Key sectors to benefit from LPWAN tech
Published on: Wednesday, May 24, 2017
CYBERJAYA: The manufacturing, transportation, healthcare, agriculture and digital lifestyle are key sectors in Malaysia that will benefit from the adoption of Low Power-WAN (LPWAN) technology in the implementation of the Internet-of-Things (IoT).Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) Communications and Digital Ecosystem Sector Chief Officer Datuk Mohd Ali Hanafiah Mohd Yunus said LPWAN was among the latest technology in the IoT world that could help make the daily lives of people easier and better."These sectors can definitely ride on rapid IoT development to bring business value and enhance our quality of life," he said in his welcoming remark at a seminar on "Digital Lifestyle: IoT Transforming Businesses" here today.
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He said the LPWAN technology required considerably less power, which meant saving in electricity or battery consumption, but at the same time it had longer and wider range of coverage.Mohd Ali said a study had shown that using the applications of IoT in the business sector could save between 30 and 40 per cent of the cost of operations.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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