Internet of Innovative Things
WT VOX announced its ranking of the most innovative companies in the IoT industry on Oct. 1. Intel remained on the top of the list for two years in a row by recording US$2.1 billion in sales in the IoT sector alone last year and forming an IoT consortium with Dell and Samsung Electronics earlier this year.
Intel was followed by Samsung Electronics. “Sensors are one of the most important elements in the IoT era, and Samsung Electronics is currently working on energy-efficient bioprocessor and embedded package-on-package technology for use in wearable devices and mobile devices,” a WT VOX spokesperson explained.
Google, in the meantime, climbed seven notches from a year ago to take third place. According to WT VOX, Google has prepared well for the era by means of the acquisition of Nest, Project Brillo for IoT OS development, and the Google Beacon as NFC equipment.
Fourth place went to IBM, which has more than 1,400 executive and staff members committed to the development of IoT and is planning to invest a total of US$3 billion in this field for five years to come. It was Amazon that ranked fifth. Amazon recently took over 2lemetry, an enterprise IoT platform developer, and is selling devices such as smart locks and thermostats incorporating IoT technology.