IOT 101

When I started reading about IoT, it looked pretty blurry - sensors, devices, networking, gateways, platforms, applications….solutions popping out from every corner and each web page. Anyhow, with this post I’d like to make an overview of where to find good online IoT courses that I managed to stumble upon. I would recommend a self learning approach but with strong focus that depends on your area of interest and the desire in which area to grow. It's always good to define ambitious goals and if possible to aim activities that might reach several goals. Good options are making your own IoT solution…

This article will cover technical aspects of LoRa and SigFox technology. Although there are similarities like working in same frequency bands, using unlicensed spectrum and playing in the lower cost end of the market (which shouldn't be covered by telcos), there are some major differences since LoRa can work both ways, it can support higher data rates and it's not proprietary. On the other hand SigFox although proprietery network controlled by SigFox it can do global roaming that is still not supported by LoRa. In the end a technical comparison table and business oriented chart is given with the brief…

IIoT stands for Industrial Internet of things, and it would basically mean usage of IoT solutions in manufacturing, logistics, oil and gas, transportation, utilities and other industrial sectors. We find IIoT defined as  “as that complex of smart, connected products involving sensors and networking as well as the physical, Internet-connected manufacturing infrastructure (machines, equipment, remote assets, etc.)”. According to market analysts, IoT will have the biggest growth in enterprise and industrial markets with estimation that IIoT market will reach revenue of over 100 billion USD by 2021. We have to be aware that manufacturing companies are facing a lot of…