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to the early days of cellular networks
where coverage was unreliable. Because
deployments involve hundreds of devices
going to different corners of the country, a
feasibility study per device is required to make
sure they can be connected.
One of the biggest challenges currently
is that there isn’t a one size fits all play to
IoT. Every business is different with its own
unique requirements and this calls for custom
development where an IoT journey is built per
customer as opposed to a fairly standardised
and seamless go-to-market approach.
for tracking that spans across sectors, for
example finance and rental companies
specifically find that they have to track their
assets for recovery purposes.
Security companies are showing interest
as they look to complement their services
with IoT. Looking ahead to next year, the
manufacturing, agricultural and retail
sectors stand to benefit a great deal from
investment in the technology. Companies
save costs and gain functionality that
they never had before, both of which add
concrete value to the business.
FEATURE: IOT
The IoT is however much more than
connected devices and encompasses a
range of disciplines, from the hardware,
connectivity and platform components to
business and Artificial Intelligence.
There is also the people element, which
incorporates taking an action based on the
data outcome as well as the maintenance
component of replacing and fixing devices.
The industry has many niche players
specialising in each component, but a true
IoT partner is able to offer all of these
elements as an holistic service. n
Benefits that span sectors
Moving beyond the challenges that are
surmountable, the technology has a practical
use case in almost every vertical, but for now,
is experiencing extensive traction in two
areas. The farming sector has requirements
for animal monitoring and tracking, soil and
water level monitoring and tamper devices
to name a few. In addition, there is a need
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SECURITY COMPANIES ARE SHOWING
INTEREST AS THEY LOOK TO
COMPLEMENT THEIR SERVICES WITH IOT.
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