Horizontal IoT model
From vertical lock-in silos to an open layered model
Most IoT solutions are vertical “all-in-one” solutions that include: IoT devices, gateways, cloud services and the apps themselves. This has served the market well for the last 20 years during the early IoT (previously named M2M) phase.
Most market analysts believe that IoT is about to boom and that every individual will use many IoT services not only at home but also in the city, at work and in the car.
Yggio is the horizontal middleware platform that can handle the explosion of IoT devices and provide access to the expected sharp increase of IoT services and apps supporting the needs for all users. Much like Android and IOS enabled the growth of smart phones apps; Yggio will enable the growth of smart building and city services.
Three different approaches
One provider per service
+ Existing base of providers
– Supplier lock-in
– Limited access to data
– Poor digitalization effectiveness
Single supplier strategy
+ Effective digitalization
– Complete lock-in
– Data ownership
+ Effective digitalization
+ Drives standardization
+ Minimized lock-in
+ Future proof
+ Data ownership
+ Competitive market of service providers
– New business models
– New security risks
how to manage technology fragmentation, supplier lock-in and service innovation
Digital operation and management of cities, utilities, buildings, homes, and all their assets has traditionally been separated in different silos and domains where a sole supplier controls all levels of their service. This is rapidly changing to a situation where many different technologies and actors interact, operate, and compete at the same level.
The new structure can be likened to a lasagne which is built in different layers but which becomes an entire taste experience when eaten. In this infographic we show different layers and actors:
The lasagne model has many strengths: