Latin America. By 2025, IoT could add $4 trillion to $11 trillion annually to the economy. 50 billion connected devices by 2020, according to industry forecasts.
The Internet of Things (IoT) is emerging as a major driver of change for today's business. By 2025, the economic impact of this trend on world markets is expected to be between $4 trillion and $11 trillion annually added to the economy1. However, for these devices to really impact in this way, it is necessary that they are always connected to the network and that they have the necessary energy to function properly. This is why for network administrators, managing infrastructure with automatic processes has become increasingly necessary.
In this regard, Rafael Vásquez, General Director of ERA Telecomunicaciones, commented: "Managing the network infrastructure to guarantee the connectivity of IoT devices is no longer just a luxury, but a necessity for companies," and added, "with the overwhelming number of devices that require connection to the network, it is already a requirement to automate the management and monitoring of their networks if you want to reduce the downtime of a building or company, and this requires innovative Automated Infrastructure Management (AIM) solutions such as CommScope's imVision. By providing information and visibility into the physical layer of their network and all the devices connected to it, imVision enables network administrators to take full advantage of both their infrastructure and the enormous potential of IoT for their business."
Businesses and companies around the world already recognize the value of these trends. According to a survey conducted by Forbes2, 90% of companies believe that IoT will impact their business in a significant way; however, 30% mentioned not being prepared to face the challenges that IoT brings. One of the challenges faced by administrators is to provide power to all these devices that are linked to the IoT efficiently, in addition to having to guarantee connectivity for their correct operation.
Obeying this trend, Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology has also made advances that will help keep these millions of devices powered. "IEEE 802.3bt standards have improved the development and implementation of PoE technology," exemplified Sergio Uribe, CALA's imVision technical support manager at CommScope. "This implies that devices that can be powered through this technology can receive up to 90 watts; which typically in the market used to be only 15 and 30 watts. This allows a high power level to be achieved, which means that even more types of devices will be able to be powered and received through the network infrastructure, further increasing the potential that IoT has for business."
In order to meet the power needs of millions of IoT devices, managing the PoE capacity of the ports of a network automatically is indispensable. According to Sergio Uribe of CommScope, solutions like imVision allow network administrators to manage PoE in a simpler and more efficient way. Graphically they can know which rooms, cubicles or rooms within a building have the possibility of feeding a device through the network, or which of their Switches are available. In this way, imVision not only supports the IoT, but also increases the efficiency and agility of business processes.
"According to industry predictions, by 2020 there will be up to 50 billion devices connected to networks in the world. With the demand for billions of devices connected to the network, if a building has facilities to connect its devices and keep them powered, it will be better prepared to support the Internet of Things. Solutions like CommScope's imVision enable the full potential of these devices," concluded Rafael Vásquez, Ceo of ERA Telecomunicaciones.
