VIDEO: Does the IoT have a credibility problem?

The broad church of the Internet of Things could actually be holding it back by making its identity muddled, according to industry watchers.

Northstreamโ€™s Bengt Nordstrom, Gartnerโ€™s Matt Hatton, and Analysys Masonโ€™s Tom Rebbeck took part in a panel at the Mobile Europe and European Communicationsโ€™ IoT in Telecoms conference, which debated whether the IoT has a credibility problem.

Hatton argued the issue is not one of credibility but rather one of identity. He said: โ€œThe problem is more to do with just having a single overarching topic called IoT, which really combines a load of things that really has no resemblance to each other, other than thereโ€™s a form of connectivity in there.โ€

In a wide-ranging discussion, other areas covered included the variety of approaches operators can take with their IoT strategy and whether MVNOs could be the providers that can offer a bespoke solution for different verticals.

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