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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Atlanta, GA | Posted: January 26, 2016
On Monday, January 25, the 2016 Spring Manufacturing Lunch Seminar Series kicked off with a presentation by Cameron Coursey, AT&T VP of Product Development for the company's Internet of Things Solutions Group. The talk, which took place at the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI), focused on the Internet of Things (IoT), the outlook for IoT, and some of the challenges AT&T and others see are coming in the future of IoT.
According to Coursey, in 2016, 80 'things' are connected per second in the IoT sphere. However, in 2020, he expects the number of 'things' connected per second to jump to 250. He asked the 36 attendees of his presentation to consider the bandwidth needed for this.
He believes that one area that is expected to create a huge demand for IoT related innovation will be smart cities where IoT will be implemented to create more efficient traffic patterns, energy use and even water flow, as examples.
Cousey also described what he sees as challenges that need to be addressed in order to continue successfully integrating IoT into our everyday world at larger scales. The challenges he outlined are:
Next week on February 1, Tom Carstensen, chief engineer of Sikorsky's Aerostructures Product Center, will address innovation at Sikorsky. Carstensen and a colleague will also lead a student recruitment session the same day from 5 to 7 p.m. Both sessions will occur at GTMI in Room 114. No registration is required. Food will be available.
