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Standardizing the 'Internet of Things'
The smart grid is just one aspect of what is on the horizon.
Open Source Tears Down Walled Gardens to Connect Internet of Everything
Tuesday, 10 December 2013 04:15 Jim Zemlin
The numbers are staggering. Gartner predicts that the Internet of Everything or the Internet of Things -- autonomous communication between a wide range of everyday devices, objects and applications – will add $1.9 trillion to the global economy by 2020. McKinsey Global Institute pegs the potential economic impact at $2.7 trillion to $6.2 trillion by 2025. ABI Research says the number of wirelessly connected devices on the market, now 10 billion, will triple by the end of the decade.
Could anything stand in the way of such a juggernaut?
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Tuesday, 10 December 2013 04:15 Jim Zemlin
The numbers are staggering. Gartner predicts that the Internet of Everything or the Internet of Things -- autonomous communication between a wide range of everyday devices, objects and applications – will add $1.9 trillion to the global economy by 2020. McKinsey Global Institute pegs the potential economic impact at $2.7 trillion to $6.2 trillion by 2025. ABI Research says the number of wirelessly connected devices on the market, now 10 billion, will triple by the end of the decade.
Could anything stand in the way of such a juggernaut?
...
https://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/158-jim-zemlin/752128-open-source-tears-down-walled-gardens-to-connect-internet-of-everything
Tech giants form AllSeen Alliance to standardize the Internet of Things
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2071440/home-appliance-makers-connect-with-open-source-internet-of-things-project.html