Ensure Device Longevity throughout Generational Network Changes

The World of Smart X

During our webinar, “Understanding the Diversity of 5G Connectivity Plans for IoT Verticals ,” we discussed how cellular IoT connectivity powers the elevation of the edge to:

• Make cities safer
• Enable sustainable farming
• Bring efficiency to refineries
• Manufacture higher-quality products faster with less waste

Smart X encompasses smart spaces, such as smart homes and smart cities. It is a market movement that accelerates the evolution of how we live and work. The Smart X movement has accomplished this with its directive to think digital first and make it absolutely connected.

Thinking digital first means capturing the entire ecosystem digitally. Whatever benefits are being delivered derive from integrated data networks that include:

• Sensors
• Data transport
• Storage
• Analysis

These systems end at a user application or a machine or device.

Making them absolutely connected means that every component in the solution chain is networked to the system. This requirement elevates the digital twin concept to smart digital reality. Smart digital reality enables the digital transformation of inefficient systems that cities, health care and other verticals want to make smart.

Cellular IoT Connectivity Powering Smart X across Industries

As the cellular IoT connectivity market grows, multiple industries will undergo major digital transformations. These industries include:

• Smart agriculture
• Smart homes and buildings
• Connected health care
• Smart energy and utilities
• Smart cities and transportation
• Smart retail
• Smart factory and Industry 4.0
• Smart telematics and fleet management

Every industry has unique needs for cellular IoT applications. However, there are common crucial success factors for incorporating cellular IoT connectivity, such as:

• Redundancy factors to shore up service interruption resistance. Ensuring resilience for your IoT application mitigates the negative impacts of downtime, especially for mission-critical use cases.
• Scalability. Hyperscaling to tens of thousands or millions of connected devices is essential for business expansion and profitability.
• Single pane of glass or one platform to manage connectivity. Having one intuitive interface that is comprehensive and flexible enough to manage multiple disparate IoT systems is crucial for ease and scalability.
• Billing adaptability. Adapting to various billing models — especially non-traditional billings (e.g., quarterly or annually) — is paramount to managing a cellular IoT ecosystem cost-effectively.
• Audit trail for all connections individually or in batches. Auditing connections is vital to identify where and when breakdowns occur and address them quickly and efficiently.
• Role-based management portal configurability. Role-based management enables you to authorize best-suited personnel to manage parts of the system and only see and operate what’s relevant for them.
• Account- and device-hardened security against cyberthreats. Ensuring every device and connection is protected with layers of security throughout the connectivity path is a success factor across every industry.
• SLA-based technical support. This support approach enables troubleshooting and minimizes service downtime.
• Smart connection management tools. These tools empower you with the flexibility to leverage different connections and address requirements to support a plethora of applications and services.
• Product and service portfolio expansion. Scaling your product and service portfolio enables you to grow your business and take advantage of new market opportunities.

Top 3 Cellular IoT FAQs

We received some excellent questions during the webinar:

• Is the cost of cellular IoT too expensive for applications?
• Is it possible to ensure device longevity throughout generational network changes?
• What impact has COVID-19 had on the growth of connected health care?

Here are answers to the top three questions surrounding the implementation of cellular IoT and how its adoption is accelerating:

1. Cellular Is No Longer Too Expensive for IoT Applications

Cellular being costly for IoT applications is a common perception from the past. Over the last several years, the data transmission costs on cellular networks have decreased dramatically. Some cases may still be cost-prohibitive. However, cellular-enabled IoT solutions are not expensive to operate in most cases. There are ways to fit cellular to almost any application.

2. Firmware Over-the-Air Updates Ensure Device Longevity for Cellular IoT Applications

Some applications require being active in the field for up to a decade. You must ensure your providers offer firmware over-the-air (FOTA) update capabilities when designing your device. It’s often expensive or even impossible to upgrade or troubleshoot devices manually. Ensuring your solution’s longevity with FOTA is paramount to enable your IoT application to adjust to the evolving cellular network environment over time.

3. COVID-19 Accelerating Cellular IoT Adoption in Health Care

The connected health care space was already growing, but COVID-19 has accelerated medical IoT adoption. More solutions are being created for connected health care in the field and patients’ homes. There have also been innovative ways to address compliance and certification issues to accelerate health care IoT growth.

Transform Your Business with Telit’s Cellular IoT Enablement

Telit contributes IoT modules, data plans and platform services to providers across Smart X verticals. We partner with landmark ecosystem brands to continue driving solutions that improve productivity and efficiency.

Telit helps partners with offerings exceeding stringent quality requirements. We leverage our extensive experience with regulatory compliance to bring Smart X solutions to markets worldwide. We deliver products and services that harden solutions with elements designed to work at no expense to functionality and flexibility.

Speak with a Telit cellular IoT connectivity expert today to get started on your Smart X solution.

Watch the webinar replay here to learn more about how cellular IoT powers Smart X across verticals.

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