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What Is the 'First Mile' of IoT and Why Is It Important? | Bill Dykas, Product Manager at Telit | #IoTMakers E044

IoT For All Podcast · 21 Nov 2019 · 34m

What this episode covers

Bill Dykas, Product Manager at Telit, explains the company's role as the 'First Mile' of IoT, bridging the gap between physical devices and enterprise IT systems like AWS and Azure. He details Telit's evolution from providing cellular modules and connectivity services to offering integrated platforms like Telit One Edge for device management and edge intelligence. Dykas discusses the strategic importance of Low Power Narrowband (LPN) technologies like NB-IoT and Cat M1 in enabling scalable, low-cost IoT deployments compared to the longer-term rollout of 5G. He highlights industrial IoT as a primary vertical, citing examples in construction equipment telematics and factory automation where data drives operational efficiency and dealer management.

Most relevant to

large enterprises

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Telit, AWS, Azure, IBM, SAP, Salesforce
Products
Telit One Edge
Chips
NB-IoT, Cat M1, 5G
Tools
Lightweight M2M

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