Eseye recently released its fifth consecutive IoT Predictions report, calling 2024 “The Year of IoT Intelligence at the Edge,” as the industry started to see a “massive shift” in power from the mobile network operator to the enterprise in 2023. This year’s predictions focus on smart connectivity.
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With connectivity intelligence shifting to the IoT devices, Eseye expects three key developments in IoT this year, including an increased focus on resiliency and trust, which has been signaled for many years. In addition, with industries such as health care, the energy sector and financial services already leveraging the benefits of IoT, this is expected to continue improving as intelligence moves to the edge and ultimately to the device, which will disrupt the IoT landscape even further, according to Eseye.
“In 2023 we noted a control shift from the network operator to the enterprise and the device. This will continue into 2024 where we anticipate an increased focus on the shift from the traditional data center to the edge,” according to Eseye’s CEO Nick Earle, in a statement. “This will allow for more intelligent connectivity and for IoT to embrace ‘Connected by Design’ principles which will increase device and edge intelligence. This is a major leap forward for the technology and its users as data at the edge becomes more business, mission and life critical.”
First prediction
Smart connectivity software will link the edge and the cloud, which will help combine full-stack integration. This will enable IoT devices to gather and process information to provide secure, resilient device-to-cloud connectivity, delivering uninterrupted experience while improving security and device health.
Second prediction
The emergence of on-device communications software solutions will provide the smart connectivity that is needed for distributed data processing for IoT, while also setting the groundwork for 5G. This is expected to unlock new capabilities for IoT, especially significant for applications such as smart cars, security and health care. One example cited is augmented reality (AR) for telemedicine and remote surgery.
Third prediction
Smart connectivity is the foundation for device-to-cloud security, compliance and trust. Eseye believes IoT “will need to evolve to offer on-device security that is integrated into connectivity.” This is driven by the prioritization to secure data that cannot be stolen or altered and the implementation of measures that meet data sovereignty and other mandated compliance, which will require intelligent, device resident connectivity software that protects the device, network and applications, along with their keys.
As more data is processed at the edge, this means that the intelligent connectivity software needs to be flexible enough to operate on a range of devices, operating systems and modems and support a range of global and in-region cellular networks and technologies, including satellite, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee and LoRa.
Eseye also said the connectivity software needs to be configured and managed by a management platform with machine learning that can optimize the connectivity based on availability, resiliency, bandwidth, latency, power, security and cost to meet the different applications. Click here to download the report.
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