"The Internet of Things will bring benefits to a range of sectors and could change the way we live our lives," he said. He added that Ofcom wants to develop a framework for this technology so that it can evolve in a way that benefits consumers.
There are four key areas that Ofcom believes should be addressed:
Spectrum availability: Many IoT devices will communicate wirelessly, making spectrum availability an important factor, Ofcom said. Its own analysis showed that if "the IoT short to medium term spectrum demands are met," it still needs to follow the spectrum so he can see when extra capacity is needed.
Data protection: Protection of Personal Information "is a key element in the development of IoT," Ofcom believes But he said he knows. "Traditional approaches to data privacy may have limits in the context IoT. "Ofcom said it will work with the Office of the information Commissioner and others on the issue.
Network security and resilience: the secure and reliable networks and data storage will be increasingly important as developing the IoT. The regulator said it will investigate "how its existing activities on the security and resilience of UK communication networks may include the IoT."
The network addressing Services IoT will probably use custom addressing IPv6-based systems, Ofcom said. To this end, Ofcom said it "will continue to monitor the progress made by Internet service providers in the IPv6 support."
Ofcom considers that there is already "more than 40 million devices connected to the IoT in the UK alone." This is expected to grow more than eight times in 2022, with hundreds of millions of devices performing daily over a billion data transactions.
To illustrate the diversity of IoT, Ofcom has described how it could be used in an application to ensure that fertilizers, fodder and water are distributed on a farm "in the right quantities, in good places at the right time. "This is as good as any to show that the IoT is much more than just gadgets.
Ofcom is not the only to wake up the questions about IoT devices. In the US, the FTC President Edith Ramirez announced Tuesday new guidelines for promoting "best practices" for the IoT with its intention to "take action against violations of privacy or practices of misleading consumers."
Not only is deeply personal information involved, she said, "but as you have more and more devices, this means that there is more potential for exposure."
Speaking at the State of the Net conference in Washington, she said: "If you want these new technologies to flourish, you want to ensure that consumers understand what is happening, to understand what is collected, with whom this information is shared, how that information is used. "
Ramirez stressed confidentiality issues, saying, "If I wear a fitness band that tracks the calories I consume, I would not share this data with an insurance company."
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