IoT : Internet of Things will change our life, from 9 billion mobile devices today, GSMA predicts 24 billion connected devices by 2020, which represent a $2.5 trillion "connected life" market revenue.Are you ready for this ?
TOP applications :
- Connected car (by 2020, 20% of the new vehicle value will be associated with connected life)
- Assisted living (14% of population will be over the age of 60 by 2020)
- Clinical remote monitoring (as a new way to reduce the cost of delivering healthcare)
- Physical security (Alarms, CCTV, remote monitoring)
- Smart meters (1.5 billion by 2020)
- Traffic management (1.2 billion cars to manage by 2020)
- Building automation, Smart house (to achieve significant energy savings)
Building a better world will require a systemic approach to solve new Security and privacy risks :
- Security issues : Jailbreaking, Device authentication, DOS attacks...
- Privacy issues : separation of personal and professional data, geolocation...
- Government initiatives : i-Japan, Sensing China, EU's Action Plan
More information at : http://connectedlife.gsma.com/evidence/
