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– About 100 companies in Japan will be part of the group to develop new services using connected devices and next-generation ultra-fast networks.
Minapim by Hernan Valenzuela: Toshiba Corporate Vice President Taro Shimada “We need to create a world in which not only one particular company clings to data, but (several companies) collaborate,” he said in Tokyo, calling for collaboration on “Internet technologies.” things”.
Toshiba anticipated Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., Cresco Ltd., Denso Corporation, Global Mobility Service Inc., KDDI Corporation, Kyocera Corporation, SoftBank Corp., Soracom, Inc. and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. are among the companies that should participate.
Expected IOT services can range from industrial machines in a factory transmitting production process data and smartphone-controlled home appliances to handheld devices equipped with sensors that track and send information about the human body.
Initially Toshiba itself started “flink,” a smartphone service that allows users to connect to appliances or motion-sensing devices.
In April 2020 Toshiba plans to launch the consortium, called “ifLink Open Community”.
Next year IOT services are also expected to expand with the launch of ultra-fast 5G mobile networks.
According to IDC of America, last year, IOT’s global market reached $ 646 billion, forecast to exceed $ 1 trillion by 2022.
This initiative is seen as an important step considering that Japanese companies are looking to enter the growing technology sector. The Japanese government says more than 90 percent of Japanese companies say they have no information technology specialists.
General Electric, Hitachi and Siemens dominate the IOT market by offering their own proprietary systems.
Participants in Toshiba’s new consortium will not have to design their own services from scratch. Prototype development had taken two days combining products from other companies, reducing time to market.
The group had offered connection kits for manufacturers developing smart devices that use the company’s Alexa artificial intelligence technology. More than 85,000 products are expected to be launched through the program.
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Existing technologies are expected to be combined in new ways, such as placing weight sensors in front of the museum’s artworks, providing guidance automatically when visitors are spotted and also in homes that turn on their own lights and air conditioning at the turn of the key. upon entering the building.
Toshiba will develop an end-user site that will display products developed by alliance members. Buyers will be able to buy and match offers, even if they have no programming knowledge.
With the diversity of potential consortium members, is noted that the arrival of faster 5G wireless networks is spurring innovation on traditional industry lines.
IfLink community companies and organizations will pay annual fees of between 30,000 and 3.6 million yen ($ 277 to $ 33,260), depending on size and other factors.
Source: Toshiba Global
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