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If there were any doubt that IoT is for real, one fact ought to dispel it: For the first time, U.S. mobile operators are adding IoT connections to their networks faster than they’re adding phones.
In fact, cars alone are getting connected to cellular networks faster than anything else, according to statistics compiled by Chetan Sharma Consulting for the second quarter of this year. Counting all U.S. carriers, about 1.4 million cars got connected to cellular networks in the quarter, compared with 1.2 million phones and less than 900,000 tablets.
The second quarter, between April and June, isn’t a high point for new phone sales like the fourth quarter, when holiday shopping hits and new iPhone models roll out. But IoT growth has been a long-term trend.
AT&T, the carrier that’s led in connected cars, has already been adding them faster than phones and tablets combined for seven consecutive quarters, says Sharma, a longtime mobile industry analyst. AT&T’s on track to reach 10 million car connections soon, he said.
For now, most of those cars have been tuning in without their drivers lifting a finger, Sharma said. It’s the car companies that are rolling out vehicles with live cellular connections, which can help them do things like monitor the condition of their cars, update the software on board, and learn things that could help them improve future models. Keeping vehicles online may also reduce the need for expensive recalls where cars have to come back into the shop.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 12 2016, @09:15PM
I have a different reason not to buy these IoT things. Once you seen how the sausage is made you dont want it :)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 12 2016, @10:35PM
Once you see the source code, you appreciate the software even more, because it's a miracle that it works at all!
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 13 2016, @12:13AM
Yes I know. I was one of the writers of said code. To get my management to 'talk' about security was a chore. They had a *very* jedi hand wavy 'it is secure' way of doing it. I will not say which company I worked for, but it was a big one. From what I saw this sort of attitude is rampant in the whole industry. Very few take it seriously.
People are worried about not owning their own computers? Dont be. The crap is insecure top to bottom. Be more worried about the service your IoT device connects to works in 5 years. They will either shut the platform down because it is woefully unprofitable; or they want to move everyone to a new platform so they can resell you the hardware and a higher monthly cost.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 13 2016, @02:54AM
Oddly enough, I had a tour of a small sausage factory a few years back. I think the company employes about 50 people, so this is a "boutique" meat processor. After looking all around, the place was so clean and neat, washed down all the time, I have no problem eating that brand of sausage.
This says nothing about national brands of hot dogs, etc. They may well match the old phrase...