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Along with the Internet of Things (IoT) came an array of demands, most of us are only now beginning to understand. Power supply, monitoring of IoT infrastructures, data transmission protocols and formats are a few of those. Keep yourself informed on how the IoT Monitoring world is evolving and what news are relevant.
The spread of IoT (Internet of Things) devices changes the world, it changes Brazil. According to research released by consultancy Teleco in October 2021, this sector should generate worldwide 2025 estimated revenue between US$3.3 trillion and US$11.1 trillion – this represents up to 11% of world GDP. In Brazil, IoT-based innovations could add R$122 billion to Brazilian GDP by 2025. IoT technology is multiple and can permeate all spaces, from soybean plantations to oil and gas industries, from automated homes to smart cities. None of these advances, however, will happen without the addition to this framework of an essential element for Brazil to achieve a mature IoT culture: the MSPs (Managed Services Providers).
Arm used to develop processor architecture designs and licensing them for other companies to develop their own chips, recently announced Arm Total Solutions for IoT, with the aim of simplifying the development of IoT (Internet of Things) solutions and thus accelerating product launches for developers, OEMs and service providers at all stages of the IoT value chain. The foundation of Arm’s business is based on portability and compatibility, i.e. specifying in its architectures a set of rules that determine how the hardware should work when a particular instruction is executed. This is the way to ensure that when software is written in compliance with these specifications, the processor or chipset will always work in the same way. This is the general basis of Arm’s promise.
The convergence of the physical and digital worlds in our routines is becoming increasingly evident, and industrial environments are no exception to this rule. In this scenario, we can see that IT (Information Technology) and OT (Operational Technology) systems work closely so that digital data can support operational actions and, in the opposite direction, data from OT infrastructures can be analyzed by IT systems, facilitating the generation of insights and decision-making. However, OT and IT systems are so close that they can put one side at risk if the other is being threatened. In other words, if we follow daily news about cyber attacks on IT systems, it is not surprising to see a recent Kaspersky survey reveal that a third of industrial control systems (ICS) have also been targeted by cybercriminals in the first half of 2021. Since the Stuxnet malware, deployed via a USB drive, attacked nuclear facilities in Iran in 2010...
Las Vegas, in the United States, will use Digital Twins and IoT (Internet of Things) technologies to help the city to zero carbon emissions. In addition, the project will contribute to improving mobility conditions, air quality, and water resource management, and to reducing noise pollution in a large part of the city’s downtown area. “Digital Twins are becoming vital to city management. This technology will give us new insights and levels of control that will benefit city planners, residents, and businesses. We are setting a benchmark for cities around the world that want to become smarter, more efficient, safer, and more sustainable,” says Michael Sherwood, Chief Technology Officer, Las Vegas.
New research from Inmarsat reveals that investment in the Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to outpace investment in cloud and other digital transformation technologies over the next three years. Planned investments in IoT are notably higher than those earmarked for other Industry 4.0 technologies, including cloud computing (9.0 percent), next-generation security (7.5 percent), big data analytics (7.3 percent), robotics (5.3 percent), machine learning (4.8 percent) and virtual reality (4.3 percent). “The emergence of IoT as an investment priority for businesses, and the increasing level of cost savings they expect IoT to deliver in the coming years, demonstrates how well established an IoT technology has become across a number of industries,” comments Mike Carter, president of Inmarsat Enterprise.
Many describe them as simple stickerless labels, but smart tags are gaining ground and becoming indispensable in many types of environments. For example, with the growth of pandemic-driven e-commerce, what would large warehouses and transport services be without the tags used to track products? In the industrial sector, smart tags can be adopted to keep track of products throughout the supply chain and also to inform customers about specifications. While in healthcare, tags help to monitor patients and hospital equipment. In order to meet the demand of several segments, tag manufacturers are developing models capable of meeting specific requirements, such as cost, dimensions, and energy consumption. Considering this last issue, in particular, tags have followed the Bluetooth Low Energy Market (BLE) standard, part of Bluetooth version 4.0. The protocol values the minimum energy consumption of the device to which the tag is integrated.
