IoT Driving tomorrow
IoT definitions often include “Internet” as in the W3 web via http(s). However, as as we look at various IoT network architectures with expanding HW capabilities - other means of D2D communications can be considered. Additionally, as IoT penetrates further into our lives, the platform specifics of devices will expand to use common protocols to allow developers to communicate with IoT devices as easily at they current interact with REST & GraphQL APIs.
The need for common IoT protocols is the key, just as HTTP(s) is/was for the success of what we consider the internet today. There are organizations and groups actively working on this and the fruits of their labors is coming to fruition. As we saw in the latest WWDC and G I/O - Matter is making its way to common support allowing smart home users to integrate home IoT regardless of brand. This is a huge - and very welcome change from years past.
Common IoT protocols are just the latest for smart homes, but there are other IoT infrastructures leveraging cutting edge tech such as blockchain and dApps for fully realize our move to an IoT and inter connected world.
Play IoT Today - or Play catchup tomorrow
As we look around globally what is happening in the IoT space, we will quickly realized just how fast IoT is maturing into real solutions that we very much desire in today’s technical world. We have gone from smart grids, to smart cities, to now smart nations such as Singapore’s IoT initiative.
Regardless, if you’re not taking IoT into consideration now, you very well may be doing real damage to your organization’s mobile future - and our future will be mobile. Some of the major industries working to bring IoT into our daily lives:
- Health care and Tele-health
- Smart Grids and Cities
- Utilities utilizing blockchain to optimize reallocation of resources and consumer savings
- Supply chain management
- Decentralized IoT devices to allow multiple eco-systems to leverage a device’s capabilities