5 Internet Of Things Updates From India That You Don’t Want To Miss — November 2015
Internet of Things to drive semiconductor market in India:
Companies from Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Europe and US are already investing in India’s local manufacturing plants. NASSCOM and India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA) MoU that talks about 2025 Vision will Work with foreign governments and international players and invite them to India for setting up operations Build a long –term roadmap: Starting with the focus on Defence electronics and IoT ( Internet of Things ). IESA and NASSCOM Partner to speed up ‘Make in India and Digital India’ agenda for ESDM (Electronic System Design and Manufacturing) and IT, that Will create a major force in ESDM & IT global landscape to position India among top 5 economies within a decade
To build globally scalable products and brands from India starting with the focus on Defence and IoT space.
IoT will be central to Digital India:
All industries are talking about M2M (Machine to Machine) communication and automation, a lot of big data and IOT integration strategies for the smart grid is already going on, and with this India is drafting a policy to have five-six percent of the $300-billion global Internet of Things (IoT) business by 2020. Over next 5 years, this will generate $15 billion domestic market revenue. There will be proof of concepts and solutions for energy, healthcare, transportation and manufacturing sectors. The Indian government has already launched a centre of excellence (CoE) for IoT in Bengaluru to incubate companies and innovative applications across verticals for the country’s needs. Whole intent behind these centers is to build talent, entrepreneurial ecosystem for IoT as well as provide an ecosystem for innovation.
1000x capacity improvement by Nokia:
There has been huge growth in data traffic, be it increasing user base or usage volume per user or changing behaviors pattern for media consumptions. Nokia has showcased how billions of low-cost sensors and devices will use different application and data in smart cities, health care technologies and industrial machine to machine communications. Telco function can leverage the cloud computing model to reduce total cost of ownership
WidasConcepts India Investment:
Considering the speed of digital technologies adoption in India, WidasConcepts sees huge potential for its Big Data and IoT expertise in India and hence launched their India operation. WidasConcepts is a Germany-based company that provides modern and future-proof concepts and strategies
Tata Communications plans world’s largest IoT network:
Covering 400 million people in the first-stage rollout, Tata Communications is preparing to deploy India’s first IoT network, a low-power wide are network based on LoRa technology, and this will be world’s largest IoT network. LoRa is a wireless communication technology dedicated to the IoT / Machine to Machine (M2M) communications network. Unlike GSM and WiFi networks, the LoRa network can enable communications in deep water and up to 50 metres underground. This makes it suitable for use in metro stations and car parks. The signal of the network is extremely strong, cutting through up to seven walls inside buildings and has a 15km range
Key Challenges for IOT Adoption
- Standards
- New delivery models for software and services
- Security
- Interoperability
The Internet of Things is only now gaining full steam. Companies that can retool their IT architectures to capitalize on this connectivity trend have a tremendous opportunity to create new sources of value for customers and enjoy sustainable financial and operational benefits.
