5G Powered IoT Ecosystem, Innovations and Opportunity Reboot

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The Internet of Things (IoT), first coined in the late 1990s, has had a very colourful and often controversial history, with broad commercial successes in consumer IoT (B2C) but with very limited wins in the wider B2B/enterprise context. The recent launches of new technologies such as 5G, Wi-Fi 6 and low power wireless access networks (LPWANs) are fundamentally changing the IoT ecosystem dynamics. 5G alongside emerging edge computing are expected to generate a bewildering spectrum of bold innovation and commercial opportunities for entrepreneurs and diverse stakeholders across the globe. This three-part McGill blog series unpacks the emerging 5G/Edge powered brave new IoT world as follows:

Part 1 - IoT History and Emerging 5G/Edge/IoT Market Dynamics

Part 2 - IoT Ecosystem: Technology, Platforms, and Target 5G IoT Use Cases

Part 3 - Preparing the Ground to Win in the 5G Powered IoT Brave New World

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Author Biographies

John Nikolopoulos is a Mobile/Cloud/Telecom/IT global technology/consulting executive with 25+ years in senior leadership roles in Sales, BD/GTM, Product/P&L Management, and Solution/Systems Architecture teams driving global channels, partnerships & enterprise deployments with $billions of global sales in diverse industry verticals within F500/Large Cap enterprises (Accenture, Nortel, and Sagemcom ) as well as high profile start-ups such as Corvis Corp., where he was part of the senior GTM/execution team leading to one of the largest exits in tech industry history with a 1.1 billion$ IPO. John has a significant international technical publication (50+) and public speaking record, contributed to multiple patent filings, achieved senior member status within the IEEE, and gained extensive Wall Street/Silicon Valley Analyst/Board of Directors executive communications experience.

Michael Pawlak is an IoT Executive with 25+ years of experience in operational leadership roles. Specializing in applied analytics in communications network infrastructures and service operations infrastructures, Michael has helped numerous international organizations leverage technology to drive improvements in operations efficiency, customer experience and cost control. With a background in Telecommunications, Banking/Finance, Media and Supply Chain industries, Michael brings tremendous breadth and depth of expertise at identifying operational bottlenecks and designing workflow strategies that drastically improve efficiencies and generate increases in productivity. A champion of diversity and inclusion, Michael is currently Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of IoT startup, IoTSymphony. 

Mike Loncke is a Strategic Communications and Media Enterprise Account Executive with 25+ years of Global IT Consulting, Customer Engagement, IoT, and Digital Transformation leadership experience.  Having held executive positions at Accenture, Amdocs, SAS Institute, and Pegasystems, Mike has led numerous business transformation initiatives focused on helping Fortune 500 companies improve Customer Experience through advancements in Intelligent Automation, 1:1 Customer Engagement, and Customer Service.

 

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