IoT connectivity solution, what is it?
As IoT is rapidly gaining ground and relevance in practically all smart industries. It’s increasingly important to know about the right IoT connectivity options and solutions.
In simple terms, IoT connectivity defines the interconnected points in an IoT ecosystem such as sensors, gateways, routers, apps, platforms and other intermediate operating systems OS software. It relates to different network options based on metrics such as power consumption, range, and bandwidth connectivity. IoT projects varying in their network requirements use different connectivity and network options depending on their use cases and practical industry needs.
Choosing the right connectivity options will help in making market informed decisions, defining your enterprise needs, and getting any smart project overhaul on the right track.
With so much at stake for upcoming future IT use cases of smarter technologies, IoT is no joke-it’s practically a virtual power tool with its deployment involving complex interface information sharing and operation systems working in sync. In terms of connectivity options things simply can’t be taken for granted.
Existing wireless options like Bluetooth, cellular networks, WiFi etc. ensures large IoT industry players simply cant afford to overlook the right IoT connectivity option for the project to avoid untimely executional failures and to handle the expected huge data deluge and overload in the future.
Paying due diligence and attention to choosing the right connectivity option is the keystroke to any IoT project success. Taking full control of the smart data streams and payload with execution improves the overall product functionality. Connecting assets with manageable interoperable connectivity solutions might be the game changer in terms of product success and practicality.
The classic IoT connectivity solution options to choose from
Satellite-
The absolute ultimate in range delivery nothing can compare to satellite internet. Ideal for white spot locations, satellite internet is an experiment with extravagance and ambitious company’s space dominance than for average practical usability. Not only solving no connection locales, but it is also becoming quite increasingly important for replacing fixed line internet for its logistics, geographical and financial limitations. Global connectivity promises environmental monitoring in remote locations for future IoT project implementations.
Cellular-
The classic cellular M2M option never seems to fail. The foundational step stone for many IoT use cases, service providers, and product or device manufacturers alike. With the widest coverage and a whopping bandwidth range, and dawning the 5G on the horizon that is now the new normal.
Cellular networks are up for it, facing and excelling in challenging environments, streaming HD media across devices needs consistent electric supply or frequent recharges. Limited by its battery draining power estimates, cellular might not be the way to go in all use cases. However, neo-age cellular options like NB-IoT, LoRa, or Cat-M1 are designed specifically to address battery driven remote sensor power needs. This landscape is consistently accommodating and evolving.
WiFi-
With 2.5GHz and 5GHz in use, WiFi is able to payload data more efficiently across multiple devices, although in a limited range with a huge energy consumption demands. It’s useful in short range applications with no practical fear of power drains, such as home automation systems. Interestingly, recently developed WiFi standards like HEW (802.11ax) and HaLow (802.11ah) are increasingly adaptable to IoT related power and range requirements.
Bluetooth Low Energy or BLE-
Promises a high bandwidth connection for wearable devices. Bluetooth uses low energy and less time to interconnect between short range devices. That’s the sole practical reason for its increasing popularity in consumer related IoT electronics and in several IIoT scenarios like indoor asset tracking, etc. Ideally suited for frequency crowded environments, Bluetooth makes a great choice for smart indoor applications where GPS localization is not required.
Ethernet-
Connecting local area networks or LANs for interconnectivity. Ethernet protocols control data transmission over the LANs. Defining network device transmissions and formatting data packets for signal receptivity, processing, and recognition.
Ethernet standard uses a physical cable connection like a computer to router, which is optimal for high speed downloading, uploading, or data transfers, Ethernet cables have no problems of weakening signal strengths or sudden drops in data transfer speed.
Even in the age of wireless, we need Ethernet in particular in video transmitting devices like cameras, robotics, medical equipment, or autonomous vehicle controls for achieving low latency and outputting high bandwidths.
LPWANS NB-IoT, LTE Cat-M1, LoRa, Sigfox
Low Power Wide Area Networks address distinctive IoT needs, designed for standard smart systems of resource constrained devices over wider ranges and low power outputs, offering huge potentials and proprietary solutions benefiting other adjacent industries like mobile virtual network operators.
It is economically viable for IoT and IIoT technologies. With expansive coverage of up to 40kms and enhancing batteries of low-power sensors, LPWANs are the practical choice for IIoT, smart metering, city infrastructure, and smart farming. Powered with great geolocation capabilities and GPS instead of radio waves makes it cost effective with localization and logistics capabilities among popularly used IoT connectivity types and commonly used IoT connectivity technologies.
Conclusively
The future of disruptive technologies like IoT will make network options develop at higher rates than ever to meet soaring sky high demands of new applications scenarios in the near future. It’s imperative to make the right market choices in terms of network options to avoid hapless disconnected functionality. It’s best for the upcoming standardizations and market knowledge to guide the steering wheel to inform and drive the decisions about choosing the best suited connectivity option for your smart enterprise.
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