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The road to the Internet of things
The Internet of things is coming – is unclear just how extensively it eventually will be. But in order that it can develop, still needs a lot to happen, says Janelle Dumalaon from MWC16 from Barcelona.
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MWC shows the Internet of things
Strolling through the exhibition halls of Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, surrounded by all the news industry, between material and small attentions for the visitors, pushing a thought of How it would look at MWC, if this promise, with everything constantly to connect, already redeemed, the Internet of things is already a reality would be?
Would the shirt that I am wearing, my Hunger have already registered a Exhibits consult and take me to the next Würstchenstand? It would be, if I have my sausage eaten by all of them would have a trash can to send me, so I Cutlery and plastic plates into it could throw? And then it would, of course, on the ground, a light bar, which to me only applies to flash and give me the way to the next Meeting point, from the things all around me to know exactly when and where it is and that it is an appointment that I should not miss.
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Such a scenario would still be quite modest. But at the core, it describes exactly what the Internet of things: Everything and anything would be with Sensors equipped to communicate and store data.
“With this technology, so with the Sensors we everywhere, where it is possible to have built, we can agricultural problems, food to distribute, the water supply control,” says Chuck Robbins, CEO of Cisco, the group provides Hardware components for networks. “With the combination of lifts, for mining projects, the Organisation of work processes – everywhere, new applications are needed.”
The fourth industrial Revolution
Whole industries are trying now to figure out what this so-called fourth industrial Revolution exactly on itself – with the fourth step, after the invention of the steam engine, the introduction of mass production and the beginning of the information age.
Ford, for example, was already on the last fairs in Barcelona present. This time, the US carmaker, the Kuga. This “connected car” already has skills that a semi-automatic Drive: he has an independent braking and Parking system.
“In the next five years, we will use our research to triple, to driver assistance systems and semi-automatic techniques to develop,” announced Ford-Board Marl Fields. “Among them are Stauumgehungssysteme and an active Park-assistant.”
Just then, the complete automation of the traffic, the whole industry on the move. Ford said at MWC that his company will in this year, the largest fleet of Autonomous driving cars, the industry as a whole to build up and promised: “this year we begin testing in California.”
A power plant in the United States: It is of a network is controlled for security reasons-outside of the ‘normal’ corporate network running.
Especially at technology fairs like here in Barcelona to discuss Manager the diverse possibilities of the Internet of things with almost breathless anticipation. So coat it Frank Kern from a Software vendor Aricent out, it lacks but mainly on mandatory Standards.
“You can already lamps to buy, the itself to switch on and off – but only in your own System. We have no agreements between individual companies or even sectors,” notes Kern. “But the big companies will gang up and Standards develop – simply because it is for your business is essential.”
Security is a big issue
And then there is the question: How safe is all this? In a time where more and more things and people to be connected and the data exchange is increasing more and more, also need to encryption systems and more extensive.
“One must not go down: The more we make of what we find in the new technologies – we must never forget that it always comes to people,” said Chuck Robbins, Cisco. “We definitely need encryption systems to ensure the privacy of the people to protect, if we, for example, health information over the Internet.”
This is not so simple, highlights the Spanish Startup Enigmedia, but it could and ought to be taken. With the Internet of things will be everything to a “Device”, but not as powerful as a Smartphone, says Gerard Vidal, founder of Enigmedia. “Since it is difficult, in each Device, an encryption technology installed. Often even have sensitive systems, such as in power plants safety data collecting and processing, no encryption.”
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Safety and quality
His company have found a way, the security of the Sensors, to improve, without the Sensors themselves change. The evidence that it was possible, the security in systems to increase, in which billions of individual Sensors exchange data with the other.
Frank Kern of Aricent calls the producer in the responsibility for maximum safety in the products to ensure that are connected to the Internet. “So far, companies have not enough done for safety,” he says. “Nor do they explain how they protect the data.” He therefore calls: “companies need to be certified, you should audit to undergo. For companies in need of safety and quality are the criteria on which their success is measured.”