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from your car, to your oven, to your lights and
heating system, in fact anything that has a control
system. These devices will be bedded into the fabric
of your life; everything will have a chip that will relay
information on your life.’
discovery Ireland 102,103
The Internet of Things is fast becoming reality and
with it the requirement for greater wireless
connectivity is set to grow and grow. The
implications of this for Mark Davis and his CNRI team
are hugely significant and it can be assumed that the
next time they knock on doors with their technology,
there will be nobody asking ‘Where’s the demand?’
‘By 2020 there will be about
50 billion devices connected
to the internet, everything
from your car, to your oven,
to your lights and heating
system, in fact anything that
has a control system.’
‘I could see the potential in
it. The people I was talking
to were commercially
focussed, but working in
communications is about
being ahead of the curve
… You have to believe in
your technology.’