The internet of things has made it easier for businesses to monitor things like energy usage, and Comcast's new 'machineQ' venture is a B2B system for monitoring the physical aspects of office buildings with unparalleled efficiency.
The machineQ trial will make use of LoRa Wireless Radio Frequency Technology, which was developed by Semtech Corporation. With that technology, the machineQ trial will be able to help businesses in use cases that include utility metering, environmental monitoring, and asset tracking. In other words, the system will mobilize IoT to regulate things like temperature, pollution, and noise in office buildings.
machineQ is a broad spanning system that can be implemented on a city-wide scale. There are currently trials in place for Philadelphia and San Francisco.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Building-monitoring Systems
- Opportunity to create more efficient building-monitoring systems using IoT and new technologies.
- Iot-enabled Utility Metering
- Disruptive innovation opportunity to create more efficient systems to monitor and track utility usage in buildings using IoT technologies.
- Smart City Infrastructure
- Opportunity for city-wide implementation of machineQ technology to regulate and monitor factors such as temperature, pollution, and noise levels in buildings.
Where This Applies
- Real Estate
- Use of building-monitoring IoT programs can lead to more efficient energy use and cost savings for real estate companies.
- Utilities
- Implementation of IoT-enabled utility metering can improve tracking and regulation of energy usage for utility companies.
- Smart City Infrastructure
- Integration of machineQ technology can lead to more efficient and sustainable city infrastructures for government and public sectors.
