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Internet Of Things Network Launched Across London

The government-backed Digital Catapult wheeze has launched an “Internet of Things network” across London to titivate the lives of the eight million poor souls trapped within the M25. We are told that 50 LoRaWAN base stations will be deployed to “overcome issues including infrastructure provision, traffic and transport services, energy management and environmental sensing.” Apparently the network will cure asthma, stop cyclists getting themselves run over by lorries, enable drone deliveries, provoke the Second Coming of Christ and elect Hillary Clinton all on its own – though only within Oyster travelcard zone 1.

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