International Telecommunication Union
Dr Tim Kelly
Tomorrow’s Network
and the Internet of
Head, Strategy & Policy Unit,
Things
International
Telecommunication Union
(ITU)
Tomorrow’s Network
Today
Saint-Vincent, Valle
d’Aosta,
7-8 October 2005
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The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the
opinions of the ITU or its Membership. Dr Tim Kelly can be contacted at tim.kelly@itu.int.
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What is the “Internet of Things”?
Different definitions
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z Ubiquitous communications “anytime,
anywhere, by anything and anyone”
z Ubiquitous computing: “The most profound
technologies are those that disappear. They
weave themselves into the fabric of everyday
life until they are indistinguishable from it.”
z Next Generation Networks: “packet-based
network able to provide telecommunication
services and make use of multiple broadband
[…] transport technologies in which servicerelated functions are independent from
underlying transport-related technologies”
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Today’s and tomorrow’s networks
Today’s PSTN network
•
Circuit-switched.
•
Limited mobility of end-user
services.
•
•
Next Generation Networks
•
Packet-based, based on
Internet Protocol (IP).
•
Broad-based ‘generalised
mobility’.
•
Horizontally-integrated
control layers, with
simultaneous delivery of
applications. Servicerelated functions
independent of transportrelated technologies.
•
NGN will be able to identify
and adapt to user needs in
real-time.
Vertical integration of
application and call control
layers, with dedicated
networks.
Non-responsive network.
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Source: ITU Internet Reports 2005: The Internet of Things
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Connecting things
Any TIME connection
• On the move
• Outdoors and
indoors
• On the move
• Night
• Outdoors
•Daytime
• Indoors (away from the PC)
• At the PC
Any PLACE connection
• Between PCs
• Human to Human (H2H), not using a PC
• Human to Thing (H2T), using generic equipment
• Thing to Thing (T2T)
Any THING connection
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Source: ITU Internet Reports 2005: The Internet of Things
What’s driving the market? (1)
Near saturation of traditional markets
Telecom services revenue, in US$ bn
Fixed-line and mobile services revenue, in US$ bn
1'200
Developing countries
1'000
800
25%
1'200
20%
1'000
Developing as % of total
15%
600
Mobile as % of total
40%
35%
Mobile 30%
800
25%
600
10%
400
Developed countries
200
0
1990 1
45%
5%
0%
2
3
4 1995 6
7
8
9 2000 1
2
3
Developing countries growing faster
that developed ones
Source: ITU Internet Reports 2005: The Internet of Things
20%
400
15%
0
1990 1
10%
Fixed-lines
200
5%
0%
2
3
4 1995 6
7
8
9 2000 1
2
3
Mobile markets growing faster than
fixed-line markets
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What’s driving the market? (2)
Growth of the internet
873
725
Estimated internet users
worldwide, millions
622
495
399
277
183
40
74
117
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
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Source: ITU Internet Reports 2005: The Internet of Things
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What’s driving the market? (3)
Development of 3G mobile
NZ
18.8
Brazil
0.9
UK
3.7
Italy
Top 10 3G mobile
markets worldwide,
in millions of
subscribers, 2004
8.3
CDMA-1x
Canada
23.3
China
0.7
India
0.9
W-CDMA
Per 100
inhabitants
53.0
Korea (Rep.)
20.8
Japan
16.7
USA
7
0
20
Source: ITU Internet Reports 2005: The Internet of Things
40
60
24.9
20.9
19.4
19.3
17.6
17.0
16.3
16.0
15.5
15.1
15.0
14.3
14.1
Overall
12.8 broadband
11.6 penetration
rate
11.4
DSL
11.2
10.3
Cable
10.1
Modems
and Other
8.5
Korea (Rep.)
HK, China
What’s driving the Netherlands
Denmark
market? (4)
Canada
Switzerland
Broadband
Taiwan, China
Belgium
Iceland
Sweden
Norway
Broadband subscribers per 100
inhabitants,
Top 20 nations, 1 Jan 2005
Israel
Japan
Finland
Singapore
USA
France
UK
Austria
Note: Figures used in slide do NOT include wireless broadband (e.g., 3G).
Source: ITU World Telecom Indicators Database.
Portugal
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5
10
15 20
25
30
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We have the platform ….
z Pervasive Internet and mobile networks
z Increasingly higher speeds available
z Pricing trending towards lower usage costs
… now give us the applications
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z Home automation
z Automotive telematics
z RFIDs and Sensor Technologies
z Logistics and distribution
z etc
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Thank you
The “Internet of Things” report will be
released in November 2005 at
http://www.itu.int/internetofthings
Tim Kelly
Tim.kelly@itu.int
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