The ABC of the Internet of

ThingsMay 2014Helene Andre

As simple as ABC

From computing devices to an everyday devices’ connectivity

• Miniaturization & nanotechnologies partially enable the growth of the Internet of things

• As sensors become a low-cost technology, it is cheaper and cheaper to add them to any device

Machine-to-Machine communications begin to power billions of everyday devices, from parking meters to home thermostats

As simple as ABC

Three market segments in the IoT

HardwareDevices & sensors

SoftwareComputing power

NetworkTelcoms & IoT platforms

Arduino

Raspberry Pi

Nike+ API

IoT & Big dataThe virtuous circle

Big data is high volume, velocity & variety information

Connected devices create, collect & communicate big data

The present model works with specific sensors communicating with a single specific cloud application

The future will see an Internet of Things where billions of devices are connected to each other, all sharing data via the Internet

• An increasing number of connections

• VC funds invested over $1 billion in IoT startups in 2013

1.9 billion connected devices today

9 billions in 2018

Business insider, Here's Why 'The Internet Of Things' Will Be Huge, And Drive Tremendous Value For People And Businesses, Dec. 2013CB Insights, Internet of Things Companies Haul In More than $1 Billion in Venture Capital in 2013, March 2014

A tremendous market

Quantified Self& eHealth

Connected Home

Smart City

Environment

Industry

To infinity & beyondA myriad of applications

Biggest playersCorporates with $1 Billion+ in market cap

CB Insights, Internet of Things Companies Haul In More than $1 Billion in Venture Capital in 2013, March 2014

Smart lock

$8 Million raised in Series A

Chef Orange, a smart food scale

$3 Million raised in Seed Funding

Platform & app connecting smart devices

$12.5 Million raised in Series A

Hearing help

$5.7 Million raised in Series A

Personal weather station

$5.7 Million raised in Series A

Some coveted players

• Li-Fi technology

Philips’ & LIFX’s light bulbs

Mobile apps developed by Oledcomm

• Automated vehicles

Driverless car by Google

Automatic Link to monitor your car & its engine

The possibilities of drones

• Strong Authentication

Tokens developed by Ionosys

Bionym’s Nimy heart rate authentication

Hottest opportunities

• Wearables, & soon Implants

Gesture Control devices like Nod

Fitbit trackers

Smart health devices by Withings

• Beacons

Developed by Apple, Qualcomm, Estimote

Applications in CRM, targeted advertising, Connected home

Hottest opportunities

• Here's Why 'The Internet Of Things' Will Be Huge, And Drive Tremendous Value For People And Businesses http://read.bi/1d57xSM

• The Five Most Disruptive Innovations at CES 2014 http://onforb.es/1anYG0p

• An internet of things http://bit.ly/1lvNPWT

• Forget wearable tech, embeddable implants are already here http://cnn.it/R0oHfV

• Bosch's Home Connect app will control competitors' appliances http://cnet.co/1nEuVzf

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