Google presented a 180 deg vision of its Internet of Things (IoT) plans at the Ubiquity IoT Developer Summit yesterday.
According to a report in Network World, Google’s version of IoT standards, open source frameworks, and Cloud services are compelling, but puts it in a highly competitive market. But it’ss long-term R&D investments in machine learning, Cloud, and geo-location technologies uniquely differentiate its vision.
The report said Google’s lead advocate Vint Cerf also warned that compatibility, security, and privacy could be obstacles to the IoT’s success. Cerf acknowledged the necessity of standards by stating that the IoT can’t be built if millions of hubs are needed to interconnect incompatible islands of sensor nodes. He also spoke about the necessity of secure app and operating system updates.
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