AT&T is using its 5G network to power a unique type of connected device designed specifically for dairy farmers. The hardware comes from smaXtec, which describes it as a small smart sensor that cows physically swallow. The sensor stays in the cow’s first stomach where it monitors the animal’s health and provides the data to farmers.
Though Internet of Things systems are most commonly found in homes, the technology is being leveraged in a number of industries for a wide variety of purposes: monitoring when dumpsters in cities need to be emptied, keeping tabs on air quality, detecting when store inventory is running low, and more. One of the most interesting examples of how IoT connectivity can be leveraged involves AT&T, a company called smaXtec, and a bunch of dairy cows.
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