RFID: Prospects for Europe: Information and Communication Technology (ICT) markets are exposed to more rapid cycles of innovation and obsolescence than most other industries. As a consequence, if the European ICT sector is to remain competitive, it must sustain rapid innovation cycles and pay attention to emerging and potentially disruptive technologies… (pdf link)
FUTURE INTERNET REPORT, UK Future Internet Strategy Group, May 2011: The report defines the future Internet as “an evolving convergent Internet of things and services that is available anywhere, anytime as part of an omnipresent socio-economic fabric, made up of converged services, shared data and an advanced wireless infrastructure linking people and machines to provide advanced services to business and citizens.” … (pdf link)
The Information Society in Spain 2010, Fundación Telefónica: During the year 2010 the universe of devices and elements that connect to the network has increased. Communication precisely M2M (machine to machine) is what allows that this new reality is taking off. Currently, 15% of the growth of mobile lines is due to this concept … (pdf link)