IoT – Lanner

IoT Gateway: Integration of PLC with IoT

Lanner Blog — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 06:05:22 +0000

Programmable Logical Controllers (PLCs) are present in almost all modern industries. Although they come in many shapes and forms, they have one goal: to control, measure, and carry out tasks in real-time within complex industrial applications. PLCs have played the role of robust and flexible brains for automation systems on factory floors for decades. They are, ...

Next-Gen Passenger Wi-Fi System for Buses

Lanner Blog — Tue, 28 Dec 2021 18:25:04 +0000

Private and public bus companies are looking for reliable and cost-efficient smart bus solutions to help them provide passenger’s safety, optimize travel time, and improve overall customer satisfaction. After all, happy and safe customers lead to business growth. Providing a passenger WiFi system or WiFi hotspot service is one of the best ways to keep ...

The Commercial Vs Industrial IoT Gateway

Lanner Blog — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 22:09:26 +0000

The IoT gateway is an appliance or software deployed in an IoT network. It provides the communication gate between IoT edge (controllers, sensors, and intelligent machinery) and the cloud. Any data moving between IoT devices and the external network or cloud must stop by the gateway. IoT gateways can be classified as commercial and industrial ...

Rugged Embedded Computers Enabling Onboard SD-WAN

Lanner Blog — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 20:48:59 +0000

From first responder fleets to trucking companies, the need for reliable wireless WAN access has become crucial, especially with the rapid growth of IoT devices and Internet-based applications. Extending network connectivity to vehicles is key to improving fleet-based businesses, but implementing an in-vehicle network deployment can be challenging, especially regarding communication reliability. A fanless and ...

5G and Smart Farming IoT – Promise of Making the World Green Again

Rick Spencer — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 22:48:15 +0000

Who wouldn’t agree that if there is one sector that we all as human race really need to become more efficient and prosperous using all the possible technologies such as IoT, it’s the Agriculture sector. It is directly connected with how prosperous and peaceful we are as societies as well as nation states. 5G networks ...

Internet of Things Privacy: What GDPR Means For IoT Data

Lanner Blog — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 17:17:52 +0000

New EU data regulations in the form of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will begin to apply in May 2018 and could drastically influence the Internet of Things and how data is collected and protected on IoT devices. The vast majority of IoT devices make use of an extraordinary amount of data while also ...

Key Role of Network Slicing in 5G Network Enablement

Rick Spencer — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 20:17:27 +0000

5G is the next step in wireless telecommunications standards. Through the evolution of communications technologies and the advancement of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, communications networks need to be both ultra-reliable and flexible so as to adequately meet the needs of applications and data transfer requirements. It is estimated that, by the year ...

9 Examples of Smart City Networks

Lanner Blog — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 18:46:40 +0000

From Smart Grid and intelligent transportation systems to hazard mitigation, air quality monitoring and smart waste, we’ll be looking into 9 examples of smart city networks and see what exactly these technologies do to improve the lives of their communities and how they are helping to build smarter and sustainable population hubs for future. The ...

Predictive Maintenance 4.0 reshaping rolling stock Asset Management

Rick Spencer — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 19:17:24 +0000

Cornerstone of the 4th industrial revolution, predictive maintenance 4.0 is a fast growing market of IoT-enabled intelligent sensors and data communication technologies built for machine condition monitoring applications. In any industry, extending the lifespan of your equipment and tools is a great way of cutting down on waste and can save businesses money by reducing ...