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Connectivity and Driving Value in the
Internet of Things (IoT)
Paul Egan
Principal Consultant, IoTUK, Digital Catapult
Paul Green
Creative Director, Iotic Labs
Bob Driver (chair)
CEO, Cambridge Wireless
Antony Rix
Principal Consultant, Wireless and IoT,
The Technology Partnership plc
Connectivity and Driving Value in the
Internet of Things (IoT)
Bob Driver (chair)
from a developer’s perspective
Connectivity and Driving Value in the
Internet of Things (IoT)
Antony Rix
Principal Consultant, Wireless and IoT,
The Technology Partnership plc
TTP Group
- innovation, technology & product development - UK-based with around 300 staff
- employee-owned since 1987
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EXAMPLE UK IoT CASE STUDIES
Displaydata Mayflower Controls / SSE
Well Cow Green Energy Options
5 COMMON
IoT MISTAKES
Most existing wireless standards are not fit for purpose for many low-cost, low-power IoT applications
This is one of the reasons why there are more than 100 incompatible wireless standards
unless
• you want to differentiate yourself in the market • it is the only way to meet your requirements • it is lower cost
2. A PROPRIETARY SOLUTION IS BAD
Yes, for some applications like healthcare and smart cities, or for a large operator/manufacturer who wants to commoditise its supply chain, openness and
interoperability can be key
For many other applications, open specifications, data or APIs need to be used carefully, if at all
A few companies that are careful what they open:
4. THE VENDOR SAYS IT’S LOW POWER
and it will last more than 10 years from one AA battery For many IoT systems, and low-cost battery technology,
long life & power consumption are big problems
Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWANs) transmit much more slowly than other systems, causing higher power consumption than alternatives for some applications TTP developed its proprietary Matrix protocol to
specifically address this problem, and using it Displaydata achieves 5-8 years life from coin cells
5. THE IoT NEEDS IPv6
Yes, some applications can benefit from IPv6, and it’s core to some standards, but few large deployments
IPv6 imposes significant overheads and cost Do you really want your embedded device to have an
• customer needs/use case • service proposition • costs • route to market • value business case & customer • security • service creation • open/proprietary • multi-vendor • ecosystem key requirements • applications • services • devices • connectivity • platforms end-to-end solution
• develop or buy in; key skills & experience • strategic partners &
supply chain
• production scale-out • profit
delivery
HOW TTP DELIVERS IoT SOLUTIONS
ecosystem market research customer experience end-to-end security power RF planning provisioning global approvals manufacture
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Connectivity and Driving Value in the
Internet of Things (IoT)
Paul Green
http://www.pollackblog.com/?p=1794
No Man is an Island
Islands of Data
Suppliers and partners not joined up Innovation and empowerment stifled
Governance
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Connectivity and Driving Value in the
Internet of Things (IoT)
Paul Egan
Is the IoT just Hype?
Challenges for the Internet of Things
Gartner Hype Cycle
2015
The Business model challenge or
Show me the money
Rather than just talking about investing
Who is investing & why?
Will mobile operators own the Internet of Things?
Its not clear they will
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What role do standards play in the IoT?
Standards are like
toothbrushes, a good
idea but … no one wants
to use anyone else’s …
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The Internet of Things is all about
Disruption
Who are the disruptors & what are
they doing?
Is the IoT an “Over The Top” play?
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The Internet of Things is real and
happening but not at scale … yet
There are many connected products,
few real IoT devices that share data,
encourage participation, are open to
data innovators & disrupt markets
Investments are being made but results
are slower to realise than expected
An old adage that describes the IoT today ...
1. Truly transformative technology always takes
longer to develop, deploy & adopt than the
hype suggests
2. If successful, it is always a much bigger
proposition than predicted
3. The killer application is rarely what the
system was intended for!
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