Selling a Complete IoT Solution | GetWireless's Dave Smith | Internet of Things Podcast

IoT For All Podcast · 4 Apr 2023 · 20m

AI in practice: 3 real uses of AI described

What this episode covers

Dave Smith, VP of IoT Solutions at GetWireless, explains that true mass IoT adoption requires complete, end-to-end solutions combining sensors, connectivity, and cloud applications, yet nine out of ten current offerings are incomplete. He highlights how AI and machine learning are transforming IoT by enabling predictive maintenance, such as vibration analysis for refrigerators, and optimizing logistics through smart waste management. Smith argues that vendors must shift from selling to engineers to selling complete, turnkey solutions to CFOs, focusing on business ROI rather than just technology specs.

AI in practice

Where this conversation describes AI being used to build or deliver a product. Part of the AI in practice tracker.

Customer supportunnamed AI backend

An AI backend integrates historical sensor data, weather, and location to optimize waste collection routes, allowing municipalities to manage personnel and equipment more efficiently.

“this platform has an AI back end, and it takes that data, it takes past historical data, the day, the weather, all sorts of stuff, and integrates it together and says, look, municipality, if you take those people in that truck on that route, on that day, you're good.”

Speaker 2 · Hear it at 4:23

Customer supportunnamed machine learning model

Machine learning analyzes vibration time-series data from sensors to predict equipment failures, enabling manufacturers to schedule proactive maintenance before a breakdown occurs.

“we're working with some vibration sensors to use machine learning, which is really good at taking what we call time series data … It takes that time series data and it uh, it predicts failures or predicts changes.”

Speaker 2 · Hear it at 4:23

Engineering & simulationAdam Beam80% reduction in data transmission

A tiny machine learning model is embedded in sensors to compress data transmission, reducing the amount of data sent over the air by 80% to extend battery life.

“There's a company, I think, is called Adam Beam, and they use machine learning … they can put a tiny machine learning model in your sensor and drop the amount of data that you send over the air by like 80…”

Speaker 2 · Hear it at 7:14

Mentioned

Companies
GetWireless, AT&T, Verizon, Adam Beam
Also
LTE-M, NB-IoT, 3GPP Release 17

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