Abstract
This report addresses next major disruption for the Internet, coming from the
potential connection of billions of machines and trillion of objects. It
assesses the key technologies to accelerate such a development, the
applications that are or will be the most relevant in a connected mode and the
early positioning of the industry players on this promising market.
Key questions
- What are the key technological evolutions which will allow any object or
machine to connect to the Internet?
- Which applications are already available through smart machines on the M2M
market?
- Which emerging applications will benefit from the connection of things to
the Internet?
- Who are the leading players (telcos, hardware providers) on this market
and how are they positioning themselves?
- What are the perspectives and the potential impacts of the Internet of
things?
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