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Four clever ways smart technology can help create big energy savings

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By using IoT sensors, for example, companies can collect detailed analytics and enable real-time monitoring to track energy consumption. Through IoT analytics, it achieved a 12% reduction in energy consumption over the course of three years. Smart factories tweaking their power load. Smart grids to help reduce energy wastage.

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Why smart meters will be essential to our sustainable future

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By 2050, 68% of the world’s population will be living in urban areas. But, through the use of technology such as IoT eSIMs , providers can ensure that their smart meters remain connected 24/7 over a typical 10 to 15 year lifespan. Robust cybersecurity – the connected nature of smart meters can be viewed as a double-edged sword.

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Five ways smart technology is revolutionising the agriculture industry

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billion by 2050 , with it potentially ballooning to nearly 11 billion by the turn of the century. For example, IoT Agriculture company DTN has developed a wireless ‘smart trap’ to help farmers protect their crops. In fact, when looking at the numbers, the importance of smart technology in agriculture becomes abundantly clear.