Today, there are more than 31 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices connected to the Internet. These devices range from simple sensors and actuators to smart equipment and appliances that have a huge impact on major industries such as manufacturing, transportation, healthcare and utilities. The vast amount of data collected from IoT device telemetry has also enabled advanced data analytics, and machine learning models that can give us better insights and make IoT smarter, giving rise to AIoT (AI + IoT) applications. With the pandemic situation likely to turn endemic, how will this impact the IoT landscape in Singapore? What are some of the key drivers and growth areas for IoT?
1. IoT Landscape & Its Key
Trends in Deployment
a sharing by Vincent Lau
IoT Chapter Vice-President and Digital Resources
Committee Member of SCS
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● The Internet of Things
● Devices
○ Sensors
○ Actuators
○ Microcontrollers
○ Microcomputers
● Communication Protocols
○ Data Exchange Medium
○ Data Exchange Protocols
IoT Impact and Key Trends 20
● Impact on Major Industries
● Key Trends in Deployment
● IoT Use Cases
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Scope
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What is IoT?
Internet of Things = +
Network Physical Objects
The Internet of things (IoT) is an umbrella term used to describe a network of physical
objects (i.e. things) that are embedded with devices such as sensors or microcontrollers
powered by software and other technologies for the purpose of connecting and
exchanging data with other devices and systems over the Internet.
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Brief History of IoT
1982
First known IoT appliance was a
Coca Cola fridge
1983
Charles Walton first patented the
RFID device
1999
Kevin Ashton coined the term
“Internet of Things”
2002
Sony and Philips cooperates to
develop NFC
2005
First UN Report on IoT was
published
2008
First wearable device tweets fetal
activity
2009
First wireless, networked pacemaker
2010
Smart home devices boom; Nest is
founded
2013
First cyberattack involving
household smart appliances
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IoT in 2020
31 billion
IoT devices installed and
connected by 2020
127
New IoT devices connected every
second
3.5 billion
Cellular IoT connections will be
established
$1.29 trillion
Global spending on IoT devices
and technology
$124 billion
Market size for Industrial IoT by
2021
$14 billion
Market size for Healthcare IoT by
2024
93%
Enterprises worldwide will adopt
IoT technology
80%
Industrial manufacturing
companies will adopt IoT
90%
New cars will be connected via IoT
technology
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Devices: Microcontrollers vs Microcomputers vs
Microprocessors
Microcomputer
Microcontroller
Microprocessor
Microprocessor Microcontroller Microcomputer
It’s just a processor Has external processor
with internal memory
and I/O components
Small computer /
Industrial PC that may
have the microcontroller
in-built
Needs to be installed on
a board
Reduced system on a
single board; support
breakout boards
Full system on a single
board; support breakout
boards
CPU instruction sets No operating system,
runs embedded code
Has an operating
system
N.A. Specific usage; limited
compute
General usage; higher
compute
Depends Mostly cheap Relatively more
expensive
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Data Exchange Protocols
Message Queuing Telemetry
Transport
Extensible Messaging and Presence
Protocol
REST / Web Socket gRPC Remote Procedural Calls
Building Automation and Control (BAC) Network
Modbus RTU/TCP over RS485
Digital Addressable Lighting Interface
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Impact on Major Industries
5 Types of IoT Applications
Commercial IoT
Consumer IoT
Industrial IoT
Infrastructure IoT
Military IoT
Healthcare Transport Logistics Finance Marketing
Lighting Home Appliances Voice Assistants Wearables Toys
Smart Factories Smart Agriculture Smart PLCs SCADA
Smart Cities Building Management Systems Smart Facilities Smart Assets
Surveillance Drones Exoskeletons
Combat Wearables
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Impact on Major Industries
Source: [x]cube lab
Source: McKinsey Global Institute
Range of sized potential economic impact
Internet of Things
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Key Trends in Deployment
Secured Devices by Design
AI + IoT
Edge Computing
Autonomous Vehicles and eMobility
Adapting to 5G
Cybersecurity Labelling
Scheme
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Utilities IoT (Energy Monitoring) Use Case
IPC Logger tracks solar
energy generated
LoRa meter tracks energy
consumed
Edge compute aggregates
data from LoRa gateway
Factory owner monitors
energy generation and
consumption on mobile
Source: https://pylon.city/
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Industrial IoT (Manufacturing) Use Case
Sensors are installed on the
production line
Sensors are connected to nodes
Data from nodes are
aggregated at the
gateway and sent to
the cloud
Factory owner monitors production
line metrics on a Dashboard
Source: https://www.auk.industries/
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Agriculture IoT (Urban Farm) Use Case
Source: https://www.abyfarm.com/
Ang Mo Kio carpark rooftop urban farm
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Facility Monitoring and Asset Tracking
Infrastructure IoT (Smart Parking) Use Case
Carpark bookings are
displayed on the lot
screen, which will display
unauthorized parking
when there is a violation
Camera detects car plate
of incoming car at the lot
Video feeds are
processed at the
edge compute, and
the processed data
is sent to the cloud
Building manager monitors carpark utilization and
reservations on the Dashboard
Source: https://www.allocatespace.co/
Violators of the
Privileged Lots are
clamped to mute
the alarm.