Maarten Ectors
VP IoT, NG Networking & Proximity Cloud
Maarten Ectors is responsible at Canonical for Internet of Things, the next-generation of networking and cloud solutions that are in proximity of the user or at the edges of the network. Previously he was strategy director for cloud, big data and IoT. Maarten reports to Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of Canonical.
48 posts by Maarten Ectors
Internet of Things
The smartest industry 4.0 crane
by Maarten Ectors on 10 April 2017
Lots of big name industrial players are launching IoT platforms and are hopeful that their big data analytics, open APIs, and other features will catapult...
Internet of Things
How Bosch Rexroth is innovating the PLC market
by Maarten Ectors on 5 April 2017
Last year I introduced a new concept called App Logic Controller or ALC. You basically run an app store on a PLC type of device and as such any industrial...
Internet of Things
The smart multi-personality vending machine
by Maarten Ectors on 13 March 2017
This vending machine is unlike you have seen before. It is a telecom operator in a box. Minutes later it cures the chronic ill via an Uber for Doctors and...
Internet of Things
This elevator catches intruders, saves lives, generates money, …
by Maarten Ectors on 13 March 2017
The world is becoming software defined and most people don’t realise what this means until software apps and app stores invade their day to day objects like...
Internet of Things
The cheapest and smartest mobile and IoT base station of MWC17
by Maarten Ectors on 11 March 2017
How to solve the top telecom industry problems (declining revenues, spiralling costs, slow time to market) and revolutionise the wireless industry? Open...
Internet of Things
The $1M/month revenue generating fountain each smart city should have
by Maarten Ectors on 9 March 2017
What if smart cities can have fountains generating revenue instead of costing money? App Stores on Fountains, one of the many crazy ideas we demoed on MWC,...
Internet of Things
How to become a LimeSDR innovator?
by Maarten Ectors on 8 March 2017
After an amazing week at MWC, I got people reaching out to me that want to be a LimeSDR innovator. Here is a short guide on what to do and what we are working...
Internet of Things
MWC17: The future of industrial IoT
by Maarten Ectors on 23 February 2017
The internet of things, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, big data, robots/drones, blockchain, industry 4.0 and other hype terms are popping up...
Internet of Things
MWC17: The future of wireless networks
by Maarten Ectors on 17 February 2017
The telecom industry is not as buoyant as it was some years back. Telecom operators ‘ revenues are under pressure due to innovations from over the top...
Internet of Things
10 crazy IoT ideas that can soon become real
by Maarten Ectors on 6 February 2017
1) Smart cities: revenue generating fountains What if instead of being a cost to cities, fountains become a revenue generator? Crazy idea? Just put the same...
Internet of Things
Industrial IoT revolution with Raspberry Pi compute module 3
by Maarten Ectors on 31 January 2017
The Raspberry Pi Foundation released a long awaited version of their Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3. The great news is that you get 4GB storage, 1GB memory and...
Internet of Things
Pycom and Canonical to enable LPWAN communications via snaps
by Maarten Ectors on 25 November 2016
Pycom is the company behind the disruptive products such as the LoPy and SiPy which enable developers to easily get LoRa and Sigfox low-power WAN (LPWAN)...