Enhancing IoT device security
ZDNet’s Tonya Hall talks with Mitchell Klein, executive director at Z-Wave Alliance, about new ways individuals are able to enhance their IoT device security.
Research by Gartner Inc., estimated that worldwide spending on IoT security would reach $1.5 billion in 2018, a 28% increase from 2017 spending of $1.2 billion. The firm expects to see demand for tools and services aimed at improving discovery and asset management, software and hardware security assessment, and penetration testing.
How will 5G impact the IoT?
The lower latency, increased bandwidth, and ability to dedicate network slices to specific use cases that are inherent in 5G design specifications will enable a range of new mobile and remote applications not been feasible with 4G technology, Bevan said.
“The most widely touted have been autonomous vehicles and control of remote medical devices, both areas where latency issues are likely to have serious, life-threatening implications,” Bevan said. If users need real-time response from devices in the field then it is likely that 5G will be a major enabler, he says.
The new mobile wireless standard will allow enterprises to seamlessly connect more end-points to a network, Filkins said. “Of course, being wireless 5G will be another tool for enterprises to connect end-points as a potential alternative to a wired connection,” he said.
While 5G is being hyped for IoT, many use cases will continue to rely on infrastructure leveraging existing wireless network protocols such as WiFi. “As such, the use case/application will dictate which approach best fits,” Filkins said. The low-latency characteristic of 5G will be appealing to many verticals, such as manufacturing, he said.
A key aspect of 5G for IoT is in the design principles related to both the service provider mobile core and radio access network (RAN) portions of the network, Filkins added. The core portion of 5G is designed to efficiently facilitate a diverse set of IoT use-cases.
“IoT connectivity needs can vary greatly by industry, which is where 5G will differentiate from prior mobile generations by enabling operators to service multiple IoT customers and/or use cases from their 5G network platform,” Filkins said.
While 5G will eventually apply to both the consumer and enterprise spaces alike, it makes sense that many operators are focusing efforts to drive cellular IoT on Long-Term Evolution (LTE) networks with enterprise customers now, Filkins said. “Over time, these existing LTE-based IoT connections will be serviced by a multi-access 5G architecture [that] will simultaneously service 5G IoT connections as well,” he said.
As such, 5G can be viewed as a further catalyst to the IoT market as a whole, by enabling mobile operators and possibly enterprises to apply customized, cellular solutions to an IoT deployment.
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