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Why the U.S. Military is Interested in the Internet of Things

by 91成人

If you have followed the semiconductor market in recent years, you are probably aware that the Internet of Things (IoT) is estimated to become a major market driver of semiconductor growth, with some聽forecasting future market growth in the multi-millions of dollars. Indeed, what makes the potential of the IoT market so exciting is that its growth seems to be limited only be one鈥檚 imagination of what types of 鈥渢hings鈥� can be connected.聽However, there is one area that does not get much attention in terms of IoT growth and application: national defense.

Given the boundless potential of IoT, it should come as no surprise that the U.S. Department of Defense and the policy community in Washington, D.C. are asking themselves, 鈥淗ow can the U.S. military better leverage the benefits of IoT technology to improve its efficiency and effectiveness?鈥�

That is precisely the question the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has attempted to answer in its recent report: . The report was released during a聽 on Nov. 10, 2015 that included comments from General James E. Cartwright (USMC, ret.) and officials from the Department of Defense, NSA, CSIS, and U.S. industry. The report highlights the benefits that the IoT can bring to large organizations like聽the U.S. military that manage a large number of assets and coordinate complex and distributed processes. The event discussion also identified certain unique challenges for IoT adaption in the U.S. military context compared to in the commercial space.

So what does the U.S. military鈥檚 focus on IoT mean for the semiconductor industry? The short answer is it continues to demonstrate that the military views聽the industry as strategic and important. We should remember that the impetus for the industry鈥檚 creation in the 1950s was U.S. military and space demand, and while commercial markets currently drive the majority of semiconductor end-use, the U.S. military continues to look to the semiconductor industry to enable its critical mission.