The Mr. Beacon Ambient IoT Podcast

This week we have a very special guest, the CEO of Wiliot Tal Tamir. We’ll talk about Wiliot’s latest release, which includes new versions of their IoT Pixel tags (battery-free, postage stamp sized computers), and version 2.0 of their cloud service, designed to scale the IoT 100x, from billions to trillions of intelligent connected everyday things. These technologies are primed to disrupt the IoT and make it much easier for companies to not only track things that were previously offline, but actively solve problems as they arise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The Mr. Beacon Podcast we’re talking with the CEO of Blyott, Gery Pollet. Healthcare is one of the most lucrative markets for asset tracking solutions, but how do you crack it? Gery reveals his company’s approach and tells the story of how he figured out the secret.We go deep on the importance of asset tracking in the medical space. Covering the best tools for keeping track of both expensive equipment, as well as consumables. Tackling the challenges healthcare providers face today. And how much money is to be gained or lost in the process. Also check out the songs Gery mentioned in the interview:Jacques Brel – Ne me quitte pashttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz6r0TP4FBI Stroma – Alors on Dansehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHoT4N43jK8 Angèle – Bruxelles Je ’T Aimehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a79iLjV-HKw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The Mr. Beacon Podcast we’re talking with Brielle Jaekel, who is the Managing Editor of Supply and Demand Chain Executive, and host of the L.I.N.K. podcast. She has a lot of insight on the current issues with the supply chain. How can innovations in the IoT help?We talk about this, as well as the environmental implications, tech company visibility, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we get to know Russian indoor location and Indoor Positioning System vendor of 10 years standing Navigine. We're joined by the CEO, Alexey Panyov, and partnership manager, Margarita Vlasova. They've adopted an open source strategy, giving away some of the most valuable software assets they have developed. We learn why they did it and some surprising benefits.Songs mentioned by the guests are here below.Margarita:Reasons by Minnie Riperton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOOgY6CN6Xc&ab_channel=MinnieRiperton-TopicTime in a Bottle by Jim Croce https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h1davKgBYM&ab_channel=JimCroce-TopicFramganga by Danheim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3qgE2OR-Zk&ab_channel=DanheimAlexey:Pink Floyd - another brick in the wall  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IpYOF4Hi6QPink Floyd - shine on you crazy diamond https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWGE9Gi0bB0AC/DC - thunderstruck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2AC41dglnM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can you guess what the world's largest indoor location services platform is? Cisco’s DNA Spaces platform handles over 1 trillion location updates from 1 million access points deployed across 120,000 locations worldwide, so it is a serious contender for this title. The strategic implications of a giant like Cisco building a services platform like this impacts the entire ecosystem of customers and vendors that are in adjacent and overlapping spaces. This week we’re taking a look back at the discussion we had about DNA Spaces with Product Manager Lucas Hanson. Tune in to learn how Cisco is digitizing physical spaces at an unprecedented scale and how you can harness the data from your existing Cisco wireless infrastructure to turn it into consumable insights and actionable business outcomes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From the leading journalist and podcaster on IoT – Host of The Internet of Things Podcast, Stacey Higginbotham introduces us to Sidewalk, Matter and the subject of IoT interoperability.  Plus, we have a lively discussion on privacy and Stacey’s predictions on the future of the IoT industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we speak with one of the leaders in indoor navigation, Pointr sales leader Paul Dupont, who shares how their platform has evolved over the past 5 years, the use cases that are taking off and insights into the issues that buyers should be aware of before investing into Indoor Positioning Systems.  Plus, we share some advanced information on Wiliot’s new Starter Kit, which now makes their Internet of Everyday things technology available to Everyone for the first time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Supply chain issues are impacting our business and personal lives.  They are also a major driver of IoT projects.  This week we’re talking with Bob Trebilcock, who is the editorial director at Supply Chain Management Review, about the current state of the supply chain, where it is failing, and how it will evolve moving forward.We also talk about omni channel supply chain, which companies are using it currently, as well as which companies are falling by the wayside. And towards the end of the show we’ll talk about Bob’s career, as well as his favorite songs (linked below). Enjoy!Purple Haze from the first Jimi Hendrix album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGoDaYjdfSg&list=RDWGoDaYjdfSg&start_radio=1 Fire and Rain from James Taylor Sweet Baby James album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbD7lfrsY2s Julian Bream playing Bourree - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7aDW1kWbAUBloomdido - Charlie Parker and Dizzy GIllespie from Bird and Diz - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT3wyNwfN0Q Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we’re talking with Bryan Merckling, CEO of Thinaer, about the tools and methods that companies like his are implementing which are helping to bring true scale to the IoT space. This is helping businesses take a good idea and bring it to life profitably. We cover everything from tags to robots in an effort to roll back the curtain on how companies like Thinaer are bringing asset tracking to businesses as a turnkey service.Also, how is a technology like RFID stacking up against newer implementations like BLE over 2.4GHz? Find out this and so much more!            For more information about Thinaer, visit https://thinaer.io/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we’re talking with Ramesh Kesanupalli, who is the Co-Founder of the Accountable Digital Identity Association (ADIA), about the benefits of a single digital identity for accessing all accounts over the internet. Not only is this a much easier way to access all your accounts, it is also far more secure, preventing fraud and bringing accountability to the real world.Listen along as we discuss various aspects of cybersecurity, current authentication technologies like FIDO, and much more. We even get to hear about some of Ramesh’ favorite songs from India, here are the links to those:https://youtu.be/h9X3R_y1Y94 https://youtu.be/zuPoUsdXrqMhttps://youtu.be/Rabux6-hDz4https://youtu.be/YTLCkrHPPgQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.