Over the last year, mobile technology’s role in the Internet of Things has grown considerably. Network operators, with their long history of connecting new solutions and experience in multiple markets, are proving themselves to be invaluable partners and are driving growth of the IoT.
With businesses becoming increasingly aware of how the IoT could fundamentally improve everyday services, and their increasing engagement with the mobile industry, we are pleased to announce that the GSMA’s IoT-focused programme ‘Connected Living’ has been renamed the ‘Internet of Things’ programme.
In collaboration with the world’s leading operators, the Internet of Things programme will continue its vital work in helping to accelerate the deployment of connected solutions across the automotive, smart cities, transport and utilities sectors, as well as beginning a new project on drone-related services.
Central to delivering fundamental improvements in these, and many other sectors, is our work on Mobile IoT, the new family of licensed LPWA technologies taking the industry by storm. 2017 has been dubbed by many to be ‘the year of Mobile IoT’, as multiple operators launch one or more of these new technologies on their commercial networks. In the coming year, we will continue working with operators, developers, device manufacturers and network vendors to develop and deploy these new technologies – any organisation in the ecosystem is welcome to collaborate with us and other leading players in this space by becoming a Mobile IoT Innovator.
Building on the release of the IoT Big Data API Directory, our IoT Big Data project will focus on evolving GSMA big data enablers such as harmonised data sets, APIs to access historical data and inclusion of data analytics into the architecture.
To further help realise potential socioeconomic benefits, the GSMA’s IoT Policy and Regulation project will continue to work to create a sustainable policy and regulatory environment that enables operators to unlock the consumer and business benefits of the IoT.
To find out more information on our various Internet of Things initiatives, please email: [email protected]