IT Pro Portal Q&A with InterDigital’s Alan Carlton

<p>City authorities and their technology partners could squander $341 billion by 2025 if they adopt a fragmented versus standardized approach to IoT solution deployment. This statistic was uncovered in&nbsp;<a href="http://www.interdigital.com/white_papers/Machina_2016_SmartCities">a report</a> from Machina Research, commissioned by InterDigital, that focuses on the importance of standardization in IoT deployment. Recently, InterDigital&rsquo;s Alan Carlton participated in a Q&amp;A session with&nbsp;<a href="http://www.itproportal.com/">IT Pro Portal</a> to discuss the report further. &nbsp;</p>
<p>In the Q&amp;A, Alan explains why fragmentation has occurred and what must be done to ensure the continuous evolution of the IoT. &ldquo;Standards are already in place at national and sector specific levels but the volume of different standards makes it difficult for verticals and industries to implement interoperable standards,&rdquo; states Alan when asked why this fragmentation occurred as IoT evolved. He describes that a clear framework, preferably a bottom-up method, needs to be put in place to encompass all standards and enable the integration of data across silos. <strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.itproportal.com/2016/07/03/qa-the-importance-of-standardisation-in-iot-deployment/">Click here</a>&nbsp;to read the full Q&amp;A or to download the Machina Research report, <a href="http://www.interdigital.com/white_papers/Machina_2016_SmartCities">click here</a>.</p>