it should not just be limited to applications such as smart metering, diagnostics or control. once you collect data and telemetry from all these devices you can do so much more.

eg if your watch can collect your medical data and share it in realtime, think of the possibilities both in terms of benefits and abuses.

what about devices that can be switched on or off depending on power availability or tarriffs.

devices will need unique ids, will MAC addresses be sufficient.

Current application such as vehicle tracking using GPS/GSM are only the tip of the iceberg

operators revenue models will need to charge in fractions of pennies or cents to make sense and the number of transactions will be measured in the trillions.

Base stations will need to be closer together and the communications element will need to be smaller, low power, and simless with on demand account activation.

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