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Situational Awareness in Telecom: Global IP Networks Then and Now

In 1988, I started working on a global IP network called AGNET for A. Ahlstrom Corporation. Although the company was primarily about pulp & paper, heavy machinery and packaging, it had long roots in being an early adopter of latest information technologies an communications. The initial core network consisted of factory sites with HP3000 minicomputers, […]

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Smart monitoring & control for remote locations: BaseN improves energy efficiency & safety in Rwanda

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Scalable, Fault Tolerant and Distributed – What Makes BaseN’s Unique DNA

Those are the original principles on which we’ve built BaseN. During the last 19 years, our self-sufficiency and independence from the global cloud and singular network providers, and third parties in general has sometimes been called into question as old-fashioned and heavy. “Develop fast, fail fast, don’t own any assets, concentrate on your core business!” […]

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Antifragility in a Changing World: Wisdom for Business Resilience

During changing times like now, I often miss the discussions with my long-time mentor and board member Jan Inborr, who suddenly passed away three years ago. His 50 years in business and true devotion to training leaders has in many ways made me the CEO I am today. One of his most adamant doctrines was […]

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Earth Hour 2020 – join us for a better tomorrow

::: events ::: The concept of Earth Hour was initially developed in Australia, but quickly replicated on a global level, involving corporations, private citizens and officials alike. Reducing our energy consumption is crucial to decrease the effect of global warming on this planet. We at BaseN take sustainability very serious and hence encourage all of […]

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How Cloud Technology Enhances Rapid Virus Detection with Raman Spectroscopy

The COVID-19 virus is fairly difficult to detect and currently requires expensive laboratory devices, and especially time which we mostly don’t have in this unprecedented global health emergency. Viruses are small, and although coronaviruses are fairly large due to their complexity, there’s only a handful of methods for detecting them faster. One of them is […]

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COVID-19 – unrestricted BaseN operations

Dear BaseN customer, In these unprecedented times our thoughts are with those who are impacted by COVID-19. As a company we currently focus on actions that reduce the global impact of this pandemic. To keep everyone safe, BaseN migrated last week to a fully virtual operational model with our physical offices being closed globally. Our remote work  environment which is inherent to […]

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Energy Elephants: The Historical Shift in Automotive Innovation

Evolution of Electric and Hybrid Cars Some time ago I visited a private automobile museum in The Netherlands, together with our chairman Julf Helsingius; himself a collector of rare Land Rovers. Seeing how a single patron had preserved the history of the automobile industry was one thing, but those electric, gas and hybrid car models […]

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Internet of Everything – BaseN powers FIF event

::: events ::: The Internet of Things (IoT) enriches every aspect of our lives, but when food goes digital the notion of who has the decision power over the food choices suddenly becomes vague. FIF’s pre-event “The Internet of Food” offers the chance to discuss all different aspects of the topic after the presentation of […]

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BaseN CEO Pasi Hurri joining Defence Delegation to Washington DC

::: events ::: BaseN accompanies the Permanent Secretary of the Finnish Ministry of Defence, Mr. Jukka Juusti, on a Defence Delegation visit to Washington DC. The visit spans out over 5 days from February 24th to February 28th. The delegation visit to Washington DC aims at establishing relationships with important stakeholders and at exploring business […]