Steve Szabo, head of global products and solutions for IoT, Verizon Business: “Digital transformation is a hot topic, but it is not a new topic. And it is, itself, transforming. “In 2000, the degree to which a company could consider itself on a path to digital transformation was based on the percentage of sales that…
Ajay Rane, vice president for global business development, Sigfox: The IoT, and the networks that devices run on, are poised for growth and maturity in 2020. Key to this will be an expansion in network coverage, as well as a reduction in the cost of sensor-enabled devices and other critical infrastructure that will help…
Ajay Rane, vice president for global business development, Sigfox: The IoT, and the networks that devices run on, are poised for growth and maturity in 2020. Key to this will be an expansion in network coverage, as well as a reduction in the cost of sensor-enabled devices and other critical infrastructure that will help…
Cloudification of IoT accelerates Philippe Guillemette, chief technology officer, Sierra Wireless: “The complexities that companies experience building out and maintaining IoT infrastructure has hindered growth of the sector, leading to the failure of as many as 75 per cent of IoT projects. “However, in 2020, we will see an uptick in the number (and ambition) of IoT …
Semtech parterning with local government on LoRaWAN Semtech Corporation, a supplier of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announced that the Metropolitan Government of Seoul, in South Korea plans to deploy a new enterprise-grade citywide network for Internet of Things (IoT) applications based on Semtech’s LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN protocol. Semtech said…
Michael Kanellos, IoT analyst, OSIsoft: 1. IoT declares victory “IoT projects are often portrayed as the quickest way to get yourself fired with, allegedly, ‘close to three fourths’ of IoT projects failing. In reality, success is the norm. “Gartner’s Eric Goodness conducted a poll that 57 per cent are achieving outcomes better-than-anticipated, with only three…
Michael Kanellos, IoT analyst, OSIsoft: 1. IoT declares victory “IoT projects are often portrayed as the quickest way to get yourself fired with, allegedly, ‘close to three fourths’ of IoT projects failing. In reality, success is the norm. “Gartner’s Eric Goodness conducted a poll that 57 per cent are achieving outcomes better-than-anticipated, with only three…
Karl Bream, head of strategy and portfolio, Nokia Enterprise “The market is ripe as all sectors of the global economy are embracing digitalization and are beginning to tap into Industry 4.0 and automation. We are starting to see major technology shifts in areas such as ubiquitous connectivity, analytics, cloud and industrial IoT. “Perhaps equally important…
Kiva Allgood, head of IoT, Ericsson: 1. The edge is closer than ever “As enterprises become ‘digitized’ and enable more connected machines, sensors and solutions, computing in the cloud won’t be fast enough to optimize performance in real-time. Enterprises will need computing near the edge. This creates an opportunity for operators building 5G networks. “5G…
Note, this is an excerpt from a new Enterprise IoT Insights editorial report, called ‘Crossing the IT/OT divide – co-creation, co-configuration, and how to bring industrial IoT to scale’. Go here for the full report (free to download). The industry must go from proving technology to proving value. That is the line, as 2019 turns…
