2019 continues to be an eventful year in Connected Industry. The U.S. economy continues to show strength, with record low unemployment and stock indexes reaching new highs. Concerns over shortages of skilled labor continue to drive interest in automation and Connected Industry solutions in order to boost productivity and effectiveness. Automation, AI and connected solutions for predictive maintenance will be critical to address the labor gap in coming years.
There has not been much activity in terms of M&A, although Microsoft announced the acquisition of Express Logic, a provider of real-time operating systems (RTOS) for micro-controller units (MCUs). According to the company, the deal will “unlock access to billions of new connected endpoints” as well as “grow the number of devices that can seamlessly connect to Azure and enable new intelligent capabilities”.
5G continues to grab headlines as potential transformative technology, but there continues to be a lot of debate as to the benefits. The potential use cases offer enormous appeal in AI-intensive areas like self-driving cars, manufacturing and industrial uses. There’s a lot of creative vision at work ahead of broader market adoption. However, as a measure of how early the technology is, Verizon is offering a $1mn reward for the best 5G business idea, suggesting that it will take time for viable use cases to emerge. There are also other key advances in connectivity: The Wireless Broadband Alliance has launched the first of a series of Wi-Fi 6 trials for industrial enterprise and the IoT at Mettis Aerospace’s 27-acre facility in the West Midlands starting in the second half of 2019. Use cases under consideration include: multi-stream live video monitoring, real-time energy monitoring, ultra-reliable low latency communications with sensors on critical systems, and augmented reality.
At Momenta, we’re of the view that Low Power WAN technologies offer tremendous near-term potential, as such we’ve launched the LoRaWAN Startup Challenge to identify the most promising startups in the field.
LoRaWAN: Ready to Take Connectivity's Center Stage?
The LPWAN market is a competitive landscape in terms of connectivity solutions. This webinar will explore the possibilities of Low Power, Wide Area Networks (LPWAN), specifically LoRaWAN, where it sits among its competitors in connectivity and the types of vertical applications it is being used for.
We will take a look at some interesting use cases for LPWAN technologies and evaluate the key barriers our panelists are currently seeing that inhibit the connectivity marketplace to scale.
Make sure to register for this webinar to stay on top of developments in the Connected Industry - unable to attend, no problem, as long as you are registered you will be receiving a link to the recorded webinar once it is ready!
We are honored to announce the general acquisition of 151 Advisors’ global business, including 151 Ventures by Momenta Partners.
151 Advisors is one of the pre-eminent IoT Advisory firms providing Go-To-Market Strategies, IoT Strategy & Execution, Global Growth Strategies and Channel Development.
It's not too late to submit your entry to the LoRaWAN Startup Challenge! A contest and event to recognize the most-Innovative early-stage LPWAN startups. Have an opportunity to be in front of global IoT leaders and pitch to LoRa Alliance members including the likes of Alibaba, Cisco, Google, KPN, Orange, and more!
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#55 Sander Klous, Professor of Big Data Ecosystems at the University of Amsterdam & Partner in charge of Big Data and Analytics for KPMG in the Netherlands
Uptake the premier Industrial AI company that empowers major industry leaders through their predictive analytics SaaS platform, retains Momenta Partners to expand leadership team.
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Hitachi Vantara continues global expansion to drive digital transformation capabilities and retains Momenta Partners to appoint additional executive talent in the US.
Arable Labs, a pioneer in decision agriculture, with a mission to connect all the world's farms appoints a new VP WW Sales & BD following a retained search by Momenta Partners.
VES Environmental Solutions, a leading global provider of Environmental and Control Systems for agriculture and industrial markets appoints a new VP WW Sales & BD following a retained search by Momenta Partners.
Oden Technologies, a leading provider of real-time data analytics solutions for manufacturers appoints a new Chief Revenue Officer following a retained search by Momenta Partners.
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