The concept of a device that was always online was first envisioned in 1999. Although there were connected devices, such as Machine to Machine (M2M) connections, truly always connected infrastructure, the Internet of Things (IoT), came into usage from 2009 to 2011.
An ecosystem of always-online devices has certain requirements in terms of assorted sub-components (sensors, edge, gateway, cloud, etc.), its reliability, its ability to support a wide range of connectivity protocols, its security, its autonomous operation, its scalability, and its edge intelligence.
CIMCON iEdge 360 platform is built to enable connectivity for heterogenous devices and sensors across various industrial and consumer applications.