Industry IoT Consortium

Organizations in industry are under pressure from a relentless barrage of emerging and emergent digital technologies that threaten to disrupt […]... Read more →

Update from the Time Sensitive Network (TSN) Testbed by Florian Frick (ISW – Stuttgart), chair of the IIC TSN Testbed […]... Read more →

Organizations can either adopt change willingly and proactively, or forcibly by market demand. Any choice in the matter faced an unlikely dictator this year in the form of a worldwide pandemic. One that some organizations had no choice but to scale in ways they had only previously envisaged, within the context of a long-term strategy.... Read more →

Wireless connectivity is needed to achieve the agility demanded by Industry 4.0, particularly in large scale manufacturing facilities. Currently wireless is only used sparingly, typically with unlicensed spectrum technologies. Several competing wireless technologies are emerging as candidates for Industry 4.0, including WiFi-6 for unlicensed spectrum, and 4G-LTE and 5G in licensed spectrum bands. Recent 5G technology releases have incorporated key capabilities for Industry 4.0, such as ultra-reliable low latency connectivity, Ethernet-TSN integration, and a variety of features for massive machine type communications.... Read more →

Software trustworthiness – what does it mean for developers, owner-operators and decision makers in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems? The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) recently published a white paper, Software Trustworthiness Best Practices, that delved into the complete software lifecycle process, including such practical issues as software updates and end-of-life strategies, as well as among many other issues, considering vulnerabilities in the system environment and the consequences of failure in such environments. The overall objective of the white paper was to take a comprehensive look at all of the elements involved in achieving the ultimate goal of trustworthy software and protection mechanisms that produce predictable and desirable business and operational outcomes in the IIoT.... Read more →

We are excited to announce the official launch of the IIC Community Forum for you, the IIoT community. We invite you all to be part of this initiative and to spread the word to your colleagues, peers and customers.... Read more →

Since it was founded in March 2014, the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) has been tested and proven to bring together organizations and technologies necessary to accelerate the growth of the industrial internet. The organization has become the largest IIoT consortium in the world and proven to be a thought leader repeatedly through identifying, assembling, testing and promoting best practices. 2019 was indubitably one of the most transformative, influential years so far.... Read more →

Trustworthiness in the Internet of Things and Digital Transformation is a concept that has been pioneered by the Industrial Internet Consortium. It’s a really innovative concept in this context, and is destined to make much of today’s debate about simple ‘Security’ seem out of date.... Read more →

The IoT Solutions World Congress 2019 held in Barcelona in October attracted over 16,000 attendees and 300 expert speakers who explored the latest Industrial IoT innovations, delving into six themes: connected transport, manufacturing, energy, healthcare, buildings & infrastructure and open industry--as well as two forums: AI & Cognitive Systems and Blockchain.... Read more →

Edge computing, fog computing, mist, cloudlets, thing-to-cloud continuum and fog-to-cloud continuum, elasticity, multi-tenancy, data gravity. When it comes to the state of computing infrastructure and operations for the IoT, these are just the tip of the iceberg of terms that have percolated to the front page of today’s tech lexicon. If you’ve ever wondered what it all means, how it’s all put together and what the benefits are, you’ve come to the right place.... Read more →