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Energy Harvesting and Future of Sustainable IoT | SODAQ's Ollie Smeenk

IoT For All Podcast · 10 Jan 2022 · 28m

What this episode covers

Ollie Smeenk, CEO of SODAQ, discusses the evolution of sustainable IoT, focusing on energy harvesting and batteryless devices. He explains how SODAQ transitioned from custom development for clients to launching its own products, utilizing technologies like supercapacitors and flexible PCBs to reduce electronic waste. The conversation covers the challenges of component shortages, the business case for tracking in agriculture, and the future impact of satellite IoT and edge AI.

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companies scaling up

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SODAQ, Simcom, Nordic Semiconductor, u-blox, Quectel
Also
Arduino, LoRaWAN, LTE-M, Narrowband IoT, CES, Mobile World Congress, Kickstarter

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