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The Internet of Things and the International Telecommunication Union

Enterra Insights

Over the years, however, human-to-human connectivity has been surpassed by machine-to-machine connectivity over what the Internet of Things (IoT) — sometimes referred to as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). billion IoT devices connected to cellular networks worldwide by 2026. Last year, some 2.1 Industry 4.0

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The Internet of Things and the International Telecommunication Union

Enterra Insights

Over the years, however, human-to-human connectivity has been surpassed by machine-to-machine connectivity over what the Internet of Things (IoT) — sometimes referred to as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). billion IoT devices connected to cellular networks worldwide by 2026. Last year, some 2.1 Industry 4.0

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The Future Is Now for Logistics

Material Handling & Logistics

Ports and railroads are straining in part because of Washington's failure to adopt an infrastructure program. A recent article in The Washington Post led off with an anecdote about an 87-year-old man who was looking for work and was told by a trucking company that if he had a commercial drivers license, they would put him in a cab that day.