Wireless Logic explains the power of proactive resillience

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With Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) and Long-Term Evolution for Machines (LTE-M) connections now topping one billion worldwide, resilient connectivity has never been more critical.  As the digital world expands, we speak with Iain Davidson, Head of Product Marketing, Wireless Logic about the challenges and opportunities ahead.

“As the IoT becomes integral across industries that support our daily lives – including healthcare, transport and logistics, and energy – expectations for seamless, dependable performance continue to rise.  Each year on 17 May, World Telecommunication & Information Society Day serves as a timely reminder of just how critical resilient, reliable connectivity has become.  Digitalization allows us to  access services constantly, in a way that many assume is a given.  Despite this expectation, we continue to hear regular reports of outages, cyber attacks and network issues, which lead to downtime, disruption and financial losses across industries.”

“Organizations cannot assume that connectivity will be constant, without proactively prioritizing resilience by design to react and recover from unexpected outages.  Resilience can seem daunting, given that IoT solutions are multidimensional, and made up of networks, devices, operational processes and cloud solutions.  However, there are clear steps that organizations can take to ensure they maximise uptime.”

“To stay ahead, companies must include built-in redundancy for networks and systems to prevent single points of failure to keep services running, even during an outage.  Security must also be built into every aspect of IoT solutions, through multi-factor authentication, identity and access management and endpoint protection.  Organizations should also monitor infrastructure in real-time to anticipate and mitigate failure.  Finally, a disaster recovery plan should be put in place and regularly tested.”
 
“Without resilience, the consequences can be catastrophic.  Uptime allows connected devices to keep data flowing securely and robustly between the devices, operating systems and cloud environments that we rely on daily.”

First celebrated on 17 May 1969 to commemorate the 1865 founding of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the World Telecommunication Day was renamed World Telecommunication and Information Society Day in 2006 to reflect the increasing impact of the internet and digital technologies.