Why deploying a large-scale IoT network is taking longer than many would have hoped.

There has been no shortage of spokespeople evangelizing about the Internet of Things (IoT) in recent years. They have talked about the huge potential of this technology and the multitude of benefits it can offer to our society — more efficient industrial processes, addressing traffic congestion, boosting crop yields through smart agriculture, improving patients’ quality of life via digital health, etc. Though all this sounds positive, it cannot be denied that large-scale IoT network rollout is taking longer than many would have hoped.

There are still several obstacles present here, some relating to the technologies employed and others that are more logistically based. Consequently, the implementations predominantly witnessed so far have been on a relatively small scale. The following article looks at what can be done to overcome these obstacles so that IoT infrastructure, which is streamlined, cost-effective, and sustainable, can be created.

What is currently holding back IoT adoption?

10/17-19 EAC