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2018 is already the year of the Internet of Things: these are its trends

2018 is already the year of the Internet of Things: these are its trends


Billions of connected objects, tripling or quadrupling the number of people on the planet.Millions of millions of dollars and dollars invested.Efficiency, intelligence, facilities...The technology industry likes predictions and make them on the Internet of Things is one of his favorite activities, but where is this infinite universe of devices connected to the network really going? Connected appliances, edge computing, urban infrastructure and even machinery Autonomous construction and teleoperated robots such as those being developed by companies such as Acciona in collaboration with the Mobile World Capital Foundation Barcelona and Orange. Related


Reality vs.marketing


"Three years ago, I was here, in this same scenario, making predictions about the Internet of Things.Many have not been fulfilled, for many reasons, and now I am here again." Marc Pous started, CEO of Thethings.io, his intervention in the IoT 4 Years From Now panel, within the 4YFN, event linked to the Mobile World Congress.The difference between marketing and reality is obvious, but that does not mean that the IoT universe (English, Internet of Things) has not grown and advanced in recent years. Between 2018 and 2022, its takeoff will be final .As long as it is able to solve some challenges.


The problem is no longer the technology


The objects are connected to the Internet.They do our computers and our smartphones, yes, but more and more cars, refrigerators, thermostats, coffee makers and machines of all kinds are on the network.Technology has not only provided connectivity objects, but has created platforms for them to communicate with each other and with humans and to manage the huge volume of data that these Internet Things generate .


2018 is already the year of the Internet of Things: these are its trends


The challenge, now, is on the other side.The big change happens now because the industry and the user adopt this technology.And for that, some things will change a lot in the world of the Internet of Things in the Next years, starting with 2018.These are the trends that we will see in the IoT universe .


The great war of standardization is underway


Although it is quite peaceful, the battle is ruthless.Today, there are many different platforms (and at the same time very similar) of the Internet of Things.Each device has its way of communicating with the network and with people. The great war that is being fought is to find the platform that is imposed on the rest and define a series of standards that reduce the complexity of the IoT world for users and companies.


According to the IoT Analytics analysis company, Amazon and Microsoft are the two best positioned companies to end up imposing their platforms in 2018.But there could be surprises.At the connectivity level, the need for standards becomes more and more patent.Here, the narrowband and LTE solutions that telecommunications companies are developing have a lot to say.


2018 is already the year of the Internet of Things: these are its trends


Let's start talking about edge computing


The new terms arise easily in the specialized industry.But it takes a while to become something common among the population.The Internet of Things is the best example.It is something that has been talking for years, but only now It seems to begin to settle among the population.In recent months, two new words have gained strength within the technology industry: edge computing .It is better that we become familiar with them.


After years of talking about the cloud, the eyes now turn to the object.The term edge computing refers to the ability for data processing, decisions, object operation, to occur in the object itself and not on a server hundreds or thousands of kilometers away away .For example, when we talk about a connected car, the second it takes for data to "go up and down" to the cloud can be vital.


We talk about cameras that not only record, but understand and analyze the image .Or microphones that not only hear, but can listen.It is a way to discriminate useful data, gain reaction speed and not saturate the networks."In addition to ensuring that only useful data is transmitted to the cloud, edge computing can reinforce other aspects, such as privacy," they point out from IBM.As of 2018 we will hear more and more about this "computing in the edge ".


2018 is already the year of the Internet of Things: these are its trends


Blockchain even in the soup

And here we come to another of the great workhorses of the Internet of Things, which will focus much of the progress in the coming years: cybersecurity.Companies like users need to be sure that the information (often sensitive) that the connected devices store and transmit is protected.If your smart fridge is going to steal your credit card data, it is better to keep an offline refrigerator.


" All device systems on the Internet of Things can benefit from the blockchain to organize, store and share data effectively and safely..Over the next year, this technology will play a integral role in all industries that manage connected objects, thus making blockchain one of the main trends on the Internet of Things in 2018 , "notes Igor Ilunin, director of IoT at DataArt in an article in Medium.


2018 is already the year of the Internet of Things: these are its trends


The power of talking machines


Apart from the novelties that we will see within the Internet of Things ecosystem, 2018 will also be a year in which the real applications and benefits of IoT grow, these are some of them.


Over time, everything breaks down. Knowing how, when and why something stops working , whether it's a delivery van or an air conditioner, has been one of the dreams of users and, above all, companies, for years.The Internet of Things makes predictive maintenance possible and 2018 will be the year of its launch.


"The availability of more data and analysis tools allows monitoring to evolve to anticipate problems before they occur.Predictive maintenance is a lucrative and potentially disruptive possibility.There will come a time when companies can predict the performance of complete production processes under any condition and thus modify not only individual objects and their maintenance cycles, but entire plants, "says Alberto Cresto, of Momenta Partners, also present at 4YFN with Marc Pous.


Orange drives 5g for new cases of use of autonomous machinery


In line with the promotion and development of the Internet of Things, Acciona and the Mobile World Capital Foundation Barcelona , within the framework of the Mobile World Congress and the 5GBarcelona initiative, have signed a pioneering agreement innovation for the use of 5G networks in the development of industrial pilots applied to the activity sectors of Acciona (construction, renewable energy, water and services). Thanks to this common project, which in principle has lasting three years, Acciona will have access to 5G networks that will not be available for commercial use until the beginning of the next decade.


The agreement is sponsored by the GSMA, an international association that has more than 800 telecommunications operators and more than 300 companies from around the world among its members.


2018 is already the year of the Internet of Things: these are its trends


5GBarcelona: first projects


Orange will participate in these first projects of the innovation agreement in which applications of 5G networks will be carried out both in the use of driverless machinery in civil works and for logistic tasks in plants industrial. Thus, Orange's collaboration will offer an initial deployment under LTE-M (pre-5G) technology that will allow Acciona to test the use cases and develop improvements from this year 2018 until the arrival of 5G networks.


In its application for civil works, Acciona will test the use of 5G in both autonomous and teleoperated machinery. In the case of autonomous machines, 5G networks will allow to place all the computing capacity in the cloud (which requires the transmission of a large volume of unassumable data with 4G), avoiding that the processors have to be physically installed in each machine (with the consequent cost savings).In turn, in the case of teleoperated machines , the new bandwidth will make it possible to manage it in real time, by canceling the latency times (time lag in sending data).


Among the advantages of these applications of 5G networks to construction , is the reduction of occupational hazards, the shortest execution times of works, as well as the possibility of creating a centralized team of specialists in the management of this machinery that will not have to move to each Acciona work, but may operate remotely.


Regarding logistics, Acciona proposes to automate processes of loading and transport in automobile factories (in which it has a great experience through its subsidiary of auxiliary services, Acciona Service).To do this, robots will be used collaborative and autonomous s, which will have the ability to detect and overcome obstacles


These use cases carried out by Acciona, MWCapital and Orange are a sample of the potential of the pilot projects that will be launched within the framework of 5GBarcelona.This initiative, promoted by the Generalitat de Catalunya, the City Council of Barcelona, ​​Mobile World Capital Barcelona, ​​the i2CAT Foundation, the Cataluna Telecommunications Technology Center (CTTC), Atos and the Polytechnic University of Cataluna (UPC), will turn the city into a 5G digital HUB of European reference.


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