Smart cities: What are the opportunities and threats for telcos?

There has been plenty made of the future market size of Internet of Things (IoT), and almost everyone in the telecoms industry is very familiar with numbers claiming “IoT will be worth billions by 2020”. However, it would be fair to say that the IoT market in general failed to capture the public’s imagination in 2016, with the majority of consumer offerings being picked up by early adopters and tech enthusiasts – it will still take some time before IoT solutions are more pervasive in society. However, that said, one area where IoT is beginning to have an effect is in the smart cities and smart buildings industry. Mass rollouts of IoT in an industrial setting, including urban environments and business hubs, are beginning to garner success. If one were to look at the most recent figures, the opportunity for industrial applications of IoT in global cities becomes all the clearer and more compelling.

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whitePaper | March 28, 2022

This document introduces the main aspects and decisions you need to consider before and during your development phase of a low-power cellular Internet of Things (IoT) product. The sections are structured and ordered chronologically to follow a natural way of designing a cellular IoT device. The first sections cover the initial design decisions you might need to make to get the best possible baseline of your design. This includes overviews about the nRF9160 System in Package (SiP), modem radio, and radio technologies. The importance of network coverage and access is also discussed.

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Internet of Things for Telecom Engineers

whitePaper | February 11, 2020

The Internet of Things (IoT) is no longer the future: it is the new reality moving telecommunications forward. The IoT enables physical objects to see, hear, think, and perform jobs by having them “talk” to each other, share information, and coordinate decisions. The number of internet-enabled objects has surpassed the Earth’s population. Today, the IoT connects everything from HVAC thermostats and smart homes to transportation, healthcare, industrial automation, and emergency response equipment. As the prevalence of IoT innovations grow, telecom leaders must embrace the opportunities, and challenges, posed by a more connected future.

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whitePaper | June 13, 2023

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Tech Data Scaling IoT Solutions Whitepaper

whitePaper | July 6, 2022

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whitePaper | October 3, 2022

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whitePaper | July 22, 2022

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