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MAKING THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS AI AND 5G ARE DRIVING THE ADOPTION OF ENTERPRISE IoT, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN.
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he pandemic has accelerated the adoption of the Internet of Things, which has been one of the most hyped technologies for many years. With vendors offering fully integrated applications and platforms, IoT spurs many exciting use cases in different industries. According to Gartner, enterprises implementing IoT are increasingly focusing on the business outcomes of the technology, and IoT initiatives are no longer driven by the sole purpose of internal operational improvement. Instead, the research firm says IT and business stakeholders must work together to align IoT projects with 30
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business objectives for improving revenue and customer experience. What is next for IoT technology? “In 2022, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine learning (ML) applications will continue to feed into IoT technology. We’ll see increased use cases for “AIoT”, the Artificial Intelligence of Things, where ML will enhance data analytics and decision-making for data generated by IoT across a wide range of applications. IoT will also increasingly be found in the supply chain process. As global supply chains become more complex, IoT technologies will be used in asset and inventory management, as well as helping to track products
at every step of the way. Additionally, with widespread deployment of 5G, industrial IoT will also surge, as the reduced latency and quicker speeds will help to connect a large number of machines and devices efficiently,” says Hani Khalaf, Field CTO – IoT and Digital Cities, META, at Dell Technologies The increased focus on the rollout of 5G across the region has undoubtedly been a key enabler for the widespread implementation of IoT devices and in supporting data processing for IoT networks. As 5G adoption grows, IoT is set to take up an increasingly significant role in digitally transforming major
