Today,wecanseedrasticimprovementsinwirelesstechnologyandmobileinfrastructure.Mobile
technologiesaregettingincreasinglysophisticatedinthetermofdatarates,modulation techniques,coverage,reliability,andcapacities.Thisiscreatingalotofspaceintheprogressin thesectoroftheInternetofThings(IoT)anditsapplications.Higherdataspeedsandimprovednetwork coveragehaveresultedintheincreasedaccuracyandutilityofIoTdevices.Emergingtechnologiessuchas ArtificialIntelligence(AI)arebecomingmorepopularasAIbaseddevicesworkindependentlyusing predictiveanalysisandIoTarchitecture.
OneofthetopapplicationofIoTistheAutonomousVehiclesastheyareutilizingIoTfortheirunmanned operation.Theydemandahighqualityofreliablemobileinfrastructure,sensors,andAIforsmooth functioning.Atpresent,autonomousvehiclesareintestingphasebybiggiants.So,inthenearfuture,this autonomousvehiclewillallowustodosomeothercreativeworkorgetrelaxandletthecardriveitself throughoutourentirejourney
IoTisgainingmorepopularityinareassuchasTransportation,ArtificialIntelligence,SmartCities,Smart Homes,Healthcare,Security,TrafficControl,Education,ParentalCare,MilitaryOperations,andmany more.Today,manygadgetcompaniesarecontinuouslyintroducingtheirhighlycompetitiveIoTdevices withadvancedfeature.Thismayincludedevicessuchaswearables,anddronesamongmanyothers. TelecomserviceprovidersarealsointroducingtheirownMachinetoMachine(M2M)solutionsthrough theirnetworks.IoTisnowbecominganunavoidableforthehumanlivesasitissimplifyingittoavery highextent.Inourdailylives,thoughwearemakinguseofIoTconsciously,mostofthetimesweare
implementingunconsciously.ThisincreasedadvancementandutilizationofIoThascreatedlotsofopportunities fortheIoTsolutionproviderstoshowcasetheirinnovationstotransformIoTtothenextlevel.
Now,wecansaythatIoTisbecominganintegralpartofhumanbeingstomaketheirlivesmoresimpleand comfortable.ThisincreasedpopularityandadoptionofIoTtothehumanlifehasmadeusintroducetheissue, “The10MostPromisingIoTSolutionProviders2018.”Inthisissue,wehaveespeciallyhighlightedthe companies,whicharerevolutionizingtheIoTworldwiththeiruniquesolutions.
Onthecoverofthisissue,wehaveTechMahindra:UnlockingExperienceswithIoT.AsasolutionledSystem IntegratorandaleaderinIoTConsultingandTechnologyServices,TechMahindraunderstandsthechallenges betterthanthemostintheindustry ThecompanyhasalreadydemonstratedthepossibilitiesofIoTwithmarquee implementationsforindustryleadersacrossindustriessuchasaero,auto,manufacturing,telecom,healthcare, andothers.AsaConsultingfocusedIoTServicescompany,TechMahindraofferstheircustomersinvaluable insightintocreatingfar-reachingbusinesschangewithtechnology
AsasolutionledSystemIntegratorandaleaderinIoTConsultingandTechnologyServices,TechMahindra understandsthechallengesbetterthanthemostintheindustry.Thecompanyhasalreadydemonstratedthe possibilitiesofIoTwithmarqueeimplementationsforindustryleadersacrossindustriessuchasaero,auto, manufacturing,telecom,healthcare,andothers.AsaConsultingfocusedIoTServicescompany,TechMahindra offerstheircustomersinvaluableinsightintocreatingfar-reachingbusinesschangewithtechnology
KarthikeyanNatarajanistheSeniorVicePresidentandGlobalHeadofEngineering,IoT&Enterprise MobilityatTechMahindra.KarthikleadstheIoTbusinessandhecomeswithmorethantwodecadesof experienceinProductDevelopment,Globalization,anddigitaltransformationstrategies.Hehasbeen instrumentalinbuildingtheorganizationasoneofthefastestgrowingglobalengineeringserviceproviders.Over hiscareer,KarthikhassuccessfullytransitionedglobalengineeringstrategiesforseveralFortune500clientsand hasbuiltglobaldevelopmentcentersacrosstheregions.Hehasledandtransformedbusinesses,challenging engineeringneedsofcustomersacrosswesternmarketsaswellasemergingmarkets.
Afterdoingin-depthresearchandstudieswehaveenlisted;C.N.W.Corporation:ProvidingInnovativeIoT ControllersandApplications,cc2GO:TheNext-GenerationofWireless&WearableDigitalIDSolutions, FOGHORNSYSTEMS™:AdvancedIoTSolutionswithStrongAnalytics,Libelium:PoweringtheIoT Revolution,NetObjex:PoweringtheInternetofThings,andTrilityConsulting:APeople-firstSolution Company
Whilegoingthroughourmagazine,youmustnotmissoutthemasterlywrittenarticlesbyourin-houseeditors suchas Fog Computing On a Surge, IoT Technologies Contributing to the Renewable Energy, and How can IoT Decelerate the Climate Change? fromtheEditor’sPick. Innovative Wearables for Health Benefits, Connecting Dark Data with IoT, and IoT Business will boost the Economy in the Next Decades fromtheViewofsomeofthe SuccessfulLeaders.
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IoTisgettingalotofattentionfromenterprises.It promisesimmensechangeacrossindustriesandvalue chains.Thehypeisnotunfounded–millionsofnew devicesarebeingconnectedeveryyear,moreenterprises aretryingIoT,digitalcapabilitiesareevolvingeveryday But,thereareanenormousnumberofchallengesbeforeIoT canmakeatangibledifferencetolargeenterprises.
AsasolutionledSystemIntegratorandaleaderinIoT ConsultingandTechnologyServices,TechMahindra understandsthechallengesbetterthanthemostinthe industry Thecompanyhasalreadydemonstratedthe possibilitiesofIoTwithmarqueeimplementationsfor industryleadersacrossindustriessuchasaero,auto, manufacturing,telecom,healthcare,andothers.Asa ConsultingfocusedIoTServicescompany,TechMahindra offerstheircustomersinvaluableinsightintocreatingfarreachingbusinesschangewithtechnology
TechMahindra’sleadershipinIoTistheresultofits expertiseindiverseareas.Thecompanyhasastrong Engineeringpedigree,withovertwodecadesofexpertisein multipleindustries.Italsoholdsastrongpositioninthe Communicationsspace.Thissynergyofstrengthsin EnterpriseandCommunicationspositionsTechMahindra asanimportantplayerinIoT,withitssolutionledSystem Integrationapproach.Thecompanyevenhadanearlystart inIndustrialIoT,beingthefirstIndianSItobepartofatest bedattheIndustrialInternetConsortium(IIC).
Today,manyenterprisesstruggletobuilddigital ecosystems,insteadallowingconsumerstoorchestratetheir owndigitalexperiencesbychoosingapps,findingwebsites, oroptinginformessaging.Thefuturewillbedifferent… blendingexperiencesfromanecosystemofdevelopersand vendors,buildingonshareddatatoaddressmobile moments.TechMahindrabelievesexperienceswillbethe currencyofthefuture,tetheringuserstoproductsand services.Greatexperienceswillnotcomefromagreatapp orbysimplyputtingsensorseverywhere.
TechMahindraharnessesastrategycalledDAVIDDigitalization,Automation,Verticalization,Innovation,and Disruption-tohelpenterprisesunderstandandunlockthe potentialofIoTtocraftuniqueexperiences.DAVIDoffersa frameworkforenterprisestounderstandtheirproducts, theircustomers,andhowtheircustomersusetheirproducts.
DAVIDishowTechMahindradesignsorchestrated experiences,cuttingacrossfunctionsandvaluechains.
KarthikeyanNatarajan(Karthik)istheSeniorVice PresidentandGlobalHeadofEngineering,IoT& EnterpriseMobilityatTechMahindra.Karthikleadsthe IoTbusinessandhecomeswithmorethantwodecadesof experienceinProductDevelopment,Globalization,and digitaltransformationstrategies.Hehasbeeninstrumental inbuildingtheorganizationasoneofthefastestgrowing globalengineeringserviceproviders.Overhiscareer, Karthikhassuccessfullytransitionedglobalengineering strategiesforseveralFortune500clientsandhasbuilt globaldevelopmentcentersacrosstheregions.Hehasled andtransformedbusinesses,challengingengineeringneeds ofcustomersacrosswesternmarketsaswellasemerging markets.
Karthikhasbeenresponsibleforbuildingmarketexpansion strategies,partnerships,domainexpertiseandcapabilities acrosstheengineeringindustryverticalsincludingDigital businesstransformationwithIndustrialInternet.Heisalso aCo-chairattheNASSCOMEngineeringServices Council,theindustry’sapexbodyinIndiaandheispartof theSmartCitiesITSub-CommitteeofFICCIand TechnologyLeadershipCouncilofMahindraGroup.
“Webelievethatonlythosecompaniesthatdeliverunique, connectedexperienceswillthriveinthedigitalworld.To achievethat,weneedaholisticapproachtoIoT,”says Karthik.
ThefutureisnotjustgoingtobeaboutIoT;itisabout bringingapowerfultechnologystack,collectivelycalled DigitalEngineering,togethertodeliverextraordinary experiences.Whileallcompanies,smallorlarge,have accesstotheDigitalEngineeringstack,thecompaniesthat areabletoharnessthisstack–IoT,EngineeringPhysics, DataSciences,Analytics,andArtificialIntelligence–to identifybusinessproblemsandaddressthemwill differentiatethemselves.TechMahindrastandsoutinits abilitytoaddressbusinessproblemswithtechnology, bringingtogetherplatformcapabilitiesfromitsecosystem ofpartnersacrossthespectrumandcraftingcompelling experiencesfortheircustomers.
TechMahindra’ssolutionsinIndustrialIoT,suchasCATS, areexamplesofthissynergyofstrengths.CATSismore thananIoTsolution…itputstheimmensepowerofDigital
We will consistently achieve top quartile growth by contributing to our customers’ success, by enabling our employees to realize their potential & by creating value for all our stakeholders.
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Engineeringatthehandsofthefrontlineworkforceandexecutiveleadership.CATStransformstheshopfloor,connecting tools,workers,andprocessestoimproveshopfloorproductivityevenwhileallowingleadershiptogetthe360-degree visibilityintoshopflooroperationsnecessarytoeliminateproductivitybottlenecks.
AnotherimportantdistinctioninTechMahindra’sapproachtoIoTistheirfocusonvalidatedusecases.Aspartoftheir DAVIDstrategy,TechMahindrahasbuiltsolutionsandusecasesthattheycanpresenttoCXOswhohavetheirown transformationtargets.Mostoftheirsolutionsareprovenandalreadydelivervalue,bothwithinshopfloorsandelsewhere.
Asaconsultant,creatingcomprehensivedigitalprogramswiththepowertodisruptisaconstantaskfromcustomers.While theshort-termgoalisalwaystoimplementprogramsthatdeliverresults,thelong-termisabouthelpingtheenterprisethrive inadigitalworld.Often,TechMahindra’sIoTsolutionsplaycriticalrolesintransformationgoals,suchascreatingnew Servicesrevenuechannels,enablingnewefficiencies,andcreatingnewwaystoengagecustomers.
But,thisapproachisnotwithoutitsownchallenges.
Thecompanynolongerhastograpplewithconvincingdecision-makersaboutthepotentialofIoT.However,theystillhave toconvincecustomersabouthowTechMahindra’susecasesandsolutionscanmakeadifferencetotheirbusiness.Security isanotherpointofdiscussion.TherearefargreaterthreatsandramificationswhenIoTsecurityiscompromised.
Today,TechMahindra,withitsmarqueeIoTimplementations,ishavingnext-leveldiscussionswiththeircustomers. DiscussionsareaboutscalingIoTtoentireplantsandtofacilitiesaroundtheworld.Itisabouthelpingcustomersdeploy anddeliveringmanagedservicesfortheirfacilitiesaroundtheworld.
Karthiksumsitupwell:“IoT opens up many possibilities, so it is easy to get carried away and create piecemeal solutions that deliver small gains. This is where IoT solution integrators and service providers must take a holistic view of customer businesses and encourage Consulting teams to create unique, connected experiences for customers across the value chain –from Sales and Marketing to Engineering to production to end users – even while enabling new revenue opportunities and reducing operational costs across the board.”
Importantly,DigitalEngineeringisalsousheringinacognitiveworld,wheresystemsrespondtoreal-timestimulus autonomously.Technologiessuchastext,speech,andimagerecognitionareaddingtothelevelsofautomationpossible, beyondconventionalandbigdataanalytics.Thepremiseofbigdata-enabled,AI-drivendataanalyticsappliestoalmost anyproductorindustry-aircrafts,medicaldevices,smartcities,smartmobility/transportation,andothers.
ItisleftonlytotheimaginationtouseDigitalEngineeringforcreatingthefar-reachingchangethatiswithinourgrasp.
“ We will Rise™ to be among the top three leaders in each of our chosen market segments while fostering innovation and inclusion.”
C.N.W.Corporation cnwcorp.co.th
KavinChinawong MD
cc2GOWireless Technologies cc2go.com.au
FOGHORNSYSTEMS foghorn.io
ChristianKazamias Founder
DavidC.King CEO
Globetouch globetouch.com
RiccardoDiBlasio CEO
Libelium libelium.com
NetCommWireless netcommwireless.com
NetObjex netobjex.com
AliciaAsín
CEO&Co-founder, DavidGascón CTO&Co-founder
C.N.W.Corporationistheleaderinthereal-timeInternetof Things(IoT)controllersandapplicationsforthetourist attractionandthemeparkbusinesseswiththeabilityto seamlesslyintegratetothePoint-of-Sale(POS)system aswellastheRFID,barcode,sensortechnologies.
cc2GOGroupisanInformationTechnologyandServices companypioneerinthedevelopmentofSmartOperating systems,wirelesstechnologydrivers/applicationsand IIoT/IoTandWearablehardware.
FogHornisaleadingdeveloperof“edgeintelligence”software forindustrialandcommercialIoTapplicationsolutions.
Globetouchoffersaccesstoacloud-basedglobalecosystemfor M2MandIoTdevices.
LibeliumisoneoftheleadingglobalIoTsolutionprovider company,whichdesignsandmanufacturesIoTtoolstodeploy wirelesssensornetworkstocreatefastandreliablesolutionsfor theSmartCitiesandInternetofThingsmarket.
KenSheridan CEO
RaghuBala CEO
KarthikeyanNatarajan SeniorVP& GlobalHead TechMahindraLimited techmahindra.com
NetCommWirelessconnects,communicatesandcreates successfulsolutionsforrealworldproblems.
NetObjexisaDecentralizedDigitalAssetManagement PlatformusesIoTandBlockchainTechnologies.
TechMahindrarepresentstheconnectedworld,offering innovativeandcustomer-centricinformationtechnology experiences,enablingEnterprises,AssociatesandtheSocietyto Rise™.
TibboTechnology tibbo.com
TrilityConsulting trility.io
DmitrySlepov Managingdirector, Co-founder
MatthewEdwards Founder&CEO
TibboTechnologyfocusesondesigning,manufacturing,and marketingprogrammableIoTmodules,boards,andcontrollers fortheIoT,IIoT,andautomationapplications.
TrilityConsultingisafull-spectrumsolutioncompanywho understandstheeconomicsofbuildinganddelivering continuousvalue.
Worldisgrowingatafastpaceandsoisdata.
Agilityandflexibilityofbigdataapplications aregraduallytakingtheformoftheInternetof Things(IoT).InternetofThingsbringsmorethanan explosiveescalationofendpoints.Itisunconventionalin severalways.ThesurgeandescalationofIoTgaverisetoa colossalincreaseinthevolumeofdigitallygenerateddata. Thelimitationsofcurrentcloudcomputingisasubjectof broaderdiscussion.Totheanswertotheseemerging challengesnewcomputingtechnologieshavearrived.
Asimpledefinitionoffogis‘cloudclosertotheground,’ whichgivesusanideaoffunctioningoffogcomputing. Fogcomputingisnowpositionedasalayertoreducethe latencyinhybridcloudscenarios.Theterminologyrefersto anewbreedofapplicationsandservices,particularlywhen itcomestodatamanagementandanalytics.Itisalayerin
themiddleofcloudandthehardware.Incloudcomputing dataneedstobeaccessedtothecentralmainframe.Fog Computingofferslocalandfasteraccessibilitytoedge devices.
Therearetwoplanesinafogcomputingnetwork.The ‘DataPlane,’alsoreferredasforwardingplane,andthe ‘ControlPlane.’
Ifanythinghappenstothedatapackets,itisdeterminedby thedataplane.Thecomputingresourcescanbeplaced anywhereinthenetworkwiththehelpofdataplane.The distributioncanbedoneontheedgeofthenetwork.
Acritiqueofthenetworkisprovidedbythecontrolplane, functioningwiththeroutingprotocolswhichruninthe architecturalcontrolelement.IoTdatacanbeundertakenin adatahuborsmartdevicewhichareclosertothesensor withthehelpoffogcomputing.
Thedatainfogcomputingcanbeaccessedinbetween deviceslocallywithoutanyhelpofthecloudrepository. Thiswillhelptoboostaccessibility,andcollaboration amongdevicesanddatacenters.
Fogcomputingisanarchetypethatextendscloud computingandservicestotheedgeofthenetwork.The distinguishingfogcharacteristicsareitsproximitytothe endusers.Foginfrastructureredistributesthedataand compute,sothatmuchoftheactiontakesplaceontheedge devicesrightonyourfingertips.Theapplicationservices arehostedonthenetworkedges.
Thedatafromthethingswheresensorsareattachedonthe objectofinterestistransportedtotheservicestotheedgeof network(afognetwork).Fromthefognetworkthedatais transportedtotheremoteserviceshostedontheinternetto store,manageandprocessdata(cloudnetwork).
Thegoaloffogcomputingistoimprovetheefficiencyand reducetheamountofdatathatneedstobetransportedto thecloudforanalysisorprocessingorstorage.
EmergenceofFogComputing
Theworldismarkingacolossalriseintermsofdigitally generateddatafromIoTandconnecteddevices.Thegrowth ofsmartphonesandapplicationsisenablingmoreusersto accessdata,computationpoweraswellascontroland managetheirenddevicesinreal-time.Alittlestdatais requiredbyconventionalcloudarchitecturestosendtothe centralcloudthroughedgeforkdevicesforcomputation andanalysis,whicheventuallyaddslatency.Fogcomputing allowstheedgenodedevicestocarryoutsomelocaldata processing,cachedatamanagement,localresourcepooling, localdevicemanagement,densegeographicaldistribution, loadbalancing,latencyreductionforbetterqualityof serviceandedgenodeanalytics.Itresultsinenhancing overalluserexperiences.
Thecloudisbecomingcongestedduetomoreandmore devicesconnectingtotheinternet.Infogcomputing,most oftheprocessingtakesplaceindatahuborontheedgeof thenetwork.Theimplementationoffogcomputing separatesthedataobtainedfromtheclosestIoTdeviceson themostbitingaspectwhichistime.
Fog-empowerededgenodedeviceslocallyanalyzesthe mosttime-criticaldata.Itresultsinthelowestlatencyand
preventionofmajordamagebeforeitmayevenoccur.Time-criticaldatacanconsistofalarmstatus,devicestatus, faultwarningsandmuchmore.
Forapersistentorperiodicallystoragelesstime-criticaldataissenttothecentralmainframe.Itcanberetrievedasand whenrequired.Lesstime-criticaldataincludesfiles,devicelogs,reportsforanalysisandmuchmore.
Thebottom-lineimpactaddsinstantvaluetobusiness.Fogcomputingmakestheproductionofrevenue-generating productsandservicesmoreefficientandthereforeismorecost-effective.Ithelpsinaccelerationofrolloutcycles, reducingcostsandbroadensrevenuebases.
ThenewrevenuestreamscreatesvalueforIoT ThestreamswillcomefrombothIoTandEmbeddedAIand5G.It willfosterthedevelopmentoflong-awaitedrevenue-generatingapplicationsandservices.
Withthehelpofshred-and-spreadnatureofthefogarchitecture,thebusinesswillrunmoreefficientlyandcosteffectively.Fogprovideshighlyfunctioninginternalbusinessservices.
Italsoprovidesacommonframeworkforcollaborationandcommunication.IthelpsITandOTbusinessteamsto enableworktogetherandbringincloudcapabilitiescloser
AdvantagesofFogComputing
Fogcomputinghaveseveraladvantagesoveritsancestor,cloudcomputing.Basiccloudcomputingtechnologyis utilizedbyfogcomputingatitscore.Ithelpstoboostusabilityandaccessibilityindifferentcomputingenvironments. Theadvantagesthatfogcomputingoffersareasfollows-
• Globallydistributednetworkhelpsminimaldowntime • Placedataclosetotheend-user • Loadbalancing • Createdensegeographicaldistribution • Maximizenetworkbandwidthutilization • Adoptnumerousverticals • Optimaloperationalexpense • BusinessAgility • SupportmobilityandIoT • BetterInterconnectivity • EnhancedQualityofService(QoS) • LatencyReduction
Cloudcomputingisgoingout-of-dateandisrelevantwhenitcomestoInternetofThings.Inthenearfuture,fog computingwilltakeoverandcloudwillbepushedtothesidelines.Fogcomputingwillbehandlingallcriticalwork. ThewaytheIoTisgrowing,itneedsaspecialinfrastructurebasethatcanhandleallitsrequirements.Atpresent,fog computingisonasurgeanditseemstobethemostfeasibleoptionavailable.
C.N.W.Corporationistheleaderinthereal-timeInternetofThings (IoT)controllersandapplicationsforthetouristattractionandtheme parkbusinesseswiththeabilitytoseamlesslyintegratetothePoint-ofSale(POS)systemaswellastheRFID,barcode,sensortechnologies. CNW’smissionistoprovidetheopportunitiesfortheircustomersto obtainthemost-recenttechnologies.JustasCNWconstantlyupdates itselftocontinuallyevolveandbeapartofthenewtechnologiesto betterservetheircustomer’sbusiness.
CNW’sIoTsolutionsaremainlydesignedfortheplacesoftourist attraction,themeparks,hospitality,andentertainmentbusinesses.CNW providesIoTsolutionsforcontrollingcustomerandvehicleaccess control,soundandlightingeffects,automaticcameraandvideo capturing,electroniclocker,trafficcontrolling,andvariousautomation inanautomaticmanner WithIoTsolutions,CNWalsoprovidesdata collectionandanalyticreportstocustomerstounderstandtheir customerbehaviors.
ThestrengthsofCNW’sIoTsolutionsarethattheyhavecontinuously developedtherobustandreliablereal-timecontrollerhardwarethatcan support24-7serviceoperationandreliablefirmwarethatcanmanage informationandmakeadecisioninreal-timebyitselforbythe
controller/controlserverwhich enhancestheflexibilityandincrease scalabilityfortheapplication.
KavinChinawong,Managing Director,ofC.N.W.Corporationhas beenworkingexclusivelyinmissioncriticalandreal-timebusiness applicationsforthepast10years.
CNWstartedtheirITdivisionin2002, focusingprimarilyonconsultancyand technologydesignforprojectsthat requiremaximumprecision,security, andintegrity,andaccountability.CNW hasstartedintroducingIoTsolutionsto theircustomersin2012after expandingitsITservicestothe hospitalitysectorsbyintegratingtothe IoThardwarewiththePoint-of-Sale (POS)systemfortheautomatic entranceaccesscontrol.
InspiredtoFulfilltheCustomers’ DemandswithFuturisticSolutions
CNWhasstarteddevelopingIoT solutionstosatisfytheircustomers’ needsfortheirday-to-dayoperation. Byintegrating,controlling,and monitoringallthesystemsusingIoT technology,itisnotonlyhelpingtheir customerstobettermanagetheir facility,butalsoincreasestheir productivityespeciallyimproving customerexperiencewhichiscrucial fortheirbusiness.
In2012,CNW’sfirstIoTprojectwas startedwhichwereabouttheautomatic entranceaccesscontrolwhichtheir customerrequiredtheseamless integrationtotheirticketingPOS systeminreal-timeautomatically. CNWteamdevelopedthefirmwarefor thecontrollerboardwhichisableto verifytheticketcodewiththedata storedintheexternaldatabase.Later, theyhavedevelopedthefirmwareand
controllerboardtoworkwithother’s systemsandpartnerstoprovidethe solutiontocontroltheirdevices,such asforsoundandlighteffect,people counting,trafficcontrollingand monitoring,electronicdoorandcabinet locks,andvariousapplicationsusing RFID,barcode,andsensor technologies.
ExtraordinaryEnd-to-endIoT Solutions
CNWisarenownedandtrustworthy companyforthereal-timeIoT controllerboardsandapplications. CNWteamappliestheirIoTcontroller boardsandapplicationsinvarious systems.Forexample,entranceaccess controlsystem,electroniclocker system,automaticphotoandvideo capturingandmanagementsystem, automaticwaterslidetrafficand monitoringsystem,automaticsound andlightingeffectcontrolsystem,and smarthome&smartbuildingIoT automation.CNWalsodevelopsthe customIoThardwareandapplications toanswertheircustomers’ requirements.
CNWistheleaderinIoTsolutionsfor thetouristattractionandthemepark businesses.CNWusesindustrybest practicesandworkswithvarious partnerstobuildandprovidethebest solutionstomeetthecustomers’ requirementswithsafe,reliable,and high-qualitystandardtogetherwiththe world-classsupport.Thecompany rendersitsservicestovarioustourist attractions,themeparks,andwater parks,suchasCartoonNetwork Amazonewaterpark,zoos,libraries andmuseumsfallingunderthe governmentandprivatesectors.
“The company’s extensive knowledge and experience allow it to contribute
business analysis and consulting services to our customers to assist them to achieve their business goals”, Kavinadded.
Thewirelesstelecommunicationplays avitalroleasafoundational infrastructureforIoTtechnology
CNW'sIoTVPNgatewayand3G wirelessconnectionenabledits customerstocontroltheirIoTdevices inthevariouslocationswhichis difficulttoaccessordifficulttoprovide thewirednetworkwithaffordable price.
ForCNWteam,itisachallengefor theirbusinesstouseartificial intelligence(AI)technologyin predictiveanalytics,anddeep optimization.CNWplanstoworkwith variouspartnerstouseAIforadaptive learninganddecisionmakingto enhancetheirautomaticsysteminthe future.
CNWinvestsinitsfuturethrough research&developmentand continuousimprovement. “Our aspiration is to design and make new innovations to respond to the growing demands for tourist attraction, theme park, water park, hospitality, and entertainment businesses which is both our strength and key-differentiator,” assertsKavin.
ThecompanyhasappliedIoT technologyforsmarthomes,smart hotels,andsmartthemeparksandplan toworkonotherinterestingprojectsin thenearfuture.
cc2GOGroupisanInformationTechnologyandServicescompany pioneerinthedevelopmentofMobileTechnologiesincludingSmart PhoneandotherDeviceOperatingsystemsandwirelesstechnology driversandapplications.cc2GOGroupwasinceptedin2000asastartupcalledcc2GOWirelessTechnologies(cc2GOWT),apioneer AustralianStart-UpbusinessintheMobileWirelessarena.
cc2GOWTquicklybuiltanameforitselfasasmartphonepioneerand iscreditedforbuildingtheworld’sfirstGPSenabledSmartphoneand FirstGSMenabledSmartphoneandFirstBluetoothHumanInterface Device(HID)DriversenablingPersonalDigitalAssistants(PDAs)and Smartphonesin2003tocontrolinputviaBluetoothkeyboards,mice andgamecontrollersinsteadofthethenstylusinputusingcc2GO’s Bluetoothstackanddrivers.Sincethencc2GOWThasbeeninvolved incutting-edgetechnologiesincluding:MachinetoMachinetelemetry andtelematics,ConnectedCar,Wearables,MobilePaymentsand Identification,MobileTelephonyandMessagingcommunications,and IoTandIndustrialIoT
cc2GOWTwassplitintoSalesandRnDandaseparateRnDcompany wasformedtoconductIoT/IIoTfocusingonVending,DigitalSignage andMobilePaymentdevicesandarecentcompanywasformedto manageRoamingSIMsforSpecializedGlobalIIoT/IoTandWearable solutionsandMobilePaymentsandIDchecks.Todaythesecompanies fallunderthecc2GOGroupofCompanies.
Architectbehindcc2GO ChristianKazamiasistheFounderofcc2GOGroupandhasbeenthe visionaryatcc2GOGroup.ChristianisaMobileEvangelist.Hehas beeninITCforover30yearsandhasworkedinallfacetsoftheITC
valuechainfromtechnicaltosales rolesrangingfromVendorto DistributortoOEMandsalesinretail, wholesale,Corporate/Government, OEM,Online,andVendorsales.
Hehadledhissmallstart-upcompany fromSydney,Australiainlate1999 andhascreatedsomeworldfirstsin technologyinnovation,including buildingtheworld’sfirstGPSenabled GSMandGPSenabledSmartphone OS(turningaPalmOSorganizerintoa Smartphone),ledteamtobuildfirst BluetoothInputStackAndwasoneof theFIRSTtorecognizeContentcovers everythingweassumetodayby makingitoneof4categoriesonthe World’sFirstGPSandGSMenabled Smartphonein2000.
ChristianisrecognizedasaMobile Smartsevangelistwhoseinnovations havebeenadoptedandreferencedin patentsbyMicrosoft,Nokia,and Blackberry.Hisvisionhasledthe cc2GOGrouptoleadinitscoreareas ofexpertise,includingexpandingand disruptingWearables,IoT/IIoTand DigitalIDonboarding.
cc2GOGrouphasbeensupplying M2Msolutionssince1998.In2000 cc2GObuiltthefirstGPSenabled SmartphoneOperatingsystemand enabledEmergencynotificationsmarts showinglocationandSOStrigger basedfeedback.Inthesesolutions, wirelessconnectivityusingRF, Bluetoothandothermeanswereused totransmitdatatoahostwithMobile datatransmissioncapabilitiesbetween M2Mhardwareandmobile smartphones.
TodayIoTandIIoTsolutionsrequire thesamefunctionality,itisjusteasier todowithWiFiandahostM2M deviceandmanagedviatheweband/or mobileorwearableappsthatallfitinto theIoTsolutioncategory Afewyears agocc2GObuiltawebportalplatform
thatwasflexibletosupportallsortsof sensorsandreportingandincluded wearableandotherdeviceinput.As thecostofIoTcommunicationsand wearablesbecamelessexpensive, cc2GOstartedtobuildvertical segmenttargetedsolutionsincluding solutionsforVendingmachines, Digitalsignage,Irrigation/farming, securityandvehicle/usersafetyand tracking.
Mostrecentlycc2GOidentifieda uniquenumberingsystemdesignedfor DigitalIPthattheyintegratedastheir frontendforIoTandIIoTIDs.Itis calledUniversalPersonalTelephone (UPT)Numbersandwebelievethis ITUstandard(ITUprovidesthe telephonenumberingacrosstheworld) willbecomethedefaultIoT/IIoTand M2MSIMTelephonenumbering systemaddingalayerbetweenIoTand theuser(improvingsecurity).cc2GO hastrialswithglobalclientswhoare applyingUPTnumberstomany verticalsegments,includingthelatest segment–mobilepayments.
cc2GOcustomizetheoperatingsystem drivers,addadditionalfunctionality andcontroltoSmartphoneandSmart Wearables’OStobettermanage battery,access,reachandsecurityand improvesecurityanddataupdateson IoThardware.AddingUPTnumbers alsoallowscc2GOtosecurelyprovide updatesandlimitaccessto unauthorizedusers.
DistinctiveOfferingsfromExperts cc2GO’sIoTsolutionsaretheonly solutionsthatincludeUPTNumbers thatarefullyintegratedintotheSmart hardware,back-endportalandhidethe IPaddressfromcommonhackers.
cc2GO’ssolutionsandservicescovera numberofverticalsincluding: Vending Machines: Fullremote managementandpaymentcontrol usingindustrystandardswith customizedcontrollersandhardware withcustomsoftware.
Mobile Wallet and POS / Loyalty Card Payments:Appliedtovending,retail andsoonmobiletravelers.
Telemetry and Telematics in Connected Cars: cc2GO’ssolutions includeinthecarhardwareand softwareandmonitordriverbehavior andmanageaccidentpreventionand post-accident/trafficinfringement management.
Back-end customizable portals and access: DesignedtomanageIoT/IIoT, Formsinput,ID,Payments,Reporting andcustomizedloginsusingUPTas input.
Home and Industrial / Building Automation: IntegratingDoor Access/Securitywithinthebuilding/ Homeaccessandmanagementusing Smartdevicesandwearables.
Digital Identity: cc2GOispreparingto becomeAustralia’sfirstDigitalID front-endproviderworkingclosely withGovernmentstandardsandissuing IDproviders.ThiswillimpactALLits Verticalsegments,improving authenticityandsecuritywhile retainingimprovedanonymityaccess todevicesanduser’scredentials.
Wearable Integration: cc2GOis workingwithsomeAsia’slargest Wearableproviderstobuilda Home/IndustrialAutomationplatform thatwillallowintegrationwith Securitysystems,Entertainment,and telephonywithsecurepayment integrationwithwearables.
FuturePlans
cc2GOwillcontinuedevelopingand promotingtheiruniqueUPTNumbers designedforDigitalIPinsuch hardwaredeployedincc2GO’s IoT/IIoTsolutionswiththeirunique value-addedfeaturesinkeyverticals. cc2GOisexpandingtheirportfolioof mobilehardware,includingthework onwaterproofsmart watches/wearablesandphonesand lookingatspecificverticalsegments thesecanbeusedinconjunctionwith IoTincludingSurfLifeSaving, boating,SpecializedTradeareasandin thehome.
nnovativewearablesthatareuser-friendlyand unobtrusiveofferefficientcare,whilereducingcosts
Thesewearablemedicaldevicesare “connected”devices,withfeaturessuchaswirelessdata transmission,real-timefeedback,alertingmechanism,and Theminiaturizationofwirelesscommunicationand ,combinedwithmorepowerefficiency andgreatercomputationcapabilities,allofwhichGTX Corphasbeenattheforefrontbothintechnical developmentandpatentfilings,hasenabledtheshiftof clinicalmonitoringbeyondfacilitiestopersonalathome earablemedicaldeviceswillalsobecome helpfultopharmaceuticalcompaniesforconducting efficientclinicaltrialstogatherdataremotely,andfor insurerstoprovideoutcome-basedreimbursement.
Astheglobalwearabledevicesmarketcontinuesto gainmomentumandisprojectedtoreachUS$4.5 billionby2020,innovativewearabledevicessuchas theGPSSmartSolesarehelpingdrivethatgrowth.
- Patrick Bertagna, Chief Executive Officer, Founder and Chairman, GTX CorpTherapidgrowthratecanalsobeattributedtothe factthatroughlysixmillionelderlyAmericansare currentlylivingwithAlzheimer’sorDementia andover100millionpeoplerequireoversightdue tovariousformsofmemoryimpairmentthat includesAlzheimer,Dementia,Autism,and raumaticBrainInjury.Accordingto“The2013 Alzheimer’sReport”,thisnumberis expectedtoincreaseto277millionby2050with 70%ofthememoryimpairedbecominglostthree ormoretimes.Thebiggestchallengeformost caregivershasbeentheabilitytokeeptrackofan individual’swhereaboutsonadailybasisandpreventa patientfromwanderingoffandgettinglost.Whena memoryimpairedpersonwanders,itcancreatehavocfor caregiverswhoareultimatelyresponsibleforthesafetyof theirpatientorlovedone.Typically,46%ofwandererswho arenotfoundwithin24hoursareatahigherriskofdeath. ithnewstridesinwearabletechnologyadvancements beingmadeeveryday;theabilitytotrackapersonhas becomeeasierandlesscumbersome;ultimatelyresultingin lessdeaths.
David C. King CEO
Withinthenextfewyears,theInternetofThings(IoT)market isexpectedtoreach$1.6trillionforindustrialindustries, $1.2trillionforcommercialindustries,and$1trillionfor consumerindustries.Althoughthissuggestsapositiveoutlookforthe market,companiesarestrugglingtogenerateintelligencefrom operationaldatacollectedbyconnectedmachines.Forexample, McKinsey&Companyreportedthatlessthanonepercentofthedata beinggeneratedby30,000sensorsonanoffshoreoilrigiscurrently beingusedtomakedecisions.Edgecomputingsolvesthisproblem withthehelpofbigdata,streaminganalytics,andmachinelearningby processingdatalocallyandinreal-time.
FogHornisaleadingdeveloperof“edgeintelligence”softwarefor industrialandcommercialIoTapplications.FogHorn’ssoftware platformbringsthepowerofmachinelearningandadvancedanalytics totheon-premiseedgeenvironment,enablinganewclassof applicationsforadvancedmonitoringanddiagnostics,asset performanceoptimization,operationalintelligenceandpredictive maintenanceusecases.
“FogHorn’s breakthrough technology uniquely combines real-time analytics, powerful machine learning and real-time stream processing into a high-performance edge computing platform, delivered in the industry’s smallest processing footprint. This approach is enabling innovative new IIoT applications and efficiency for industrial customers around the globe today.”
FogHorn’ssolutionsareideallysuited forOEMs,systemsintegratorsandend customersinmarketssuchas manufacturing,powerandwater,oil andgas,mining,transportation, healthcare,retail,aswellassmartgrid, smartcityandsmartcarapplications.
DavidC.KingistheCEOof FogHornSystems.Currently,King supportsFogHorn’sglobalcustomers andpartnersastheyrolloutabroad rangeofpowerfuledgeintelligence solutionsforindustrialandcommercial systems.Healsocontinuestodesign anddevelopinnovative,new capabilitiesandextendFogHorn’s leadershipinafast-changingmarket. PriortoFogHorn,KingledAirTight Networks,atechnologyleaderin securecloud-managedWi-Fi,through foursuccessfuluproundsofVC fundingasco-founderandCEO.David alsoservedasPresidentandCEOof Proxim,apioneerinWLANsandthe firstpublicly-tradedWi-Ficompany
Upuntiltheadventofedgecomputing, industrialplayershadnowayto reconcilethemassquantitiesofIoT datainreal-time.Transportingdatato thecloudforprocessingisexpensive andslow,whichisunsuitableforthe real-timeneedsofindustrialprocess manufacturing,wherethousandsof sensorsconstantlysenddataattherate ofevery20or30milliseconds.
FogHorn’stechnologyenables businessestoidentifythedatathat mattersatthenetworkedgeorsensorlevel–theanomaliesorpatterns unearthedthroughanalytics–and
transferittothecloudforfurther processing.Thisdataisonlyatiny fractionofthetotalamountother practiceswouldcapture.
Almosteverynotablehardwarevendor hasaruggedizedlineofproducts promotingedgeprocessing.This indicatesthatthemarketisprimefor IndustrialIoT(IIoT)adoption.With technologygiantsannouncingsoftware stacksfortheedge,thereislittledoubt thatthismomentumwillonly accelerateduring2018.Furthermore, traditionalindustries,like manufacturing,thathavebeen strugglingtoshowcasedifferentiated products,willnowembraceedge analyticstodrivenewrevenuestreams and/orsignificantyieldimprovements fortheircustomers.
TheSolutionsThatSetFogHorn Apart
FogHorn’sprincipaladvantagestems fromtheirunique,high-speed,tiny footprintcomputeandmachine learningengine.FogHorndesignedthe CEP(complexeventprocessing) enginefromscratchratherthan shrinkingdownexisting“bigdata” enginesdevelopedforresourceunlimitedcloudenvironments.This enablesFogHorntorunthecomplete IoTedgeanalyticssoftwarestack immediatelynexttomachinedata sources.Becauseofthis,connected carsandautonomousvehicles,for example,willbeabletoprocessdata fromitsinstrumentsandsensors locally,in-carinreal-time,whichwill enablecriticalsafetydevelopments suchasaccidentavoidance,emergency braking,aswellasmission-critical
systemsmonitoringairbagfailure,and more.
FogHorn’sLightning™software platformallowsbusinesseswith distributedoperationstoderive actionableinsightsascloseaspossible toIoT-connectedmachinesandthe operationstechnology(OT)control systemsandsensorsattachedtothose machines.UsingLightning,businesses canacceleratetheirdigital transformationprojectsbyspending lesstimeandmoneyonbandwidth costsandend-to-endintegrationtasks, andfocusingmoreonthedeliveryof next-generationapplicationsto optimizemachineperformance, increasetotaloutput,improveprocess yield,andreducebothproductionand energyconsumptioncosts.
FogHornhaspioneeredaglobalshift toedgeintelligence,comprisedofrealtimeanalyticsandmachinelearning deployedonvirtuallyanydevicein industrialandcommercialoperations. TheFogHornteamalreadyseesthe transformationalresultsthetechnology hasdeployedacrossawiderangeof industries.Theybelievethecontinuous pushforinnovationwillresultinthe adoptionofFogHorn’ssoftwareina largepercentageoftheprojected billionsofconnecteddevicesinthe yearstocome.
Therelationbetweentechnologyandtheenvironmentofourplanetisveryold.Thetimehascometoturneverything inthesurroundingeco-friendly.IoT(InternetofThings)productscanbetailoredtocombatwiththeclimatechange anditsconsequences.Whetheritisadisasterlikefloodoranissuelikedeforestation,thistechnologyiscapableto protectusandourenvironmentinseveralways.Haveyoueverwonderedhowtechnologycouldsaveournaturalresources? Yes,IoThasthepotentialtoresolvesuchproblemsasitinvolvesanimalsandplantsinourconnectedworld.
IoTbusinessownersaregettingencouragementfromthegovernmentsandcorporatestobuildsmartandintelligentdevices thathelpusGoGreen.Inordertokeepourenvironmentsafe,theIoTmakersmustcomeupwiththegoodideasthatsatisfy thecurrentdemandsoftheecosystem.Innovativeproductswouldbeincorporatedfordomesticaswellasindustrialuse.
IoTproductsareaimedtosaveenergyusingautomatedsystems.Forinstance,smartlightingcansensesunlightandisableto maintainconstantlightinglevel.Thesmarthomeappliancesimplementenergymanagement.Smartbuildingsusesolar energyandotherrenewableenergysourcestominimizeenvironmentalimpact.
WithIoT,itisbecomingeasiertotrackrarespecies.Animaltrackinghelpsscientistsandconservationiststoknowtheir locationandtheirtendencytowardsmigration.Themicro-sensorspairedwithIoTenablemultipledevicestoconnecttogether forthepurposetocollect,transmit,andstoredata.Animaltrackingisalsoimportanttomaintainthewayourecosystem works.
ItisveryinterestingtoseehowIoTfightwiththepollution.Thereal-timedataisusedforforecastingpollutionparameters andmeasuringtheelementsofairandwaterquality.Thetechnologyfocusesonkeepingpollutiontoaminimum.Air pollutioncanbedetectedandevaluatedacrossalltheindustriestoensurethattheysticktotheairqualitypolicies.
IoTdevicescantransformthewaywemanagethemostpreciousresource—water.Withtheadvancedwatersensors,these productsmakedecisionsandproducedataanalyticsabouttheamountofwaterweuse.Itallowsustosavemoneyandto minimizewaterusageforitsconservation.
Smartfarmingisshapingthefutureofagriculture,whichimpactsontheenvironmentpositively Thesesmalldevices automatetheprocessoffarmingusingharvestingandirrigation.Thetechnologycanbeusedtochoosefertilizersin accordancewiththeconditionsofthesoil.Dronescanplaythecrucialroleinmonitoringthewholecultivation.
Deforestationisoneofthemajorcausesofclimatechange.Accordingtoastudy,thereisaneedtoimplantabilliontreesa yeartorecover,whichcanonlybepossibleifanautomatedsystemisused.IoTanddronesareassembledanddeployedto performthistaskefficiently.Itreducesmanpowerrequirementsandcostandusesagriculturetechniquesforplantingand maintenance.
WhentheIoTtechnologywasintroduced,itwaspredictedthatitwouldincreasee-waste.Butthisproblemwasmereapartof thesolution.IoTprovidesagreatwaytomanagewasteandrecycle.Thesensorsinstalledinchipswouldbeabletonotify consumerswhenitisreadytorepairorrecycle.Theyalsoinformtheuserswhichcomponentcanbereusedsothattheydo notgotrashearly.Forthemanagementofotherwastage,IoTproductscanbedesignedtoautomatedisposalsystemtimely
Notably,naturaldisasterisadreadfuloutcomeofclimatechange.IoTproductscanbeusedtodetectnaturaldisasteratthe earlystageandtominimizethedamages.Earthquakeandfloodsensorssendoutthesignalstothecloud-basedservers connectedwiththeinternet.Inthecaseofdetection,residentsofthatareagetwarningsignals.Internetofunderwaterthings isusedformonitoringactivitiesofoceansandrivers.
Therearehundredsofideastothinkuponandhundredsofsolutionstoworkon.Forexample,trafficcontrolreducescarbon productionbysavinggasolineandfoodsecurityassistsinbalancingtheecosystem.Undoubtedly,climatechangeisthe biggestchallengeofourtimeanditisourconcerntogivehealthierenvironmenttothenextgeneration.Othertechnologies suchasartificialintelligencecanbeassociatedwiththeIoTtogetbetterinsightsandsuccessincombattingwiththis problem.
Theconnectivityamongthings(insteadofdevicesonly)canmakeoureverydaylifemoresustainable.But,theeffortsmade tillyettodecelerateclimatechangeareinsufficient.Thefuturedemandsaplanetwhereallthelivingthingsgetsafetyagainst it.ThereisnoexaggerationinsayingthatIoTenabledsystemscanmakeclimatechangeturnback.IoTproductsmakeus moreorganized,moresustaining,safer,andgreener.
Alicia Asín CEO & Co-founder
ThefragmentationoftheInternetofThings(IoT)marketisthe onlywaytomanagethewholevaluechainatanypointoftime, fromhardwaresensorstodataanalytics,bothingeographic areasandbusinessdevelopmentopportunities.Thereisabigmessdue tothelackofstandardsandclearrolesincompanies.Thisfactis evidencedthatwearedivinginafastevolvingmarketwheregame rulesareconstantlyinmotion.Inthissense,thereisarisingdemandof horizontalperspectiveforamarketthatneedsinteroperability,notonly relatedtothehardwaredevicesbutalsointhecommunication protocols,cloudservicesandtheapplicationsdevelopedinanyIoT project.
LibeliumisoneoftheleadingglobalIoTsolutionprovidercompanies, whichdesignsandmanufacturesIoTtoolstodeploywirelesssensor networkstocreatefastandreliablesolutionsfortheSmartCitiesand InternetofThingsmarket. Waspmote, thewirelesssensorplatform, createdbyLibelium,isamodular,open-sourcesystemthatcanbe integratedwithanycloudplatformforstoringandprocessingdatain thecloudthroughanycommunicationprotocol.Libelium’swireless sensorplatformisactiveinprojectsofgreateconomicandsocial impacttoaddressthegreatchallengeshumanityfacesinthiscentury. Infact,Libeliumsensorsarehelpingtopreventpestsandimprove productivityinagriculturalcrops.Itishelpingtoreducepollutionand trafficinseveralintelligentcities.Libeliumhasbeeninvolvedin projectstopredictvolcanicactivity.Itisalsohelpingtouniversalize
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“We are delivering such solutions that making IoT real, impacting the whole globe”
accesstoahealthsystemto populationsfarfromhospitals. Libeliumhasevenarrivedinspaceon boardasatellitetostudysolarstorms.
MeettheDynamicDuoofLibelium AliciaAsínisCEOandCo-founder ofLibelium Aliciaisacomputer engineerfocusedonhowtheIoTcan changeourworld.Sheisafrequent speakeratinternationalconferenceson issuesrelatedtoSmartCities,the DemocracyoftheIoTbasedonthebig dataandtheimportanceofsecurityand privacyinthenewIoTera.
Aliciahasbeenawardedforher entrepreneurialmeritsand technologicalinnovation.Sheisthe firstSpanishwomantoreceivethe NationalYoungEntrepreneursAward in2014.Recently,inOctober2017, AliciaAsínhasreceivedtheAward “ReyJaimeI”fromHisMajestythe QueenofSpain,thehighestdistinction forscientists,researchers,and entrepreneurs.
DavidGascón,Co-founderandChief TechnicalOfficerofLibelium,isa ComputerEngineerfromComputer EngineerbythePolytechnicCenterof Zaragoza.David’smainresearchareas aretheWirelessSensorNetworks(now commonlynamedasthe“Internetof Things”),MeshNetworksandtheSelf EmergentandAutoorganizational ComplexSystemsasshowhis developmentinthecreationoftwo protocolsfortheInternetbasedonthe antcolonyandotherswarminsect behaviors(Marabunta,Enjambre).He hasbeenawardedbytheMITwiththe TR35prizeasthemostimportant innovatorfewerthan35inSpain (2012).
DistinctiveOfferingsfromLibelium
Therearealwaysthreecommon elementsineveryIoTproject:sensors, communicationprotocolsandcloud servicesandhence,Libeliumhavea bigproblemforinteroperability.That
isexactlytheproblemteamLibelium issolvingintheIoTvaluechain.They havedevelopedahorizontalIoT platformabletoofferdifferent solutionsforthemaincurrentmarkets andproductivesectors.Theirwireless sensorplatformenablestoconnect morethan120sensorstoanycloud platformthrough20radio communicationprotocolsincluding long,mediumandshortrangeand,of course,thelatestLPWANradios.Itis verydifficulttofindanotherplatform intheIoTmarketwiththishorizontal approachandwithsomany interoperabilitycapacities.
Libelium’ssolutionsareverywell positionedintermsofqualityandprice intheIoTsector.Thecompanyoffers thewidestcertifiedplatforminthe marketanditssensorshaveobtaineda highperformanceinprecisiontests. Thisfactaddscapillarity,forexample, tosmartcitiesprojectswherethe sensorsareabletocomplementother professionaldeviceslikespecial sonometersorgassensorsthatofferthe highestprecisionbutnotenough coverageduetotheirexpensiveprices.
Libelium’sMessagetothePolicy MakersandBusinessLeaders “Do not wait for the ultimate technology as it will never happen. We feel that frozen investments in digitalization will never see the light if decision makers stay stopped waiting for the last cutting edge novelty. The key is being resilient and interoperable enough.”
Libeliumanditsteamisfirmly convincedthatthepotentialoftheIoT marketisinfiniteandthedevelopment isgoingtobeexponentialinthenear future.TheInternetofthingswillaffect allmarkets:cities,logistics,security, agriculture,health,homeautomation, energy...Anyprocesscanbeoptimized ifitsvariablescanbemeasured,
Gascón CTO & Co-founder
analyzedandusedindecision-making processes.Theopportunitiesare endless,ittakesawholelegionof companiesandentrepreneursthatare dedicatedtocreatesensors,install themandcreateapplicationsfora smarterworld.
Inthissense,Libelium’sstrategic growthplanisbasedonthe constructionofasolidIoTecosystem formutualcollaboration,especially withstartupsandbigsystem integratorstodevelopnewsmart solutions.“Wewanttocontinuebetting ongeneratinganecosystemof innovativeandtechnological companiesaroundLibelium.Forthis reason,wehaveaninternational networkofmorethan100companies”, saysAlicia.
LibeliumisextendingitsIoTvalue chaindevelopingacomplete ecosystemofpartnersthatarejoining theirplatformnotonlyascloudservice providersorsystemintegratorsbutalso ashardwaredevicepartnersorradio communicationmanufacturers.The aimistoofferinteroperabilityinthe wholevaluechain,fromsensorsand devicestodatamanagementinthe Cloud.
TheworldoftheInternetofThingspromisestobe themainengineoftheglobaleconomyinthenext years.Indevelopingcountries,suchasBrazil,the opportunitieswillbeevenbigger.Consideringthesizeof thelocalmarketandthepressingneedthatBrazilhasin increasingtheinnovationrhythm,technologyusageand development,thecountrycanalreadybeseenasabig globalplayerbycompaniesfromthissector.Inthis moment,themoreaccuratemottoforcompaniesthatwant toactorareactinginBrazilis“InnovateorDie.”
Afteracycleofmorethan10yearsofcontinuousgrowth, thatputthecountryinevidenceonthegloballandscapeas partoftheselectgroupofso-calledBRICs(Brasil,Russia, IndiaandChina)andthatstressedevenmoreitsleadership inLatinAmerica,Brazilisnowentering,inthepasttwo years,amomentofpoliticaltensionthathasreflected directlyintheeconomy Themomentnowisofreviewing andrestructuring.Butinspiteoftheperceptionofsome foreignexecutivesandentrepreneursthatthisisnotagood timetoinvestinthecountry,itisclearthatBrazilhada virtuouscycleofmanyyearsandreachedahigherlevel.All
thisindicatesthat,forsure,notallislost.Farfromit.The timeisforopportunities.
Withthestabilizationofthesmartphonemarket,there’sa greatpotentialforthetechnologyindustry-especiallyin thesemiconductorsarea-inbusinessinvolvingconnected cars,agriculture,livestock,smartcities,amongothers.To fullyusethisopportunities,itisnecessarytounderstandin whichwaysitispossibletodevelopthebesttechnological solutionstodifferentregions.Andthesolutionstoproblems fromdifferentcountriescanonlybefoundlocally
DespitethelowparticipationofBrazilinthe semiconductorsindustry,thecountryhasagreatpotentialto usetheInternetofThingsandtodevelopinthissector.Itis afieldinwhichnoonehastheadvantageyet:weare, theoretically,inthesamelevelasUnitedStatesandChina. Besidesthat,achiptoasensorforIoTischeaperandeasier todevelopthanonemadeforsmartphones.Therefore,itis lesscostlytoinvestinIoT
With over 30 years of experience in areas like information technology, personal computing, semiconductors, entrepreneurship and startups, José Antônio Scodiero has already acted as a high level executive in several big and successful international corporations like: IBM; Apple Computer; OkiData, where he was president of the Brazilian subsidiary, and more recently; AMD, leader in the semiconductors segment, where he held the position of Vice-President for the Latin America region. José Antônio Scodiero is graduated in Electronics Engineering with specialization in hardware and microelectronics and has an MBA in Corporate Administrations by Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado (FAAP).
As an entrepreneur, he founded lots of startup companies since the 90’s, having created his first company when he was only 24 years old. In 2009 he founded Fast Company Brazil, with the objective of catapulting multinational organizations, from sectors like digital technology, semiconductors and software that are seeking to install subsidiaries in the Brazilian and Latin American markets. In 2010 he obtained the certification of Corporate Governance from the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance (IBGC) and started acting as a consulting advisor in companies in 2011. In 2012, he became president of the task force of semiconductors of AMCHAM - American Chamber for Brazil and USA. Still in 2012, Scodiero was also elected Director of SBMICRO - Brazilian Society of Microelectronics, where he remains until the end of 2016.
Inthetechnologyworld,theinnovationchainhasinverteditselfrecently,withthelargedomainofbigmultinational companiesgivingspacetostartupsandnewentrepreneurs.Thismovementcreatesapulverizationofopportunities.Itisno longersomethingconcentrated,inthedomainoffewbigplayerslikeitusedtobe.Thereisspaceforcompaniesfromoutside thecountryandalsofortheappearanceofnewlocalplayersthatcanlearnanddeveloptheirownsystemsandfomentthe industry.
Thetechnologygiants,thatlostawaveofopportunitiesthatemergedwiththemobilebusiness(smartphones,tabletsand M2M),nowaremovingrapidlysotheydon’tmissoutontheopportunitiesthattheIoTsegmentwillbring.Thereareseveral examplesinthisdirectionandIBMisoneofthem,sinceitsannouncement,inDecemberof2015,toreturntotheconsumer electronicsmarket,tenyearsaftersellingitscomputerdivisiontotheChineseLenovo.Theproblemisthattherearealotof companies,bigandsmall,repeatingthesamestrategiesinthesearchofitsownspaceinthetechnologymarket.Thisneedsto change.Themotto“InnovateorDie”alsoneedstobeappliedintheplanning.
Aswellasingreattransformationsofthepast,therevolutioncausedbyIoTwillchangetheentirelandscapeofthecareer scenario.Itisestimatedthatintime,itwillbepossibletosee20to30millionjobsmigrate,andsomefunctionsmight disappear,thankstorobotics,intelligentmachinesandartificialintelligence(AI),thatwillinfiltrateinnewcorporateareas andautomatethepositionsthatarerepetitiveandtransitional.
Butwhatitseemslikebadnewsisinfactareadaptation,fromworkstationsfocusedonoperationaltoopportunitiesinareas thatdemandsdataanalysis,abilitytosolveproblems,thinkcreatively,innovateandworkwithinateam.Nothingtoodistant fromtheprofilethattodayiscomprehendedasagoodprofessional.Itisanevolutionarymovement,drivenbytechnology
Ifthejobopeningsinoperationalworkstationstendtodrop,theopportunitiestoprofessionalsthatseekqualificationand evenreinventionwillgrowalot.Itisamarketthat,accordingtoIDC,willgrowaboutUS$1,7trillionuntil2020.This amountneeds,andwillbe,sharedamongtheprofessionalsthatmanagetokeepupwiththedemandsofthemarket.
Raghu Bala CEO
Today,organizationsbothintheprivateandpublicsectors,are beginningtoleveragetheInternetofThings.Afargreater numberofcompaniesaregraduatingfromproofofconcept projectstowidescaleproductionreleasesofIoTenabledsystems.
NetObjexisaDecentralizedDigitalAssetManagementPlatformthat usesIoTandBlockchainTechnologies.
NetObjexfocusesonfourverticalmarketsincludingSmartCity, Transportation/Automotive,SupplyChain&Logistics,and Manufacturing/Industry4.0.Theplatformenablestrackingand tracingofassets,improvingassetperformance,optimizingasset utilization,andreducingassetshrinkage/waste/inefficiencies.
Theplatformworkswithallmajorcommunicationprotocols; includesfeaturessuchasrulesengine,alertsandmessaging, enterpriseintegration,blockchainintegration,andmore.Solutions thathavebeendevelopedusingtheNetObjexPaaSrangefromsmart electricitymeters,dynamicwirelesselectricvehiclecharging,smart parking,smartmedia,fleetmanagementofkiosks,poweringsmart medicaldevices,andmore.
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We are helping enterprises to bridge the gap of connecting the physical world to the virtual world
ArchitectbehindNetObjex RaghuBalaistheCEOofNetObjex Inc.PriortoNetObjexRaghuhas workedwithYahoo,Infospace,PwC, andthreesuccessfulstartups.Hehas completedhisMBAinFinancefrom WhartonandMSinComputerScience fromRPI.Raghuhasalsoworkedasan AdjunctLecturerattheColumbia University,andcurrentlyconducting onlinecoursesonMIT’sArtificial Intelligence:Implicationsforbusiness strategyprogram.MrBalaisa publishedauthor,andhasspokenat majorconferences,includingIoTIndia Congress,GoogleIO,andmore. Presentresearchinterestsinclude decentralizedcomputing,Blockchain, IoT,AI,nandcryptocurrencies.
“It was born out of a business need. I was working for a media company that used to spend several million dollars on managing retail racks at major outlets nationwide. At that time, I proposed the use of IoT powered racks even before IoT was a commonly used term like it is today- this was in the 2010/11 time period. Once, I realized all of the things the technology was capable of, I realized this was a space I wanted to spend more time on and that led to the genesis of NetObjex,” saysRaghuaboutthe motivationbehindtheinceptionof NetObjex.
Atpresent,mostenterprisesareusing IoTwithintheconfinesoftheirown organization. However,asdevices evolve,theneedtocommunicatewith otherdevicesacrossorganizational boundariesbecomesanecessity IoT,whencomparedwithamore matureecosystemsuchastheWorld WideWeb,isstillinitsinfacy hamperedbyanumberof
shortcomingssuchasthelackofa universaldeviceIDconstruct,inability ofdevicestoauthenticate, communicate,andtransactwithone another
BycombiningIoTandBlockchain technologies,NetObjexhasaforce multiplierinleveragingtheseleading edgecapabilitiesinthefieldofdigital assetmanagement.Itovercomes currentlimitationsoftraditionalIoT systemsbyproviding
•AUniversalBlockchainID
•Adecentralizedledgerfordevice authenticationanddevicediscovery
•Supportforshortrangeprotocolsto facilitate interdevice communications;
•Optionaldigitalwalletsindevices (e.g.yourcarhasawallet)for transactions
TheNetObjexplatformconsistsof4 distinctlayers–Instrumentation, Compute,Integration,and Monetization.NetObjexconsiders everyobjectadigitalasset–inthe formofahardasset,suchasa refrigerator,orasoftassetsuchasan MP4recordingofasong.
Dataacquisitionoftenhappensthrough theinstrumentationofassets,whichis thenprocessedbythecloudplatform resultinginmultipleoutcomes–actuation,alertsandnotifications, enterpriseintegration,ecosystem sharingthroughblockchain,data visualization,machinelearning,and more.Thesheerrangeoffunctionality enablesNetObjextobetterserveits clientstohelpthemimproveasset performance,utilization,efficiency, tracking,andtraceability Thishasa significantpositivebusinessimpactto NetObjexclients’topandbottomline.
ArtificialIntelligence(AI)isa technologythatrequiresalotofdata andIoTdovetailswellwithitbecause thelatterisanexcellentdata acquisitionmechanismfortheformer Improvementsintelecommunications suchasDSRCand5Gareexcitingto teamNetObjex,becausetheyopennew pathwaysforcommunications.The challengeinAIisthesheervolumeof datathatneedsprocessing,andthe NetObjexteamembracesnewmore efficientmeansofstoring,retrieving andanalyzingdata.NetObjexalso developstechnologiesforsmartedge devicesthatenablelocalized intelligenceandprocessingpowerat theperipheryofIoTnetworks.
CustomerSuccessisatthecoreofthe NetObjexmissionasacompany. NetObjexwishestofocusonguiding andassistingclientsachievetheir objectivesofimprovingtheirasset utilization,performance,and efficiency Thesehaveamaterial impactonacompany’stopandbottom lines,whilecreatingopportunitiesfor achievingcompetitiveadvantage. Onthetechnologyfront,NetObjexwill continuetoinvestinR&Dto strengthenitsplatformbyjudiciously selectingtechnologiesthatprovidea competitiveadvantagetoNetObjex anditsinstalledbase.NetObjex believesitcanimpactcertainkey businessmetrics.
“We believe we can improve the topline and bottom-lines of companies, in our market segments, anywhere from 10-20% through better asset utilization and efficiency. This is our primary objective,” saysteamNetObjex.
TheInternetofThings(IoT)representsamodern reality. IoThasbeenencircledbytheservicesthat areassociatedwiththethingslikehardware, embeddedsoftware,andcommunicationservices.IoT solutionisintegratedwithone-to-oneservicesorwith multipleproducts.
InternetOfThingtenaciouslyinsightstopursuefromnew Internet-connecteddeviceswhichcanbeusedtodevelop newservices,enhanceproductivityandefficiencyand developtoprovereal-timedecisionmakinganddecodethe criticalproblems.Intoday’stechnicalworld,asweallare adjoinedbythedevices,energycompanieshaveescalated interoperabilityandsecuritychallenges.Italsodeliversan amalgamationofscalablehardwareandsoftwaresolutions specificallytomeetthemarketneeds.Therealend-to-end securitythatIoTnecessarilyrequireshasbeenintegratedby theexpertise.
Sincedecades,wheninnovationandcontrolexpertisewere drawingintersectionsbetweeninformationtechnologyand devices,thecompaniesjointlysupervisedtodeliver interoperableend-to-endsolutions.Theenergycompanies arealsoevolvingpretestedandper-validatedIoTproducts andsolutionssuchasagateway,toprovidebuildingblocks. Withanextremetemperatureandsafetyrequirements,these solutionswillincorporatethecapabilitiesthatsupporta
widerangeofverticalmarketslikeindustrialcontroland energywheredevicesfunctionsindomains.Especiallyfor energycompanies,thiscanbethegreatflexiblemoveto accommodatenewenergysource,bettermanagementof assetsandoperations,greaterreliability,enhancedsecurity, bettercustomersatisfactionandinnovationsofnew businessmodelsandservices.
Sincethetoolenabledthesmoothcombinationoftwo-way powerflowsfromfragmenteddistributedresourceslike windorsolar,IoTtechnologiesarerelevantlycontributing totherenewableenergy.Behind-the-meterprocessessuch ason-siteenergystorageorelectricvehiclecharging.IoT technologieshavebeensuccessfullyestablishedasa fundamentalplatformthatjustifiesanensuingEnergy Cloud,whichleadstothemoredistributed,andincreasing intelligentgrid.
InternetofThingisintegratedwiththeseenergythemes-
Smartphonesandappsarebecomingmainuserinterfaceon IoT.TheIoTaddressestheconsumerelectronicmarketas wellastheB2Bindustry.Dependingonanalysts,thevalue ofIoTisessentialtobefrom$300Btoclose$2000Bin 2020dependingupononwhatisaccountedinIoTmarket. ConnectedLEDlampsareexpectedtobethelargestbyfar inIoTenergyservices.Theincrementalcostofhardware andembeddedsoftwareisrelativelysmall,whereasthe serviceandanalyticsopportunityismuchlarger.Tobuild awarenessoftheirproducts,almostallcompaniestried differentapproachesandfeaturesets.Soprimarily,manyof thesuppliersfocusedontheIoTmarketonthegoodsof hardwareandsoftware.
Accordingtothebusinessmodels,however,themarketwill increasinglybedrivenbytheservices.Therewillbeservice opportunities,thatareassociatedwithcoordinatingand managingthemultiplethingsthattypicalconsumerswill interactonanaverageday ThevaluechainforIoTfor devicesandserviceswillcomeupwithamultilayered, understandingthebriefmeasureofanalyticssoftware whichisdesignedtopullouttheusagetrendsforfurther productandservicemarketinginitiatives.IoTgeneratesa heavydatathataddresstheanalyticstotransformhuge volumesofdataintoasmallquantityofoperational information.
TheflairbenefitsofIoTintheenergyefficiencymarket sectorishugeforend-usersandintegrators.IoTwillpermit enduserstomeasure,checkaswellasadapttheinstallation accordingtotherequirementofthemarketwithinnotime. Forenergyefficiencysystemintegrators,IoTwill exceptionallyimprovisetheircapabilitytodistinguishthe customerrequirementsforintegrationandcommission.By utilizingremotediagnostic,theintegratorwillmakea correctiontothemaintainability???theirsystemsandalso fixthecapabilityofsignifiedproducts.
However,thismarketisdominatedbylargeplayerswho havehistoricallyprotectedthehighlybeneficialmarketby maintaininganextremelyhighlevelofrequiredinvestment todevelopcomplexsolutionswhileimplementingspecific standardizationatthesametime.
TheIoTpromisestobreakthetwoentrybarriersbyofferinglow-costflexiblenewcommunicationsolutionscomingfromthe internetworld.Asaconsequence,newplayersarebeingattractedtothismarket.SME’sandstartupsmayofferlow-cost solutions,atleastforafullsetofnicheapplications,whilelargeplayersfromtheInternetworldmayalsoenterasenteras directcompetitorsofthetraditionallargeplayers.Theopportunityprovidedbyalarge,newpotentialmarketis counterbalancedbytheriskofthesenewplayersenteringtheirtraditionalmarket.However,thisriskmaybebalancedbythe opportunitytopartnerwiththesenewplayers,creatingacompletelynewopenecosystem.
ThefutureoftheenergyindustrywillbedistortedwiththeInternetofThings.Asenergymanagementexperiencesother connecteddevicesbeingdeveloped,itwillthengainagreatercontrol,dataandenergysavings.It’sanexhilaratingand challengingtimeforenergymanagement,andtimetoharnesstheopportunitiesopenedbytheIoT.Iot-basedtechnology solutionsacrosstheglobe,associatedservicesforeseetobringtremendousvaluetotheenergysectorinfuture.Hereafter,it willaidthecompaniestobemoreflexibleinadoptingIoTsolutionstopredictassetperformanceandswiftlyintegrateall sectionsofenergyinthesystem.
Nomatterweareathomeorattheworkplace,IoTwillredeemthecomplexityofmanagingenergyconsumptionfrom differentplacesandprovideanall-in-onestop.Deviceslikesmartphones,laptops,andtabletscanhaveaccesstoothersmart deviceslikeairconditioner,orwashingmachineforenhancedusability.IoTwillnowextendtomoreconvenienceoflower billsfromthedeviceslikeremote-controlledhouseholds,andhomesecurity.
IoT-basedtechnologyandsolutionsareexpectedtoraisetheimmensevaluetotheenergysector.Inthecomingdays,IoTis expectedtoclimbthemarkethillstogrowtheenergymarketfrom$7.59billionin2015to$22.34billionby2020.
Matthew Edwards Founder & CEO
Newcompanies,devices,andservicesarecomingandgoingat suchahighspeed,itistrulymarveloustoconsiderhowmany thingscantodaybecontrolled,mixedtogether,managedand monitored.Andthenbigcompaniesenterthemixseekingtostay competitivebyintroducingtheirowninnovations,investinginor purchasingsmallcompanies,theirteamsandIP,orwatchingonthe sidelineastheywonderwherethisisallgoingandhowtheywerejust passedbyacompanybornyesterday.Theindustryischangingasfast astheimaginationandtoday’stechnologysolutionsandpractices enablechangenearlyasquickascustomerscanchangetheirminds. Thismakesitespeciallychallengingforindustrystandards,and particularlyinformationsecurity,tobecreatedand/orevolvedatthe paceofpubliclyavailableinnovations.Itmakesitevenmore challengingforcompaniesandconsumerstostaycurrent,letalone fullyrealizewhathasvalueandqualityandwhatdoesnot.Itisa spectacularandwonderfullydisruptivetimeofchange.
TrilityConsultingisafull-spectrumsolutioncompanywho understandstheeconomicsofbuildinganddeliveringcontinuousvalue. Thecompanyistransformingtheindustrywiththeirout-of-the-box solutionsinareasincluding:secureenterprisecloudadoption,PaaS, SaaS,andtest-drivenInfrastructureasCode,InternetofThings,TestDrivenDevelopment,ContinuousDeliveryandmore.Theteamat
Trilityspendstheirtimelookingto understandaclient’saspirations, strategicgoals,tacticalneedsandeven whims;andthentheytakeallofthe technologies,practices,andbuzzwords relevanttothetaskathandanddistillit alldownintoadeliverablesolution thatthecustomerdemands.TheTrility teamexcelsatsimplifyingthe complex.
Trilitysolutionsaresimpleandcanbe implementedquickly,allowingthe clienttogetstraighttobuildingtheIoT platform/ecosystemoftheirvision insteadofwaitingfortechnology groupstofigureouttools,toolchains, compatibilities,processes,procedures, etc.EverythingtheTrilityteamdoes fromthebeginningisdesignedwith test-driven,software-defined infrastructurealreadybaseline compliantfortoday’sinformation securitystandardsandperformance requirements.Trilitysolutionsare designedandbuiltwithinformation securityandperformancecapability fromdayone.Todate,theTrilityteam hasworkedwithFortune50,100and 500companiestostartups,oneperson consultingfirmsto“Big5”consulting enterprises,andineverysinglecase theyareleftwiththesamethemepeoplearehard;technologyiseasy ThisforcesTrilityteammembersto rigorouslysimplifyandtodeliver valuenow,notproducepresentations discussingfuturevalue.
MatthewEdwardsistheFounder andCEOofTrilityConsulting.He hasawidearrayofinterestsandmost importantlytoTrilityConsultingand
hisclients,aconstantthirstfor knowledgeandunderstanding.While hecontinuallyworkstounderstand newtechnologies,heifoftenmost interestedindiscoveringhowthese technologiesbenefitdifferentpeoplein differentwaysandatdifferenttimes. Hisdiverseinterestinunderstanding technologyandthevalueitbringsto peopleisbestillustratedinthefact that,whileheisworkinginthecloud engineering/IoTspace,heis concurrentlyworkingwithanongovernmentalorganizationhestarted namedTeachPeople (https://teachpeople.org)designedto enableautonomous,sustainableliving opportunitiesforpeopleindeveloping nationsthroughaccesstoknowledge anddata.
TechnologyExperttransformingthe IoTSpace
Inadditiontofull-stacksoftware developmentandcloudengineering experience,mostofthemembersofthe Trilityteamhaveembedded,cable, cellularand/orsatelliteinfrastructure backgrounds.Thesebackgroundsgave themahead-startunderstandingthe complexitiesandchallengesofmany tomanyarchitecturesandoperational environments.Whiletheywerealready workingwithmicro-servicesbased, ephemeralandelasticcloudsolutions coupledwithverylargeamountsof dataandautomation,addinginthe aspectsofmanytomanyvendors, vendorcloudsanddeviceportfoliosfor IoTrelatedprojectsseemedapretty naturalactivityfortheTrilityteam.
Allnewtechnologiesgothrough iterationsofvalue,andclientsneedto overcomethedesiretobeonversion
oneofanideasimplybecauseitisnew andhasagreatpress.Intermsof makingdecisionsthatincrease customervalue,revenueandreturnon investment,theTrilityteambelieves thatallbenefitbytakingthetimeto understandproblems,goals,andneeds priortogettingcaughtupinthe conventions,swag,salespitchesand fearofbeingleftbehind.Choosing whichinnovationwavetosurfisa momentbymomentdecisionandmust bediscoveredbyeachcompany,in eachcontext.Knowyourproblem, thendiscoverthesolutionpath.
TheteamatTrilityspendstheirtime figuringouthowtoautomate everythinginsoftware-defined,testfirstmethodssothatcustomerscanget straighttomakingmoneyratherthan waitinguntiltheycanstart.Working withTrilityisanexercisein acceleratingthetimetomarket,timeto revenuewindow.Trilityclientswantto gainmarketshareandrevenuenow, notwhentechnologistscangettoit. EverysinglethingTrilityteamdoes everydayiscalibratedforhelpingthe clientrealizesuccessnow. “What you will continue to see from us is a smaller and smaller time to revenue/time to the operation window Vision casting leaders imagine worlds where anything can connect to anything, associative data is leveraged in real-time for automated decisioning and throughput is king. We enable it,” saysMatthewabouttheirfuture offerings.
Theaboveinfographicisastonishingwhenyoureallydelve intothenumbers.Thelastfewyearshavebeenquite interestingwhenitcomestotheIoTspace.
Ihavepersonallytakenabackseatandwatchedhowthe industryhassprouted,fromanembryonicplatformtoan earlycatalystforpossiblybecomingthenext“Skynet”(no punintended).Forsometimenowpunditshavebeen predictinggreatthingsfortheInternetofThings(IoT), fromsmartcitiesandsmarthomestosmartenergygrids, driverlesscarsandautonomousrobots.Whatisinnodoubt arethenumberof“things”thatnowhave“connected capability”,anditisrisingfast;accordingtooneleading analyst,6.4billionconnectedthingswillbeinusebythe endofthisyear,anincreaseof30%fromlastyear,meaning 5millionnewthingsarebeingconnecteduptotheinternet everysingleday Theterminternetofthings(IoT)was coinedroundabouttheturnofthemillenniumandiswidely heldtomeantheconnectionof“things”.Therearea numberoffactorsdrivingIoT.First,consumersare demandinggreaterconvenience,speedofdeliveryand personalisationofthegoodsandservicestheyconsume.
TherearealsootherdriversfortheIoT explosionwearewitnessing.Thecostsofinfrastructureare onadownwardtrajectory.Sensorsarebecomingsmaller, cheaperandmoreenergyefficientandbatterylifeis improving.Thefurtherinnovationofcloudcomputing platformsandtheemergenceofspecialisedIoTserviceson themmeanthatthedatacollectionandanalysisnecessary forwidescaledeploymentaremoreaccessible.
HereyoucanseeoneinfographicfromDeloittein2014that showsthevaluetheyanalysedforsmarthomesandsmart cars.Interestinglyenoughthesepercentageshavenot differedtoomuchtillnow.
IoTisrightatthetopofthe“hype”cycleandfirmly perchedtowhateveryoneistalkingabout.Mckinsey&Co predictthattheeconomicimpactoftheIoTcouldbe between$3.9tnand$11.1tnperyearby2025.Thatisa hugeindustryconsideringitwasonlyborn16yearsago.
OneofthemainquestionIgetaskedalotis“wheredoyou seeIoTmakingthemostadvantage”?Currentlythetop industriesaredomestic/leisure,utilities/energyand transport/automotive.AtDatumizeweareseeingtractionin
allthesesectorswitheachprojectverymuchdifferenttothe next.
Oureverydayenvironmentischanging,sometimeswithout usevennoticing,howeverourlivesarebeingmadeeasier forit.
AlthoughwearemovingquicklytoanIoTenvironment,we arealsofacing“Barrierstoconnection”,wherebusinesses andconsumersdonotsharethesamevisionofIoT.One suspicionistheconcernforsecurityandhowIoT technologycouldbehijackedandmanipulatedbythosefor illintent.Otherfactorsaremoretechnicalinnature,and seemtobearoundoperatingsystems,pricingandcurrent offerings.Allofthesefactorswillhavetobeovercomeif wearetoachievetheholygrailof“smartCities”and connectionofthings.
IoTisaconceptwhichisnolongerdiscussedonlyby technicalscientists,ithasverymuchmovedintothe mainstream.CertainindustrieshaveembracedIoT morethanothers,forexampledomestic/leisure, utilitiesandtransportareleadingtheway.Weare allconsumersandcitizens,andagreatdealof educationneedstooccurbeforetherealityofIoT isunderstoodandacceptedbyusatlarge.Datais thekeytoIoTandorganisationsseemstowantto gettheirhandsonthat“Darkdata”,butdonot knowwhattodowithitoncetheyhaveit,orhow toturnitintoavaluefortheirbusiness.Itishere thatobstaclesoccurinoureverydaybusiness environmentastheresourcesneededhavecurrently notbeenimplementedintotheinfrastructureandthis willnothappenuntilbusinessesunderstandthevalue thatispassingthembyonadailybasiswithintheir organisation.
IoTispotentiallythemostexcitingtechnicalrevolutionto havehappenedinalongtime,andifweareabletohelp businessesandconsumersconnectinasmarterway,help buildtheresourcesandinfrastructuretosupportthisnew environment,thenthewayweliveandworkwillchange forever,inaverypositiveway
