With the popularization of 3G networks and maturity of LTE/4G technologies, the operators have been able to bring broadband into mobile networks. In addition to the revolutionary changes to the usersĄŻ network habits, the universal broadband wireless networks will also serve as the media and basis for the next trillion-level industry---Internet of Things.
The concept of Internet of Things was proposed by ITU in 1999, referring to the Internet connected by things with the goal of expanding the human communication to the communication and connection between human and things or even among things at anytime anywhere. The definition indicates that the Internet of Things is a novel network among any things which is expanded from Internet, connected by RFID and GPS sensor equipment, enabling the smart recognition, positioning, tracing, monitoring, administration, and information exchange between human and things, or even among different things.
The development global Internet of Things is currently at the initial stage, with unconfirmed standards, immature commercial modes and industrial chains, but promisingly regarded as the trillion-level industry. It is predicted that the terminals of the global Internet of Things will reach 50 billion. The industrial chain of the Internet of Things can be divided into identification, recognition, processing, and information transfer, among which the latter two are the foundation of the entire network, so the operators possessing network infrastructures will play an important role in the development of Internet of Things.
On June 22nd, IOT Conference 2010 opened in Shanghai, on which the representatives and scholars from the governmental departments, standard organizations, operators and relative enterprises had in-depth discussions on the domestic and international development situation of IOT, technical standards, commercial modes, terminal technologies and manufacturing, and defining the core position of the telecom operators in the development of Internet of Things. It is expected that the telecom operators can drive the development of equipment manufacturing and software exploration as well as the formation of industrial chains, which is certainly determined by the technical and commercial features of Internet of Things.
Actually, since the proposal of the concept of Internet of Things in 1999, China has been researching on its core technology---sensor network. As one of the dominators in standardization, China possesses much administration in Internet of Things, and enjoys sound support to the development of IOT from the highly-covered wireless communication network and the broadband access. Presently, Internet of Things has been listed as one of the five emerging strategic industries, and will be an opportunity for China to implement S&T innovation strategies and to win more rights of speeches in the international information and communication fields.
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