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The 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.

Producer: Laura Gray.

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30 minutes

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Sun 15 Sep 201321:30
BBC Radio 4

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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

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  • Thu 12 Sep 201320:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Sun 15 Sep 201321:30
    BBC Radio 4

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