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SD-WAN service can help Japanese operations. Together with NTT East, Cisco Japanese market.”
companies adapt quickly while focusing will continue to expand high-reliability,
on business strategies and critical high-quality network services for the

Industrial IoT Set to Grow Dramatically But
Countries’ Policy and Regulatory Approaches

Vary Significantly, New Global Trends Research by
Cullen International Finds

The use of internet of things (IoT) by industry One important issue is the use of radio of licences offered for industrial uses but
verticals is expected to grow dramatically spectrum for industry. According to the also at aspects such as who is applying for
over the next five years but the underlying research, several countries, including the such spectrum, and why,” Ms Scaramuzzi
policy and regulatory frameworks remain US, have recently increased the spectrum explained. Cullen International’s new
diverse in terms of their approach and available for unlicensed Wi-Fi use, which Global Trends service identifies a range
preparedness. New Cullen International is used for many industry applications. of disruptive new tech trends – such as
research highlights that the development Some other countries, including Japan or artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity,
of the industrial IoT ecosystem worldwide Germany, have set aside 5G spectrum for and 5G, as well as IoT – and compares
could therefore follow quite different paths, industrial licensing on a local basis. “We how policy makers and regulators are
across and within regions, and across tried to shed some light on this aspect setting the rules across the globe. Cullen
different industry sectors. This research because the approaches undertaken by researches each trend in detail, applying
on IoT is part of a new service launched by national regulators may vary significantly rigorous analysis to pinpoint the essential
Cullen International, the leading provider even when addressing spectrum facts, and presenting the results in a
of regulatory intelligence. The Global requirements in a specific vertical like the simple visual format to provide decision
Trends service monitors global tech trends automotive sector. So, our research looked makers with a clear strategic perspective.
and the related policy and regulatory not only at the frequency bands and type
responses. “The research looks at policies
and regulatory environments for IoT use in
specific industry verticals in countries and
regional blocks as diverse as China, India,
the United Arab Emirates, the EU, Brazil,
and the US. The industry verticals covered
include agriculture, automotive, health
care, smart cities, and public utilities, such
as gas or water,” Elena Scaramuzzi, Head
of Global Research at Cullen International
said. According to the research, countries
around the world show different levels
of regulatory preparedness for the use
of IoT in production environments.
“Countries like South Korea have invested
considerably in the use of IoT across key
economic sectors. That was not just about
funding pilot projects. The country had
also to modernise parts of its regulatory
environment, to enable the industrial
use of IoT. And to do that, Korea had to
start several years ago,” Ms. Scaramuzzi
pointed out. Cullen International’s new
global research addresses specific policy
and regulatory issues related with IoT use.

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