Realizing cellular IoT for industrial transformation
Almost every industry can be transformed with cellular IoT. The connectivity needs of all industries can be addressed by four multi-purpose IoT segments, which efficiently co-exist in one 5G network. These segments are Massive IoT, Broadband IoT, Critical IoT and Industrial Automation IoT.
This paper presents a clear evolution plan for addressing all 5G-IoT use cases, from basic to the most complex, in a cost-efficient, smooth and future-proof way.
The 3GPP-based global cellular networks are connecting things-to-things and things-to-persons across borders. Many industries are experiencing the benefits of cellular IoT, for example in the consumer electronics, automotive, railway, mining, utilities, healthcare, agriculture, manufacturing and transportation sectors. There are over 1 billion cellular IoT connections today in 2020, and Ericsson forecasts around 5 billion connections by 2025.[1] With 5G in the market, almost every industry is exploring the potential of cellular connectivity for fundamentally transforming businesses. In some regions, governments are encouraging adoption of IoT via direct and indirect incentives to promote sustainability, innovation and growth.
Mobile network operators (MNOs) have long been successful in the mobile broadband (MBB) market and are also best positioned to create and capture value in the emerging IoT market with their regional and global footprint. Unlike MBB, the IoT usage scenarios have extremely diverse requirements. For maximizing returns on investments, MNOs will have to systematically evolve cellular networks for addressing the needs of the rapidly increasing IoT use cases across multiple industries. This paper shows a clear evolution plan for addressing all 5G-IoT use cases, from basic to the most complex, in a cost-efficient, smooth and future-proof way.
The wireless connectivity across various industries can be grouped into four distinct sets of requirements. To address these requirements, Ericsson has defined four IoT connectivity segments:[2] Massive IoT, Broadband IoT, Critical IoT and Industrial Automation IoT, as illustrated in Figure 1. Each IoT connectivity segment addresses multiple use cases in multiple industries.
No comments:
Post a Comment