Episode 80: Comcast builds an IoT network and Amazon streams music

Comcast has decided to bet big on the internet of things by investing in LoRa, a radio standard used for low power wide area networks. Kevin and I discuss the cable company’s plans in this week’s show along with Amazon’s new streaming music service, new Arlo indoor/outdoor cameras and wireless charging. We also point out that SmartThings may be the best bet if you are a UK smart home user with an Echo. It’s the only Echo-integrated smart home system supported in the UK. Farmers have had self-driving tractors for a while. Sensor-fueled smarts make them better. This week’s guest, Eric Hansotia, is the VP at agricultural conglomerate Agco. He spends the first few moments discussing precision farming and the rest of the interview talking about how to transform your business. Agco is trying to move from selling farm equipment to selling outputs. Instead of a tractor a farmer would buy a specific yield of crops, for example. This is a big transition, and Hansotia walks us through it. Hosts: Stacey Higginbotham and Kevin Tofel Guest: Eric Hansotia, senior vice president, global harvesting, crop care and advanced technology solutions at Agco Sponsor: ARM We’ll pass on Amazon’s new streaming service Drama in the IoT standard world Wireless charging is getting better How to start building services instead of devices Now product companies have to deal with churn The post Episode 80: Comcast builds an IoT network and Amazon streams music appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.