Lean service-enablement for person-to-machine communications

When devices are connected to a network and everyone sharing content via that network can use the same applications, or a common communications protocol, people can share data for all sorts of entertainment and work purposes. But if you remove the local network, introduce 50 billion diverse devices and try to support roaming users with an increased desire to share content across regional and operator borders, that act of sharing becomes much more difficult.

When devices are connected to a network and everyone sharing content via that network can use the same applications, or a common communications protocol, people can share data for all sorts of entertainment and work purposes. But if you remove the local network, introduce 50 billion diverse devices and try to support roaming users with an increased desire to share content across regional and operator borders, that act of sharing becomes much more difficult.

Our suggested solution is to utilize consumers’ already established social-networking clouds, leverage cloud storage, use manufacturer-provided scripts to access device-specific features and hook everything up through a lean service-enablement platform.

It’s a simple solution to a complex problem: solution builders can quickly create more robust applications, reuse code and leverage internal competence, providing they adhere to a few platform conventions and established protocols. The result: solution builders can focus more on providing the right applications and less on how they will work on 50 billion devices. At the same time, people and enterprises can share information in real time with friends and colleagues anywhere, without the need for device-specific information, a connection to a shared network, local storage, or the need to download a specific application.