New IoT protocols and communication
standards, such as LoRA, Sigfox, LTE-M
and NB-IoT, are enabling enhanced
communications for outdoor operations.
72 degrees. 72 degrees. 72 degrees. 72 degrees. 96 degrees. 72 degrees.
72 degrees. 72 degrees….
This is what most IoT data looks like — the same information over and over and
over again. What is useful here, and what is not? For those that follow our arti-
cles, you have long seen us discuss deriving context from data. This is really
what matters. Not that it is 72 degrees for 9,999 out of 10,000 readings, but
rather, why was that one reading differently? That is the real question.
Many have argued against a massive onslaught of useless sensor data, given its
impact on storage, bandwidth, power consumption and, of course, money. And
to a degree, they are correct. Many great IoT use cases for predictive mainte-
nance and asset tracking have been blocked based on these concerns.
So how have successful implementations seen their way over the wall of objec-
tions and reached deployment? There are many explanations, but they almost
always come down to starting with a great business case, and then finding a
practical technical solution.
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