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Smart Industry No.1 2022

Smart Industry No.1 2022 - The IoT Business Magazine - powered by Avnet Silica

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contents Imprint<br />

CONTENTs<br />

03 Editorial<br />

04 Contents/Imprint<br />

06 <strong>Smart</strong> People<br />

24<br />

Welcome to the Metaverse<br />

Online communities have existed since at least the mid-1980s, but the metaverse could represent<br />

a whole new dimension. Imagine it as an online virtual world which incorporates augmented<br />

reality, virtual reality, 3D holographic avatars, video and other means of communication. As<br />

the metaverse expands, it will offer a hyper-real alternative world for you to coexist in.<br />

<strong>Smart</strong> Business<br />

12 The Man Machine: Building a Better Brain<br />

24 The Metaverse: No Time for Fun & Games<br />

29 Avnet Column: Gilles Beltran<br />

30 The Future of IoT<br />

34 Interview: Lou Lutostanski<br />

38 Why IoT Projects Fail<br />

42 IIoT: How to Eat an Elephant<br />

<strong>Smart</strong> Communications<br />

46 Keep on Trucking<br />

52 Taking Security to the Edge<br />

58 EV Charging: Current Trends<br />

58<br />

Current Trends<br />

The electric vehicle industry is on its way to market maturity but there are still twists in the road<br />

for stakeholders and customers. From accessibility and standardization issues to a lack of convenient<br />

and secure payment methods at charging stations, unresolved issues could still throw a<br />

spoke in the wheel of electric vehicles, leaving full adoption out of reach.<br />

<strong>Smart</strong> Lifestyle<br />

62 The <strong>Smart</strong>est City<br />

66 Internet of Trees: Fighting Forest Fires with IoT<br />

72 Taking 5G to the Max<br />

76 Interview: The World is Shrinking<br />

<strong>Smart</strong> Solutions<br />

78 Old Data for Sale<br />

82 Lidar<br />

86 Bernd Schöne: Liquid Software<br />

88 <strong>Smart</strong> Sensors: <strong>Smart</strong> Eyes for IoT<br />

90 <strong>Smart</strong> Companies<br />

92 One More Thing<br />

62<br />

The <strong>Smart</strong>est City<br />

Poblenau, formerly a run-down suburb of Barcelona, has reinvented itself as a neighbourhood<br />

buzzing with innovative startups, research centres and international businesses.<br />

Today, it is regularly touted as a template for urban, economic and social renewal, as well as<br />

a hotbed of IT innovation.<br />

98 Gerd Leonhard: The Future Looks Great!<br />

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