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Latest Wireless Standards And Their Applicationsedit
IEEE 802.11ad and P802.15.7 support extremely high level of throughput under 5G. IEEE 802.11ah is best suited for spectrum under 1GHz, with focus on the Internet of Things (IoT) support. The IEEE 802.21 working group is creating the P802.21.1 standard to provide media-independent services such as home energy management system, software-defined radio access networks, radio resource management and device-to-device communication.
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Security In Smart Applicationsedit
Security in smart applications has evolved from the convergence of wireless technologies, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), microservices and the Internet. This concept has the potential to impact how we live and how we work. The Internet of Things (IoT) is now the focus point for all the techno-logical advancements and research.
Internet of ThingsLeverage AI to create healthcare, education solutions: Prasad to start upsedit
How can you leverage Artificial Intelligence, Machine to Machine communication and Internet of Things for healthcare, agriculture and education in rural areas…that is the challenge for you,” he said after presenting the ‘ICT start-ups awards by Meity-ASSOCHAM-Ericsson’. The minister said that start-up companies should utilise the existing network of Common Services Centres (digital kiosks that deliver digital services) as also BPOs that are coming up in smaller towns.
Artificial IntelligenceInternet of ThingsMachine to Machine communicationInnovation, the new normaledit
The use of technology has gained momentum during the year with the industry exploring and implementing technological advancements such as blockchain, chatbots, artificial intelligence, and internet of things (IOT) to make the engagement with customers as smooth as possible. According to a recent market research, the global insurtech market is expected to experience steady growth. Digitization shortens policy issuance time and ensures more transparency.
Artificial IntelligencedigitizationInternet of ThingsHow India should face the energy dilemma with IoTedit
At the same time, advancements in technology with Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is enabling energy companies to run leaner, more efficient, sustainable and safer operations. It is thus critical for all energy stakeholders to be more digitised, flexible and dynamic to address the challenges of changing business models, ageing infrastructure, climate concerns, and the lack of global access to clean, reliable energy in many remote communities.
Industrial Internet of ThingsHow Airlines are Flying High on Big Data Analyticsedit
By Princy Lalawat
But this race has kick-started and not far are those days where getting your favorite window seat would become easy. From real-time baggage check to IoT technologies helping customers get their boarding process easy, everything will be just based on previous insights. Big data analytics has kicked in new levels to leverage your experience for any trip. So go on and enjoy what this tech world has to offer in.
Big Data analyticsDriving the digital revolution to telecommunicationedit
While there are numerous challenges that need to be addressed to ensure that India remains at the forefront of the ongoing digital revolution, the key challenge is the limited bandwidth capabilities of network operators. However, as digital technologies continue to make inroads in India, there will soon be a significant rise in the number of devices, both smartphones and IoT-led, that will lead to the evolution of new, high-speed technologies as an ad-on to the legacy infrastructure.
Digital RevolutionTelecommunicationAI in security: Powerful Hacks for Dealing with Security Threatsedit
As per the latest WEF Global Risks Report, cyber attacks are one of the biggest threats to the world in 2018. This clearly implies that organizations need to address this issue and secure their systems so as to combat these likely-to-happen cyber attacks. It’s also predicted by many experts that the coordinated “botnets” will become more prevalent, especially with unsecured IoT devices.
AIIoTWhy the Indian Railways will face an AI conundrumedit
By Leslie D’Monte
A majority of the jobs offered by Indian Railways in its recent recruitment drive, for which it received 25 million applications, can be automated with the help of AI and robotics
AIRoboticsHow India should face the energy dilemma with IoTedit
One in every six people on the planet still lacks access to energy, which is vital to achieve social, economic and overall human development. In India, one of the fastest growing economies worldwide with 1.3 billion people, over 300 million citizens still do not have access to electricity. At the same time, our country also relies heavily on conventional fuels to meet its burgeoning energy demand.
IoTNational Digital Communications Policy 2018 draft for public comments soon: Manoj Sinhaedit
By Muntazir Abbas
Telecom minister Manoj Sinha reviewed the draft guidelines of the upcoming public policy on telecom sector prepared by the Department of Telecom, and said that it would be soon put on for wide consultation inviting public comments.
AIDigital CommunicationsIoTFuture ready IoT for futuristic cities: Nawin Sona Natesanedit
The Smart City would have to plan to harness the power of Internet of Things (IoT) by laying a strong but flexible foundation, capable of growing with the global emerging standards in IoT techno space, writes Nawin Sona Natesan, Managing Director, Maharashtra State Cotton Growers Marketing Federation Ltd, a special article for Elets News Network (ENN).
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FOCUS-The auto plants of the future may have a surprisingly human touch edit
Carmakers have big plans for their next generation of factories: smarter designs, artificial intelligence and collaborative robots building a wide range of vehicles on the same line.The plants will also feature a component they say is the secret ingredient to flexible manufacturing: humans.
electric mobilityElectric VehiclesElectric Vehicles This Weekedit
By Meha Agarwal
To start with, French company FM Logistic announced its plans to develop green vehicles for environmentally sustainable road cargo transportation in India, in keeping with the government’s push for electric vehicles. “It may take several years, but in India too we need to move to green energy, even in transport and logistics,” CEO Jean-Cristophe Machet told ET. The company plans a pilot project in India in the next one year.
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17.68 lakh seats lay vacant last year but govt may approve 800 new tech institutes in 2018edit
By Kritika Sharma
A total of 149 technical institutions – including those teaching management, engineering and pharmacy – shut down in 2016-17. The year before, the number was 125. Hundreds have applied for closure this year as well. But the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is currently considering more than 800 applications seeking its approval to start new institutions in the next academic year, ThePrint has learnt.
aicteEngineeringAICTE Expanding Students’ Horizon through Internshipedit
When we talk about students’ employability, we have to first clear the concept of employability. As per trends, 20 to 25 per cent students always follow their parental occupation. When we collect figures, around 40 to 50 per cent get placement. Then immediately we start blaming institutions, regulatory bodies and other teaching-learning communities, saying that our students are unemployable. It is not the question of employability; it is the question of the students’ actual way of moving ahead.
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If India has to become the strongest economy in the world, the education system must undergo systematic overhaul to create globally competitive institutions
India is at a precarious position. When the world is aging, India is growing younger. We are set to become the youngest nation in the world by 2030 and according to the International Monetary Fund, this demographic dividend is expected to add two percentage points to per capita Gross Domestic Product growth per annum. However, if the youth is not educated properly and gainfully employed, this demographic dividend can become a curse.
EducationSkill DevelopmentWill the Indian Government Save the Higher Education Sector?edit
India’s higher education sector is the largest in the world with a total enrolment of 35.7 million students. According to the All India Survey of Higher Education 2016-17, there are 864 universities, 40,026 colleges and 11,669 stand-alone institutions in the country. Additionally, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) data suggests that more than 3,200 institutions award degrees in engineering.
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PM Modi says Karnataka’s renewable energy capacity doubled in 4 yearsedit
Ahead of the upcoming Karnataka assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the state’s renewable energy capacity work has doubled in the past four years. He was interacting with party workers in the state through the NaMo app to motivate their morale. “In Karnataka, after we came to power, Rs 17,000 crore was given to the state to construct national highways.
Renewable EnergyIndia defends safeguard duty on solar cells opposed by EU, Japan in WTOedit
India has told a WTO committee that it followed global trade rules while imposing safeguard measures on imported solar cells even as the European Union and Japan have criticised the move. The issue came up at the meeting of the safeguard committee of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva on April 23.
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