Question

In your own words contrast industrial internet of things and customer internet of things.

Answer 1

INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS(IIoT):

The industrial internet of things (IIoT) is the use of smart sensors and actuators to enhance manufacturing and industrial processes. Also known as the industrial internet or Industry , IIoT leverages the power of smart machines and real-time analytics to take advantage of the data that dumb machines have produced in industrial settings for years. The driving philosophy behind IIoT is that smart machines are not only better than humans at capturing and analyzing data in real time, they are better at communicating important information that can be used to drive business decisions faster and more accurately.

Connected sensors and actuators enable companies to pick up on inefficiencies and problems sooner, and save time and money in addition to supporting business intelligence (BI) efforts. In manufacturing specifically, IIoT holds great potential for quality control, sustainable and green practices, supply chain traceability and overall supply chain efficiency. In an industrial setting, IIoT is key to processes such as predictive maintenance (PdM), enhanced field service, energy management and asset tracking.

Uses of IIoT :

One of the top touted benefits the industrial internet of things affords businesses is predictive maintenance. This involves organizations using real-time data generated from IIoT systems to predict defects in machinery, for example, before they occur, enabling companies to take action to address those issues before a part fails or a machine goes down.

Another common benefit is improved field service. IIoT technologies help field service technicians identify potential issues in customer equipment before they become major issues, enabling techs to fix the problems before they inconvenience customers.

CUSTOMER INTERNET OF THINGS :

There also are/were huge differences between typical consumer devices and applications in the consumer electronics space such as smart watches or smart thermostats on one hand and industrial devices and applications such as freight monitoring in transportation, intelligent manufacturing systems or IoT building management solutions, on the other.

Uses of CIoT :

Smart home is the leading consumer IoT use case according to the research firm. Looking at consumer devices, smart eyewear (here are those smart glasses) and the next generation of smart wearables are expected to be significant growers. And of course anything related to entertainment will also be important as the IAB research equally indicates. Still, for now anything related with smart home automation is leading as analytics data from online stores, depicted below, also show.

Home security and smart home

Comprehensive home security is a major area where the consumer Internet of Things is becoming more and more important.

Intrusions and unauthorized entries can now be monitored and prevented before things got out of hand. Home security is just one aspect of the smart home where we see connected devices being popular in, among others, household appliances. Other applications in smart homes include room control, entertainment systems and more. Such applications range from rather cheap and simple ones to more expensive smart home automation solutions.

Personal asset tracking – tracking your valuable assets

Pet tracking is becoming increasingly popular to give pet owners complete peace of mind. They can monitor the movement of their pets. Asset tracking solutions enable this and allow to track anything at all, also over longer distances where IoT coverage is present for low power wide area networks