We are in the early phases of the Internet of Things (IoT) market wave. From a business perspective it is the time to invest, find business partners, and position your company to take advantage of the market growth over the next 10 years.
How fast is the IoT market growing? IDC projects that in the next 3 years (by 2021) the global spending on IoT will double. That is an average growth rate of 45% per year across many markets. IDC Global IoT Spending.
Looking at the IoT opportunity in more detail, Forrester Research identified 9 market segments and then mapped them to 11 verticals. They gave each of these 99 market areas one of 5 classifications. In summary, 47 of these 99 market areas scored in the top three classifications: Hot, Hotter, and Hottest. Forrester 2017 IoT Heat Map.
Of all the Low Power WAN IoT technologies, 802.11ah is the best technology to be incorporated into the next generation of WiFi access points. This means that soon, homes, offices, and businesses will be enabled with access points that can communicate with 802.11ah enabled devices.
Aegis-IP is here to help you take advantage of the opportunities in the 802.11ah enabled IoT market. If you are a WiFi Access Point manufacturer or a large scale IoT device manufacturer, you can license our hardware / software IP so you can integrate the 802.11ah protocol into your chipset. Or you can purchase our chipset and integrate it into your product.
The links below provide additional information:
- The top box / link explains the key advantages of the 802.11ah protocol.
- The array of boxes / links explain the uses of IoT in different market segments.
Please explore these links and contact us for additional information.
