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Re:GE discovers that industrial IoT doesn't scale by brohee on Sunday September 03, 2017 @09:10AM (#15161246)
There are plenty of sensor without batteries, using e.g. light or vibration to get their energy, of which they need very little...
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Re:GE discovers that industrial IoT doesn't scale by joezydeco on Sunday September 03, 2017 @11:30AM (#15161918)
You still need local collection hubs and network infrastructure to get the data out. The cost of the sensor isn't the issue.
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