Enabling the Internet of Things: Sensors, Communication & Cloud

Javier Martinezj.martinez@libelium.com

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The vision: a new world full of sensors

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GPRS / 3G

Three elements common to all IoT Projects

Our solution: Waspmote Platform sends any SENSOR datausing any COMMUNICATION protocolto any INFORMATION SYSTEMso that ANYONE can play in the IoT scenario

Sensor Sensor Communication Communication Information CloudInformation Cloud

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IoT Fact #1: opportunities come from many verticals and markets

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IoT Fact #2: the market is difficult to forecast

IoT (2011)

IoT (2012)

IoT (2013)

Cloud (2010, 2011)

WSN (2007)

Cloud (2012)WSN (2009)M2M (2011, 2012)

WSN (2010, 2011, 2012)M2M (2013)WSN (2005)

WSN (2013)Cloud (2013)

WSN (2006)

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IoT Fact #3: market is too fragmented to meet Pareto Law

Temperature 12.07%

Humidity 10.38%

LDR 8.71%

CO2 6.86%

Air Pollutants 5.99%

O2 5.70% VOC 5.02%Digital Humidity (RH&T) 4.37%

NO2 3.46%

Soil Moisture 3.46%

Noise 2.55%

CO 2.24%

Solar radiation 2.16%

Weather Meters 2.16%

O3 1.89%

Dust 1.85%

Air Pressure 1.81%

Others 19.34%

Sensors sold 2013 (Libelium)

37% of references bought in 80% of cases37% of references bought in 80% of cases

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Smart Cities: technical challenges

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*Technology is the “easy” part

*COORDINATION inside municipalities

*Funding: public or private?

*CITIZENS

●What are you doing with MY taxes?

● Is it safe?

●How will I benefit from this?

Smart Cities: the REAL challenges

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Agriculture: opportunities

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Agriculture: challenges

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Smart Cities: user cases and applications

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Integrating Sensor Information with Bosch Software Suite

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Customer example: Bosch Security Systems (U.S.)

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Building the new world together!