APPOINTS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY VETERAN MURRAY KAWCHUK AS VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES

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With three decades of experience, Kawchuk will build on Sigfox U.S.A.’s momentum to accelerate customer and revenue growth Boston, Mass. – October 9, 2018 – Sigfox U.S.A., the North America network operator for the global Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) connectivity provider Sigfox, today announced that telecommunications industry veteran Murray Kawchuk has joined the company as Vice President of … Read more

CONNECTED FINLAND OY AND FORTUM HAVE SIGNED AN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR IOT COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS

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Fortum strengthens cost-effective and secure communications solutions in partnership with Connected Finland. Development contains Fortum’s SmartLiving services, which are smart solutions for homeowners, builders and private homes. SmartLiving services can be used for monitoring indoor temperature and humidity measurements of buildings, as an example. Key point is to develop IoT-based services according to the needs … Read more

SIGFOX MONITORS TELXIUS TELECOMMUNICATION TOWERS

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Monitoring quality of service and security of mobile phone towers. Munich, Germany – 27 September 2018 – Sigfox – the world’s leading IoT connectivity service provider – and Telxius – the global telecommunication infrastructure provider of the Telefónica Group ­– are cooperating to develop a monitoring system for mobile phone towers. The goal is to monitor … Read more

WHY SENSOR-COLLECTED DATA IS THE MOST ACCURATE

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There are several benefits to the easy-to-implement sensors that are powered by Sigfox’s global network, but one of the most important is the accuracy of the sensor data. Because these sensors are able to monitor weather conditions in your exact fields 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, year round, you are able to … Read more

8 TIPS FOR AGRICULTURAL WATER CONSERVATION

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While many farmers globally are relying on groundwater and other pumped resources to properly water their crops, the environmental effects of water waste are a big problem in agriculture. Water waste can lead to soil erosion, overwatered crops, and unnecessary spend. By better optimizing your water usage, you are not only doing your part to … Read more

HOW COMMUNITY-SOURCED (CLOUD) DATA CAN ENHANCE CROP MONITORING

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Through smart agriculture, we are able to have exact data from the fields that farmers want to monitor. This allows farmers to view data for several different metrics, including rainfall, humidity, and air pressure. In addition, connected sensors also allow us to view and track data from other sensors in outside fields. This has a … Read more

THE DATA YOU NEED TO GROW MORE PRODUCTIVE CROPS

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Agriculture and farming is responsible for ensuring our global population is well-nourished, and it’s crucial for farmers to properly manage their crops so they can get as high as yield as possible from the plants that they have. The higher the yield per square meter, the more profit they can gain from what they are … Read more

GCT SEMICONDUCTOR MULTI-MODE LTE IOT SOLUTION SUPPORTS GROWING LPWA CELLULAR AND SIGFOX MARKET

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GCT’s GDM7243i LTE chip has been certified by a major US carrier and is now being designed into several IoT modules forLTE Category M1/NB1/EC-GSM and Sigfox Los Angeles, CA, September 12, 2018 – Today at Mobile World Congress Americas 2018 in Los Angeles, GCT Semiconductor, a leading designer and supplier of advanced 4G and 5G LTE mobile … Read more

HOW RAINFALL AFFECTS CROP HEALTH

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Rain is usually seen as a benefit to crops and fields, but there is an “ideal” amount of rainfall in any given growing season for most crops. If the average rainfall is much lower or higher than the ideal, it can lead to significant problems, from drowned crops to lower yields. When to water Knowing … Read more