We do not need more IoT Standards excuses

When I wrote in June 2015 " Will we be able to build the Internet of Things? ", I asked if it would be possible to build a "unique IoT". At that time, there were so many standards at all levels of the IoT value chain that it seemed almost impossible that the Internet of Things could grow rapidly if no single standards prevailed.

It was a time of Mega Alliances and Consortiums. A time of hope. A time when collaboration was one of the most repeated messages among the pioneers of IoT. We thought and discussed too much about how we could build Internet ecosystems of things.

Five years later, I have another and very different vision of the future of IoT. I do not expect any more a Unique IoT network but a federation of Multiple IoT subnetworks that connect billions of different IoT devices. As the range of devices increases from the most stupid devices that provide basic data connectivity services toward intelligent IoT devices that provide data insight services, each device will find which subnetwork is more suitable to connect and edge gateways will transform networks protocols among subnetworks.

I am not optimistic about IoT protocols standards either. There are many articles out there explaining network and data protocols in detail. I can not assure that a new standard IoT protocol is going to be created by a Giant technology company while I am writing this article. This is unfortunately the state of the IoT standards.

I repeated many times that connectivity is fundamental to the Internet of Things (IoT) and it’s no exaggeration to say that the wireless technology selected has a profound impact on the success of any IoT initiative. Read more at “If IoT Data is the new Oil, what is Connectivity for Telcos? The ugly Duckling?”. According with Behrtech four emerging IoT connectivity standards are poised to shape the digital landscape in 2020.

Source:Behrtech

With this scenario in mind, we must make decisions in IoT knowing that we cannot wait for a single standard because the Variety of Use Cases of the Internet of Things, the Velocity of changes in IoT technologies and the volume of companies and ecosystems that make up the different types of IoT Consumer & Commercial vs. Industrial.

It should not be too much to ask companies that before developing a new “proprietary” standard they ensure that the current ones are not valid and really their new standard will bring technological advances and clear benefits to end users.

Let's not reinvent the wheel either with IoT standards.

Note: I have decided not to include a list of standards in this articles because this information is available for free in Internet.

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References:

• IoT Connectivity: 4 Latest Standards That Will Shape 2020 and Beyond
• https://www.rs-online.com/designspark/eleven-internet-of-things-iot-protocols-you-need-to-know-about
• https://www.leverege.com/blogpost/smart-home-technologies-zigbee-zwave-thread-dotdot
• https://www.sam-solutions.com/blog/internet-of-things-iot-protocols-and-connectivity-options-an-overview/
• https://www.kelltontech.com/kellton-tech-blog/internet-of-things-protocols-standards
• https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1903/1903.11549.pdf
• https://www.avsystem.com/blog/iot-protocols-and-standards/
• https://www.postscapes.com/internet-of-things-protocols/
• https://www.ubuntupit.com/top-15-standard-iot-protocols-that-you-must-know-about/
• https://zigbeealliance.org/
• Comparing The Best Smart Home Network Protocols in 2019