# IoT and Edge Computing in Precision Farming | Veea's Ewam de Freitas | Internet of Things Podcast

- Show: [IoT For All Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast)
- Published: 2024-07-30
- Length: 16m
- Episode: 354
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2024-07-30-iot-and-edge-computing-in-precision-farming-veeas-ewam-de-freitas-internet-of-th
- Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iot-for-all/episodes/IoT-and-Edge-Computing-in-Precision-Farming--Veeas-Ewam-de-Freitas--Internet-of-Things-Podcast-e2mj997

## Summary

Ewam de Freitas, Chief Product Officer at Veea, explains how the company uses edge computing to provide connectivity and local processing for underserved regions and precision agriculture. He details Veea's platform, which integrates connectivity with secure computing to enable applications like telehealth in Latin America and Indonesia, and optimized farming in California. De Freitas discusses the challenges of deploying infrastructure in remote areas, including security concerns and the need for local champions to drive adoption.

## Chapters

- [0:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2024-07-30-iot-and-edge-computing-in-precision-farming-veeas-ewam-de-freitas-internet-of-th#t=37) Introduction: Ewam de Freitas and Veea
- [1:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2024-07-30-iot-and-edge-computing-in-precision-farming-veeas-ewam-de-freitas-internet-of-th#t=92) Veea's Edge Computing Platform and Origins
- [2:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2024-07-30-iot-and-edge-computing-in-precision-farming-veeas-ewam-de-freitas-internet-of-th#t=173) Key Verticals: Connected Buildings, Energy, and Underserved Areas
- [5:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2024-07-30-iot-and-edge-computing-in-precision-farming-veeas-ewam-de-freitas-internet-of-th#t=317) Precision Farming and the Trinchero Family Estates Case Study
- [8:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2024-07-30-iot-and-edge-computing-in-precision-farming-veeas-ewam-de-freitas-internet-of-th#t=489) Telehealth Use Cases in Latin America and Indonesia
- [9:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2024-07-30-iot-and-edge-computing-in-precision-farming-veeas-ewam-de-freitas-internet-of-th#t=598) Adoption Challenges and Security in Remote Deployments
- [12:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2024-07-30-iot-and-edge-computing-in-precision-farming-veeas-ewam-de-freitas-internet-of-th#t=776) Connectivity Optimization and Future Focus

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Veea (company)
- Qualcomm (company)
- Honeywell (company)
- John Deere (company)
- Trinchero Family Estates (company)
- Starlink (product)
- LoRa (other)
- VFE (company)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Precision Farming:  Bridging the Connectivity Gap](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-02-07-precision-farming-bridging-the-connectivity-gap) (The Robot Report Podcast)
- [Taming the Wild Edge](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-09-17-taming-the-wild-edge) (EE Times Current)
- [Advancing Connectivity at the Industrial IoT Edge](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-02-18-advancing-connectivity-at-the-industrial-iot-edge) (EE Times Current)
- [Designing IoT Solutions for Hard-to-Connect Places](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2021-07-20-designing-iot-solutions-for-hard-to-connect-places) (Over the Air)
- [Ep. 11 | Real-Time Edge Processing: Get to Market Faster with Future-Proofed Designs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2020-10-29-ep-11-real-time-edge-processing-get-to-market-faster-with-future-proofed-designs) (Moore's Lobby)

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