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Enterprises! across! a! range! of! verticals! are!
leveraging! the! bene fits! of! IoT! to! impro ve! their!
business! and! processes.! They! are! poised! to!
experience!considerable!econ omic!impact!from!IoT!
services,! as! processes! can! be! optimized,!
information! can ! circula te ! mo re ! quick ly ! and,! in!
some! cases,! labour! costs! will! be! reduced.! Critical!
and!massive!IoT! are!only!starting!to!clearly!emerge!
as! categories,! and! there! will! be! different!
connectivity!technologies!designed!to!address!their!
specific!requirements.!!
The! follow in g ! chapters ! furthe r! expan d! on! the!
requirements! for! massive! IoT ! applications,! and!
discuss! several! connectivity! technologies! in! term s!
of! their! core! focus! and! suitability! for! addressing!
massive!IoT.!
Current massive IoT applications
Utilities
Smart metering, smart grid
management
Smart cities
Smart lighting, waste
disposal, parking
Transport & logistics
Asset tracking, fleet
management
Industrial
Process monitoring and
optimization
Smart buildings
Home automation, smart
heating, alarms (security,
smoke detectors)
Agriculture
Climate monitoring,
livestock tracking