Expeto Enterprise Wireless Networking Platform Powers Next Level AgTech with the 5G Open Innovation Lab
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Partnership with the agricultural industry farming community in Snohomish County leverages 5G speed with applications to increase production, preserve natural resources and improve crop yield.
SEATTLE, Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Expeto, the world s leading Enterprise Wireless Networking platform, has partnered with technology leaders T-Mobile, Microsoft, Intel, Amdocs, Nokia, Dell and other innovators to create the 5G Open Innovation Lab. The project will showcase 5G-powered food resiliency applications, like soil and weather sensors, automated planting, harvesting automation, irrigation management and artificial intelligence (AI) analytics engines to offer unique insights that increase yields, improve profits and save valuable time.
Using 5G to Transform Farming and Improve Food Resiliency
By John Saw, EVP of Advanced & Emerging Technologies
Published 02-02-21
Submitted by T-Mobile
Farming, it is the most important job on our planet, and it is an industry with massive potential for generating and using raw data. Yet few industries have been as limited by data connectivity. With 5G, that is changing. All around the world farmers are embracing wireless technology, finding better ways to feed and sustain the planet.
We are working to help fuel this innovation, and today we announced a collaboration between Snohomish County, the 5G Open Innovation Lab and our partners to create a state-of-the-art agriculture technology field lab at two farms in rural Washington. It is called the Food Resiliency Project and it is funded by the CARES Act with the goal to bring together farmers, distributors and technology companies to transform the agriculture industry and improve food resiliency.
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SEATTLE, Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The 5G Open Innovation Lab (5G OI Lab), a global applied innovation ecosystem of developers, corporate enterprises, academia and government institutions, today announced the launch of its first application development field lab for the agricultural industry with dedicated access to a 5G-capable, CBRS LTE-based network and edge computing platform fueled by technology provided by the partners of the 5G OI Lab. The Food Resiliency Project, an economic development initiative funded by a grant through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), establishes a virtual and physical space for Snohomish County to bring together food growers, and distributors with technology companies to collaboratively develop new capabilities that will improve the resiliency of Snohomish County s agriculture sector and minimize future food service disruptions for consumers and regional agribusiness.
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SEATTLE The 5G Open Innovation Lab (5G OI Lab), a global applied innovation ecosystem of developers, corporate enterprises, academia and government institutions, today announced it will close its recruiting window on January 22, 2021 for its 3rd batch of early- and later-stage start-ups with a focus on enterprise innovation and 5G-enabled services. The Lab is seeking Seed and Series A to Series C companies serving diverse markets including agriculture, energy, entertainment, logistics, manufacturing, mining, space and satellite technology and transportation.
Said Jim Brisimitzis, General Partner of the 5G Open Innovation Lab, Our program is a catalyst for applied innovation bridging hands-on collaboration between our companies and Partners to push new enterprise capabilities enabled by future 5G network connectivity and edge compute. We are working with amazing companies to create innov
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