Theme: When things generate more data than we doMachine-to-machine communications, is a market-changing force – it’s not that big yet, but the change is coming soon. M2M, is the automatic sharing of data between machines, between sensors and devices of all types. Although sometimes called the Internet of Things, and the Internet Protocol is often used, the Internet itself is often bypassed in favour of connections via, say, GSM devices or via satellite for remote field operations. Most M2M interactions take place without human intervention continuously, at programmed intervals or when a sensor of some sort detects an ‘event’ or reaches a pre-programmed threshold.
Issue: Asia-Pacific II 2011 Article no.: 3 Topic: Unlocking the Potential of TV Author:…
