Training

Summit speaker on IoT

by Mark Rowe

RISCO Group, the security products manufacturer, is a headline sponsor of the NSI Summit on March 10 at Birmingham. Among speakers at the National Security Inspectorate event is Steve Riley, Commercial Director for RISCO UK and Ireland. Steve will cover Electronic Security within the Internet of Things (IoT) and representatives from RISCO will be on hand to explain to delegates how demand for networked security products is having an impact upon installers as the scope of the IoT widens.

According to Intel, the IoT is predicted to grow from two billion objects in 2006 to 200 billion by 2020, when there will be around 26 smart objects for every human being on Earth. Consumer firms such as Apple, Samsung and Google have recognised the potential of the IoT-based smart home, and this presents opportunities and threats to the security industry, according to RISCO. The firm suggests installers must look beyond their traditional range of activities and services and respond to meet the demands of the modern consumer.

RISCO will demonstrate how intruder alarm control panels have the potential to act as the hub of the smart home, by facilitating the inter-connection of all other devices. Visitors will also see how the ability to remotely monitor, configure and maintain an intruder alarm system from any desktop or mobile device is of use, and why the IoT requires installers to focus on a real value proposition that promotes the advantages of these multi-dimensional solutions.

Steve Riley said: ‘The IoT is one of the most exciting developments to affect the security industry and is expanding its influence at a rapid rate. I’m looking forward to speaking to delegates at the NSI Installer Summit about how they can use IoT to their advantage by integrating elements such as smoke, heat, flood and carbon monoxide detection, home automation and video verification and into an intruder alarm solution that allows users to monitor the status of their home’s infrastructure in real time through their smartphone and web browser. It all adds up to the type of revenue generating potential that shouldn’t be ignored.’ Visit www.riscogroup.com/uk.

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