75 percent of global business leaders exploring economic opportunities created by IoT

CAMBRIDGE, UK: ARM unveiled the findings of a new comprehensive report by the Economist Intelligence Unit, The Internet of Things Business Index: A quiet revolution gathers pace.

The report, sponsored by ARM, found that 75 percent of C-suite business leaders are actively researching opportunities created by the Internet of Things (IoT).

The report also revealed that 30 percent of business leaders feel that IoT will unlock new revenue opportunities, but just as many (29 percent) believe it will inspire new working practices, eventually changing the model of how they operate (23 percent).

The report concludes that the implementation of common standards will be paramount to enable communication between millions of connected devices and stop the ‘Internet of Silos'.

ARM CEO, Simon Segars, says: "The Internet of Things runs on ARM. By connecting the next 30 billion devices, the ARM ecosystem is transforming lives by improving the management of our cities, health services, environment and education systems. Our technologies provide the functional building blocks in a huge range of products including cars, heart monitoring systems, washing machines and lighting.

"Energy efficiency and miniaturisation are essential in these technologies, for example, the ARM Cortex-M0+ processor fits within the width of the average human hair - an essential component if we are to unlock the full business benefits of IoT. With this kind of innovative design, alongside our diverse, dynamic business ecosystem, we can unlock the full business benefits of IoT."

The report highlights the need for a collaborative approach with companies needing to ‘learn to cooperate with players across industries', encouraging standards that will avoid the so-called ‘Internet of Silos' where data is created, but not shared amongst service providers to benefit the user.