Mister Beacon

What’s going to happen to the world when the Internet explodes by a factor of 100 times, from billions to trillions of things? Steve talks with a friend of the show, and Deloitte’s Chief Futurist, Robert Schmid, to explore when this change will happen, where the opportunities lie, and how to take advantage of what will be a disruptive revolution in the IoT.We also discuss the prospects for the retail industry and what it must do to survive as we move into an ever more connected world. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we switch things up as Steve puts his Wiliot hat on and shines a light on the inside story of Wiliot’s initiative to democratize access to its revolutionary Internet of Everyday things technology. Sitting on the other side of the virtual interview table and asking the questions is Robert Schmid, Deloitte’s Chief Futurist, otherwise known as Mr IoT.We’ll talk about Wiliot’s starter kit and what comes inside the box. Clearly $500 for the kit goes a long way for business leaders looking to expand their asset tracking capability.Visit https://www.wiliot.com/starter-kit for more info. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we are joined by Mattan David, the UK Managing Director of Digipal, an innovator in the next generation of plastic pallets. We discuss how sustainable plastic pallets -  as well as trackable ones - are game-changers. Years of coping with the limits of RFID tracking - clumsily monitoring movement as pallets enter and leave storage facilities - is being replaced by the superpower of Bluetooth tracking? Learn how this newer technology will transform the way Digipal - and others - keep track of their pallets and prevent loss or theft of goods.We’re rapidly entering a new era where returnable transport items are never lost or held up in transport.The 3rd song Mattan mentioned can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FcdvdPX5p8 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We are thrilled that George Anderson - the all-seeing, all-knowing Editor-in-Chief of Retail Wire - will be sharing his often unexpected wisdom on the impact of Covid-19 on the retail economy. Of course, the supply chain implications are profound, which brings us around to the IoT. Given that the pandemic has accelerated everything - collapsing five years into one, as the cliche goes - how will the supply chain demonstrate "automation acceleration"? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we have a very special guest, the CEO of Wiliot Tal Tamir. We’ll talk about Wiliot’s latest release, which includes new versions of their IoT Pixel tags (battery-free, postage stamp sized computers), and version 2.0 of their cloud service, designed to scale the IoT 100x, from billions to trillions of intelligent connected everyday things. These technologies are primed to disrupt the IoT and make it much easier for companies to not only track things that were previously offline, but actively solve problems as they arise. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on The Mr. Beacon Podcast we’re talking with the CEO of Blyott, Gery Pollet. Healthcare is one of the most lucrative markets for asset tracking solutions, but how do you crack it? Gery reveals his company’s approach and tells the story of how he figured out the secret.We go deep on the importance of asset tracking in the medical space. Covering the best tools for keeping track of both expensive equipment, as well as consumables. Tackling the challenges healthcare providers face today. And how much money is to be gained or lost in the process. Also check out the songs Gery mentioned in the interview:Jacques Brel – Ne me quitte pashttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz6r0TP4FBI Stroma – Alors on Dansehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHoT4N43jK8 Angèle – Bruxelles Je ’T Aimehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a79iLjV-HKw See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on The Mr. Beacon Podcast we’re talking with Brielle Jaekel, who is the Managing Editor of Supply and Demand Chain Executive, and host of the L.I.N.K. podcast. She has a lot of insight on the current issues with the supply chain. How can innovations in the IoT help?We talk about this, as well as the environmental implications, tech company visibility, and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we get to know Russian indoor location and Indoor Positioning System vendor of 10 years standing Navigine. We're joined by the CEO, Alexey Panyov, and partnership manager, Margarita Vlasova. They've adopted an open source strategy, giving away some of the most valuable software assets they have developed. We learn why they did it and some surprising benefits.Songs mentioned by the guests are here below.Margarita:Reasons by Minnie Riperton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOOgY6CN6Xc&ab_channel=MinnieRiperton-TopicTime in a Bottle by Jim Croce https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h1davKgBYM&ab_channel=JimCroce-TopicFramganga by Danheim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3qgE2OR-Zk&ab_channel=DanheimAlexey:Pink Floyd - another brick in the wall  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IpYOF4Hi6QPink Floyd - shine on you crazy diamond https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWGE9Gi0bB0AC/DC - thunderstruck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2AC41dglnM See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-o

Can you guess what the world's largest indoor location services platform is? Cisco’s DNA Spaces platform handles over 1 trillion location updates from 1 million access points deployed across 120,000 locations worldwide, so it is a serious contender for this title. The strategic implications of a giant like Cisco building a services platform like this impacts the entire ecosystem of customers and vendors that are in adjacent and overlapping spaces. This week we’re taking a look back at the discussion we had about DNA Spaces with Product Manager Lucas Hanson. Tune in to learn how Cisco is digitizing physical spaces at an unprecedented scale and how you can harness the data from your existing Cisco wireless infrastructure to turn it into consumable insights and actionable business outcomes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

From the leading journalist and podcaster on IoT – Host of The Internet of Things Podcast, Stacey Higginbotham introduces us to Sidewalk, Matter and the subject of IoT interoperability.  Plus, we have a lively discussion on privacy and Stacey’s predictions on the future of the IoT industry. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we speak with one of the leaders in indoor navigation, Pointr sales leader Paul Dupont, who shares how their platform has evolved over the past 5 years, the use cases that are taking off and insights into the issues that buyers should be aware of before investing into Indoor Positioning Systems.  Plus, we share some advanced information on Wiliot’s new Starter Kit, which now makes their Internet of Everyday things technology available to Everyone for the first time. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Supply chain issues are impacting our business and personal lives.  They are also a major driver of IoT projects.  This week we’re talking with Bob Trebilcock, who is the editorial director at Supply Chain Management Review, about the current state of the supply chain, where it is failing, and how it will evolve moving forward.We also talk about omni channel supply chain, which companies are using it currently, as well as which companies are falling by the wayside. And towards the end of the show we’ll talk about Bob’s career, as well as his favorite songs (linked below). Enjoy!Purple Haze from the first Jimi Hendrix album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGoDaYjdfSg&list=RDWGoDaYjdfSg&start_radio=1 Fire and Rain from James Taylor Sweet Baby James album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbD7lfrsY2s Julian Bream playing Bourree - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7aDW1kWbAUBloomdido - Charlie Parker and Dizzy GIllespie from Bird and Diz - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT3wyNwfN

This week we’re talking with Bryan Merckling, CEO of Thinaer, about the tools and methods that companies like his are implementing which are helping to bring true scale to the IoT space. This is helping businesses take a good idea and bring it to life profitably. We cover everything from tags to robots in an effort to roll back the curtain on how companies like Thinaer are bringing asset tracking to businesses as a turnkey service.Also, how is a technology like RFID stacking up against newer implementations like BLE over 2.4GHz? Find out this and so much more!            For more information about Thinaer, visit https://thinaer.io/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today we’re talking with Ramesh Kesanupalli, who is the Co-Founder of the Accountable Digital Identity Association (ADIA), about the benefits of a single digital identity for accessing all accounts over the internet. Not only is this a much easier way to access all your accounts, it is also far more secure, preventing fraud and bringing accountability to the real world.Listen along as we discuss various aspects of cybersecurity, current authentication technologies like FIDO, and much more. We even get to hear about some of Ramesh’ favorite songs from India, here are the links to those:https://youtu.be/h9X3R_y1Y94 https://youtu.be/zuPoUsdXrqMhttps://youtu.be/Rabux6-hDz4https://youtu.be/YTLCkrHPPgQ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode we’re talking with Andy Ward, who is the Co-Founder and CTO of Ubisense, about various technologies from ultra wideband, to bluetooth, machine vision and many more, which his company utilizes within car manufacturing factories to automate the assembly line process.Listen as we discuss these various technologies, old and new, and how in combination they have the chance to change the manufacturing process from top to bottom. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we’ve brought on Tim Debus, who is the President and CEO of The Reusable Packaging Association, to talk about the various benefits businesses can realize when they turn to sustainable, reusable packaging. Tim’s focus is on transportation and distribution packaging (such as bins, crates, etc.), which is an area primed for disruption and improvement.Combined with auto-ID technology, reusable packaging is sure to change the supply chain industry as a whole, making the experience better (and more lucrative) for both buyers and sellers alike.  Enjoy this conversation as we cover everything from grocery stores, clothing supply chains, and the circular economy as a whole. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we’re talking about the circular economy and the process of making fashion more sustainable with auto-ID technology. We’ve brought on Tom Cridland, who is a fashion designer, podcaster, and musician who has created a new clothing line with a 30-year guarantee in order to promote more sustainability in the fashion and clothing space.We discuss the impact of auto-ID in the fashion industry, and how Bluetooth tags in clothing could be implemented to improve supply chains as well as creating a used market for clothing. We also hear Tom’s experiences with Elton John and his band, and what ultimately inspired him as a musician and fashion designer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For this week's episode on branding in the IoT space, we have Adam Hanft on the show to share some of his strategic findings from working in the branding arena for the last several decades. Adam has a creative director background, working at many agencies as an advertiser, and has worked with the likes of Alan Kay ("If You See Something, Say Something"), and even Barack Obama with the "get out the vote" campaign.The truth is, there is no industry or category of business that can avoid the need for branding, and this includes IoT. So today, we discuss ideas ranging from "fast brain slow brain" to grading the IoT space when it comes to branding and messaging effectiveness. We talk about huge successes like Apple in creating amazing brands, and huge failures like the Sony Betamax. Showing how the best product doesn't always win and the advantage of having a powerful and effective brand. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we will hear a unique perspective. Our guest is from Minew, a Chinese company that has focused on the IoT field for more than a decade, both manufacturing their own products and acting as the hardware supplier for many other Bluetooth beacons and tag brands. They have seen the Bluetooth beacon market from its birth and have collaborated with many notable corporations, including Alibaba, Google, Here, and Huawei. Eason Huang joins us from China to discuss the demand for IoT today, where it is heading, and the opportunities and challenges that solution providers are facing.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Can you guess what the world's largest indoor location services platform is? Cisco’s DNA Spaces platform handles over 1 trillion location updates from 1 million access points deployed across 120,000 locations worldwide, so it is a serious contender for this title. The strategic implications of a giant like Cisco building a services platform like this impacts the entire ecosystem of customers and vendors that are in adjacent and overlapping spaces. This week we have the opportunity to get a look inside DNA Spaces with Product Manager Lucas Hanson. Tune in to learn how Cisco is digitizing physical spaces at an unprecedented scale and how you can harness the data from your existing Cisco wireless infrastructure to turn it into consumable insights and actionable business outcomes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.