Escalating Costs
Escalating Satellite Transmission Cost at About $10 Per MB
Costs/Failures Cellular Transmission Cost at Around $10 Per GB
Escalating Costs/Failures Where IoT Data Compression Limited
IoT successes have not gone beyond Data Mining/AI. The desired level of remote situational awareness has not been achieved, with 75% of IoT projects stuck in R&D. Known security gaps cast industry wide doubts.
- Oil/Gas – Initial IoT efforts hampered by high cost of satellite communications.
- Smart Meters – Networks are overwhelmed by the amount of data to transmit/operate smart grids.
- Solar and Wind – IoT interoperability issues hindering real time communications.
- Wearables – Move beyond watches (ie: Apple Watch) restrained by the need for smartphone bridges to operate where IoT fails to provide alternative solution.