The connection of devices to the internet, also known as the Internet of Things (IoT), is a technological process that has massively changed the way we live our daily lives.
IoT is deeply rooted in various professional sectors around the world. Medical centers and thriving business corporations are making the most of out its applications- and now we are witnessing its booming popularity within the educational sector.
According to the statistical report by eMarketer, it was estimated that amongst 12 to 17-year-olds, 83.2% of them own a smartphone. Plus, more than 70% of parents had said that their kids owned a smartphone between the ages of 11 and 13, while another 31% stated that their kids had them between the ages of 6 and 10.
Due to the rise of IoT influence and mobile technology, there has been a significant impact both inside and outside classrooms and has made e-learning a common practice within various school systems worldwide.
Thanks to these advancements, educational institutions can improve their campus security, keep track of essential resources, and improve access to all kinds of information within a learning environment. Additionally, this also helps teachers utilize these IoT applications to create intelligent plans for future lessons rather than sticking to old traditional teaching methods.
IoT also offers personalized learning through softwares downloaded on internet-connected devices. These specific softwares can spot a student’s shortcomings in their learning capabilities and suggest the instructors on how certain learning materials can be altered to accommodate and assist these students- allowing teachers to become more aware of their pupils’ progress in real-time.
Automation is another factor that has been highly integrated into the educational sphere. School administrators can attain benefits through artificial intelligence to produce their daily, monthly, and yearly reports on an extensive range of matters such as financial planning data, student progress, and school board reports.
Furthermore, as long as you are connected to a digital device anywhere in the world, you can quickly gain access to a world of knowledge. Even outside of classrooms, 4G internet services has helped people attend educational seminars or classes online regardless of wherever they are in the world. This has been extremely helpful during the COVID pandemic, where students and teachers could connect and study online under the comforts of their own home- minimizing health risks and maximizing educational influence.
IoT is the future of enhanced education, and there is still so much more we have yet we have yet to witness in the progress of IoT within our educational institutions.
Hence, it is has become more critical than ever to bring about further improvements within IoT applications- and Sequans Communications is already one step ahead in turning that plan into reality.
Founded by Georges Karam, Sequans Communications is a fabless semiconductor company that builds chip and modules for 4G and 5G IoT devices. The company’s influence has expanded exponentially over the years within the United States, UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, and many more.
The pandemic has created a high demand for distance learning private networks and Sequans Communication have worked on two unique connectivity devices which connects the USB dongle with laptops or other types of USB based equipment to the CBRS OnGo networks to help resolve the issues of distance learning. Dennis Wu, the vice president, sales and business development, AMIT Wireless has said, “We selected Sequans’ Cassiopeia CB610L module to provide the connectivity for our USB dongle and WAN extender because Sequans is an expert in 3.5 GHz connectivity, and we believe the module is the most robust and feature-rich CBRS connectivity solution available every day.”
For years, their skills have allowed them to create high-quality chips and their LTE services have been certified by various operators, including Verizon, AT&T, Orange, and NTT Docomo. The team behind Sequans Communications is dedicated to providing their customers with modules for 4G and 5G connectivity and bringing about solutions to bring about future innovations within IoT applications, which will continue to transform industries in ways that will surprise us for the better.
