Verizon LTE now available for IoT devices
Verizon on Tuesday announced U.S. availability of chipsets for Internet of Things (IoT) devices that can connect to its LTE network at speeds up to 10Mbps.
The carrier also said it began a pilot two weeks ago with drone partner PrecisionHawk to monitor a grape crop at the Hahn Estate winery in Soledad, CA. Verizon intends to use the drone pilot project to help develop mapping and analytics for agribusiness, then to sell its LTE network and IoT integration as a package deal to wineries.
Verizon is working with the Hahn Family Estate winery to test a drone's high resolution photos of its vineyards. The photos can be compared with data from various sensors on the ground to detect soil moisture and more.
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