54. What Do Tomatoes, Forklifts, and Cows Have In Common?
Release Date: 01/03/2024
66. Season 4 Finale
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65. Storytelling & Predictions - Net Neutrality
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Net Neutrality Insights: Consequences & Predictions with Dan McVaugh In this episode of 5G Guys, Dan McVaugh revisits the topic of net neutrality. Dan shares personal stories from his telecom career, highlighting potential unintended consequences if the FCC reinstates net neutrality by classifying telecom providers under Title II of the Communications Act. He explores the impacts on network performance, advanced 5G features, and critical services like FirstNet for first responders, ending with cautious predictions on the future judicial outcomes and their implications. ...
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64. 5G From Space with Skylo's Tarun Gupta
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63. Net Neutrality with Nathan Leamer
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62. The Future of Technology in Federal Applications: Insights from Intel's CTO
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61. Q1 Telco Earnings with Jim Patterson
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60. Storytelling and Predictions - Premier, Wireless Economy
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57 - First Responder Communications in Schools: Are You and Your Community Covered?
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The podcast episode features Samuel Van de Velde, founder and CTO of Pozyx, discussing the impact of 5G and other advanced technologies on location-based services. Samuel highlights how 5G integrates positioning capabilities into its standard, enabling increased application in areas such as indoor asset tracking and industrial IoT. The discourse uncovers use cases in agriculture, like tracking cow behavior to enhance farming practices using ultra-wideband technology, and discusses the future of location technology in manufacturing and distribution sectors. Samuel emphasizes the importance of application-centric approaches in leveraging the value of location data. The episode also sheds light on the evolution of location and positioning in cellular networks from older generations to the present 5G.
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⏰Episode Minute-by-Minute⏰
00:00 Sneak Peak
00:29 Introduction
00:58 Welcome to the 5G Guys Show
01:13 Introducing the Guest: Samuel Van de Velde
01:37 The Evolution of Location and Positioning in Cellular Networks
05:20 The Role of 5G in Enabling Better Location-Based Services
07:59 The Impact of 5G on Indoor and Outdoor Asset Tracking
10:01 The Future of 5G and Location-Based Services
16:11 Understanding Ultra Wideband Technology
17:51 Sponsor Break: Vertex Innovations
18:20 Exploring Indoor Applications of 5G
18:41 Case Study: Tracking Cows in Agriculture
21:39 The Convergence of Advanced Technologies
23:58 Case Study: Warehouse Automation
26:46 Case Study: Fresh Produce
27:38 The Role of Location Data in Global Supply Chain
30:15 Improving Productivity in Manufacturing and Distribution
31:16 Conclusion and Contact Information