IoT's Adolescence: Five Predictions for 2017 @ThingsExpo #AI #IoT #M2M #ML

The IoT continued its toddler-like growth and stumbles in 2016. Here are five trends to look for in 2017 as the IoT enters its adolescence and how to benefit from them. Filling out a whole product value proposition through partnerships has repeatedly proven its importance across B2B and enterprise software sectors. In the IoT, they will be even more critical. As an example, the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) is driving the definition of platforms and test beds and should show results in 2017.