Question 1

How does IoT work?

Accepted Answer

IoT works by providing connectivity to sensors and objects. This connectivity is enabled by embedding a special proprietary (Sigfox) chipset into such objects which allows it to leverage onto a specialized Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN). And so, 4 billion IoT devices have been forecasted to rely on LPWAN technologies by 2025! Learn about Charles Reed Anderson, the worldwide recognised IoT industry thought leader.

Question 2

What kind of object works with IoT?

Accepted Answer

Virtually anything that could be embedded with a chip. Some examples include streetlights, thermostats, electric meters, fitness trackers, factory equipment, automobiles, unmanned aircraft systems (UASs or drones), or even cows or sheep in a field.

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Question 3

What applications for IoT?

Accepted Answer

IoT can have many possible applications, such as:

Health:
– home security monitoring,
– connected defibrillator box,
– care button…

Buildings:
– facility management,
– door monitoring,
– smoke alarm…

Agriculture:
– crop management,
– flood monitoring,
– cattle management…

Environment:
– air monitoring,
– water monitoring,
– bush-fire monitoring…

Cities:
– parking management,
– bin monitoring,
– manhole monitoring…

Living:
– sensor devices,
– trackers,
– security…

Utilities:
– smart metering,
– water irrigation,
– utilities metering…

Industry:
– preventive maintenance,
– asset tracking,
– connected helmet…

Question 4

How many devices are connected to IoT networks?

Accepted Answer

Currently there are an estimated 20 billion devices connected to IoT networks globally, and it should expand rapidly to 75 billion devices by 2025.

Question 5

Who are the biggest adopters of IoT?

Accepted Answer

The manufacturing industry is currently the biggest adopters of IoT. Manufacturers are using it for the purpose of optimizing process, monitoring equipment and conducting preventive maintenance. Then we have the transport industry who is mainly using IoT for asset tracking purposes.

Question 6

How does IoT impact traditional businesses?

Accepted Answer

Through the use of sensors to collect data and analytics to break it down, businesses can look forward to lower operating cost and improving productivity by acting on key data.

Question 7

Is there a fixed IoT standard?

Accepted Answer

There are more than one standards within the IoT industry. The three more prominent ones are Sigfox, LoRa and NB-IoT. Sigfox has the largest market share in the world and is by far considered the true standard.