How IoT is driving the convergence of the physical and digital worlds

Connected home

In a connected home, mundane daily tasks are outsourced to a device.

For example, a smart air conditioner monitors the temperature of a room, connected and controlled by a smartphone app or other connected home systems. In a robust IoT environment, the AC would use intelligent Cloud services to combine weather forecasts and set the predictive temperature accordingly to control and minimize energy consumption, thereby reducing costs. In times of heavy rain or cooler-than-expected temperatures, the AC might self-control the temperature of a room. Such use cases represent huge opportunities for enterprises to innovate new connected products and services.

However, the more connected devices there are, the more chance they have to be controlled and operated through multiple apps. As a result, enterprises have to look for one app in order to create a single, integrated, intelligent ecosystem. Photon’s IoT experiences recommend combining the API ecosystem with Cloud-based services that give you the ability to launch new integrated digital apps and deliver seamless experiences to your customers.

Connected car

The connected car ecosystem is a game-changing initiative that leverages the power of Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Personalization and Cloud technologies to interact with the outside vehicle environment, the occupants, and provides convenience, safety, entertainment, and robust connected life experiences.

By 2023, the number of existing connected cars is expected to reach 342.6 million. Gartner predicts that by 2021, 10% of all new vehicles will have autonomous driving capabilities (compared with less than 1% last year). One of the key differentiators in a connected car ecosystem is the abundance of available data which acts as an information hub. This data can be transmitted in real time over a Cloud-based information system, which can be further analyzed to provide actionable insights into predictive maintenance, vehicle health, and customer behavior.

Photon helps automotive companies create new ways to boost efficiency by analyzing a vast amount of data quickly and efficiently. Fortune 100 automotive manufacturers leverage Photon’s rich domain experience to:

• Gain a holistic view of the vehicle, car owners, and supply chain partners

• Break down silos to develop new agile business models and revenue streams

• Integrate digital across operating models: Manufacturing, Quality Control, Supply Chain Management, and Predictive Maintenance

• Identify multiple channels to connect and interact with today’s car owners and provide personalized driving experiences

Connected health and wellness

Wearable devices can track how many steps you take in a day, monitor your heart rate, and count calories to determine dietary habits. For example, the recently launched Apple Watch Series 4 has the ability to take ECG (electrocardiogram) readings. IoT devices coupled with AI not only analyze and predict a wearer’s health condition but can also recommend actions with little to no human intervention.

Photon’s expertise in wearable and connected technology helps healthcare providers and patients access health history, quality care options, operational efficiency, all while enabling real-time monitoring and optimization. Photon also has the ability to use the power of AR/VR technologies to develop mobile apps that interact with AI platforms, empowering healthcare companies to unlock the value of data and machine learning.

How Photon redefines customer experiences by leveraging the power of IoT

• New digital ecosystem: Photon expands customer engagement by leveraging the facilitators of new digital ecosystems. Enabled with capabilities such as Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing and Virtual Assistants (Apple’s Siri, Google Home, Amazon Alexa) to provide consumers with enhanced digital experiences.

• New front-end experiences: Photon integrates APIs to power rapid front-end innovations and IoT experiences, giving you the ability to speed up the launch of new mobile apps, skills, product features, and functionality.

• Enhanced products and services: Photon helps enterprises approach IoT from different angles—as consumers of fresh lakes of data, as passive contributors of data, or as active IoT ecosystem leaders developing new products and services.

• Consumer IoT: Photon’s IoT experience guides clients to seamlessly bridge the physical and the digital worlds, to design, develop and roll out enhanced products and services that make using IoT devices more enjoyable, useful, and convenient.

Connect with Photon today to learn how you can embrace powerful IoT strategies to consistently meet the expectations of today’s connected consumers and establish a stronger digital presence.

Footnotes:

https://businesstech.co.za/news/general/185177/50-billion-connected-devices-by-2020/

https://www.statista.com/statistics/471264/iot-number-of-connected-devices-worldwide/

https://expandedramblings.com/index.php/internet-of-things-statistics/

https://medium.com/@AppInventiv/8-statistics-that-prove-iot-will-become-massive-from-2018-c339f044ac6c