Back in February I posted a short item on this site Here comes the Chief IoT Officer telling how an article on the VentureBeat web site argued that companies need a senior-level champion to help accelerate the adoption of “game-changing” IoT technologies. The VentureBeat article was in fact a blog post from Syed Hoda, CMO […]
Is IoT heading for a fall?
The results of a recent survey suggest that enterprises are eagerly embracing IoT, strategically and that implementations are proceeding apace. However, as I reported recently, Gartner has IoT at the peak of inflated expectations and is warning that early users are “encountering issues related to immature technologies, ecosystems and standards.” After the peak comes the […]
IoT and customer relationships
IoT might be at the peak of inflated expectations in the Gartner Hype Cycle, but it seems to have already gained wide acceptance as a new tool for marketing and customer relationships. A survey of 500 IT and marketing professionals in large and mid-size companies, designed to assess their use of big data and IoT […]
LTE-M is coming, but is that M for M2M or M for Maritime?
Korean telco, SK Telecom, has just announced plans to launch what it says will be the world’s first pilot LTE-M (LTE for Maritime Wireless Communications) network, as part of a research and development project led by the Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF). According to SK Telecom, LTE-M will provide high-speed wireless telecommunications for […]
Telcos and IoT: Telus IoT Marketplace shows the way
Traditional telcos are obviously in prime position to exploit the Internet of Things, but they face stiff competition. Canadian telco, Telus, has made an early move to carve out a niche for itself with its IoT Marketplace. Connectivity is a prerequisite for IoT but the traditional providers of that connectivity – telecommunications carriers – face […]
What a difference a year makes: Gartner IoT hype cycle one year on
When Gartner published its 2014 Gartner IoT Hype Cycle, it precipitated a headline in the Guardian: ‘Internet of things’ is the most over-hyped technology, say analysts. The article justified the headline by saying: “Gartner highlights a lack of standardisation in the area, as well as the changing nature of the technology itself, as part of […]
How the Government is making China an IoT leader
The GSMA has just issued a report detailing how the Government is making China an IoT leader and with GSMA CTO, Alex Sinclair saying: “It’s been the government’s focused strategy, emphasis on common specifications and cross-sector collaboration that has allowed the Internet of Things to scale, delivering positive benefits to businesses and consumer alike.” The […]
Government gives agricultural IoT short shrift
The Federal Government has released a 152 page White Paper on the competitiveness of Australian agriculture. It gives agricultural IoT short shrift, making only passing reference to IoT, widely tipped to have huge potential to transform agriculture. UK based Beecham Research earlier this year issued a report, Towards Smart Farming, saying that M2M technologies and all the […]
McKinsey maps the future of IoT
The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) has published what must surely be one of the most comprehensive assessments to date of the potential for IoT, putting an upper limit on its potential economic impact by 2025 of $US11.1 trillion, or about 11 percent of the World Bank’s estimate of value of the world economy by that […]
In search of fog computing
In search of fog computing If you happen to be at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas in mid August instead of losing your shirt at the tables you could catch a three day conference dedicated to fog computing, one of the newest concepts in the world of IoT, and one that seems to be still […]
