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Internet of Things

Six billion people worldwide already have mobile phones. Now the experts are talking about the coming Internet of Things - 50 billion interconnected objects, from cows to coffee machines. Peter Day asks what it means and how it may happen.

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29 minutes

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Thu 26 Sep 2013 03:32GMT
BBC World Service Online

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Contributors to this programme

David Cleevely

chairman of Cambridge Wireless and technology entrepreneur

 

 

Bill McFarland

vice president of technology at Qualcomm

 

 

Chris Bishop

Microsoft Scientist

 

 

Stuart Orr

Accenture

 

 

William Webb

CEO, Weightless

 

 

Zoe Barker

research assistant, Cow Tracking Project, Writtle College

 

 

John Torrance

dairy farmer, Albyns Farm

 

 

Debbs Statfold

probation officer

 

 

Miles Hodkinson

founder, Ciseco

Broadcasts

  • Sat 21 Sep 2013 01:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Sat 21 Sep 2013 07:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Sun 22 Sep 2013 18:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Wed 25 Sep 2013 14:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Wed 25 Sep 2013 23:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Thu 26 Sep 2013 03:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online

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