6 TOP TRENDS AND FORECASTS THAT WILL DICTATE THE IOT SCENARIO

"With the IoT, we're headed to a world where things aren't liable to break catastrophically – or at least we'll have a hell of a heads' up. We're headed to a world where our doors unlock when they sense us nearby." – Scott Weiss

In the booming scenario today the technology primarily niche for start-ups, the 'Internet of Things' is turning into a future building ballgame that's balancing on enterprises worth a billion dollars.

For this age, the nature of living has already been altered a lot by IoT and for good. A lot is there on the horizon to explore and here are a few out of many trends to look out for;

STRENGTHENING THE SECURITY

The most secure IoT solutions will be picking up in the race which eventually would be treated as one of the chief reasons for the industry to transform. The vulnerabilities and the biggest security concerns will be in the spotlight to tackle by the industry experts which for long has been kept at the back of the shelf.

INFLUENTIAL BRANDS WILL TAKE OVER

The industry giants like Google, Microsoft, and AWS, etc. are going to take over and the competition will only get intense further while IoT spreads like wildfire. A massive chunk of the booming market will be acquired by these big fishes and it will only keep amplifying with time. And in the process where these big fishes would be concentrating on having the biggest slice of the cake, the smaller brands will channel their focus on other areas to keep their surviving game strong like other devices, industry-specific issues, data movement, etc.

EDGE COMPUTING

We are moving towards an age where the devices are only going to get powerful permitting the AI capacity and local data processing. Flexibility and agility will enter the picture for business houses impeccably reducing cloud dependencies and data transfer volumes. The industries that have been in the need for multifaceted real-time data analysis and the connectivity for cloud is restricted is where edge computing will come into the picture.

THE GROWTH OF SMART DEVICES

Through the industries, there will be a significant rise in the popularity of smart devices. The implication of smart devices will be sharp and it will be massive, and sectors that will be the most active are manufacturing solutions, healthcare, hospitality, automotive and transport.

THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY WILL PROGRESS

In the automotive industry, data is taking place in the lifeline. The IoT technology will be adopted by the automotive industry while it progresses swiftly and further enable the vehicles to communicate with other vehicles and smart city services while seamlessly gathering and monitoring data. There will be more and more data-driven business models in the automotive industry and we will witness the shifts taking place in the original equipment manufacturers as well. OEM's today are investing a mammoth amount of capital in several innovative start-ups for them to process and analyse data.

THE MUCH-AWAITED 5G WILL ARRIVE

In the new era of IoT, the 5G network will be ushering in the coming years is one of the most awaited technologies of the industry. This innovative network will act as a supporting pillar for an increasingly connected world and also permit analysing, gathering, and managing the data in real time. 5G will open new doors immaculately pushing the horizon of IoT market where bandwidth and time will play a crucial role in inaugurating unrealized returns and potential.

In the coming years, the 'Internet of Things' will take over a significant part of our lives profoundly and 5G would play an essential role in dramatically altering this sector. From the transformation of an entire industry to how we are reshaping driving towards the management of our cities, only the time to come can tell whether all the anticipations and forecasts are going to take the bull by the horn or not.

At present, the IoT service is largely dominated by implementing, planning, and assessing and platform service offers that let the companies go ahead with the IoT solutions through the use of vertical markets. IoT has been the buzz for quite a number of years now, and it isn't going to dip anytime soon. Big and small marketers are going to concentrate on outcomes and business solutions to further cement the growth of technology.