In this episode of the IoT For All podcast, Ewam de Freitas, Chief Product Officer at Veea, joins Ryan Chacon to discuss the role of IoT and edge computing in precision agriculture. The conversation also covers providing connectivity to remote and underserved communities, use cases for edge computing, the role of IoT in edge computing, energy optimization, challenges of edge computing, and securing edge devices.
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About Ewam de Freitas
Ewam de Freitas is Chief Product Officer at Veea. Previously, he led the product team at Liberty Latin America, responsible for 20 consumer markets delivering mobile, cloud, high-speed connectivity and entertainment products. Ewam has held product and technology leadership roles at Level 3, Charter and Comcast. He holds multiple patents on network-based security methods to enhance streaming and digital consumer services.
Ewam earned his bachelor’s degree in biology from James Madison University and completed executive education programs at the Daniels College of Business and the Ross School of Business.
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About Veea
Veea simplifies edge computing. By combining connectivity, processing technology, and secure containerized applications into an easy-to-deploy solution, the Veea Edge Platform makes it quick and easy to harness the power and benefits of edge computing when and where you need it.
Veea integrates edge computing solutions to hyper-connect underserved people, smart spaces, retail and private edge-to-cloud for B2B and B2B2C use cases. Veea’s virtualized software environment distributes control, decisions and resources across any type of network.
Veea works with enterprise customers, government agencies, channel partners and systems integrators. Headquartered in New York City, Veea’s employees around the world are committed to connecting everything from smart farms to smart cities with a more resourceful approach for a more sustainable world.
Main questions and topics from this episode:
(00:30) Introduction to Ewam de Freitas and Via
(01:13) Bridging the gap between IoT and edge computing
(02:32) The Biggest Industries for Edge Computing
(05:18) Precision agriculture and its challenges
(06:18) Real-World Edge Computing Solutions
(07:43) Case studies of connectivity in underserved areas
(09:24) The IoT Adoption Process in Rural Areas
(11:12) Security Considerations for IoT Deployments
(12:45) Optimizing connectivity in different areas
(15:25) New and current focus areas
(16:16) Learn more
