On June 6, IPv6 was officially launched. Subsequently, China Unicom (microblogging), China Mobile (microblogging), and China Telecom (microblogging) have expressed that they will invest in the construction of IPv6 pilots, and will achieve a comprehensive transformation of IPv6 within five years. The launch of IPv6 solves the basic "addressing" (identification) problem for the outbreak of the Internet of Things industry, and solves the basic problem for the development of the Internet of Things industry, which means that the Internet of Things has really stepped from concept to practice. In the short term, the launch of IPv6 will make the network communication industry a direct beneficiary. But for a period of time to come, technology, standards, and new business models will remain the main challenges facing the Internet of Things industry.
The network communication industry benefits first
IPv6 is recognized by the industry as a "good medicine" to solve the problem of IP address exhaustion. There is a widely circulated statement describing IPv6: "Each grain of sand on the earth can be assigned an IP address." The most basic requirement of the "Internet of Things" is to first assign an IP address to each object in order to achieve communication between objects. In the era of IPv4, global IP addresses are limited. The launch of IPv6 solves the basic "addressing" (identification) problem for the outbreak of the Internet of Things industry, because the Internet of Things consumes a lot of IP addresses, and IPv6 can basically meet its gap.
It is reported that China Unicom plans to invest 800 million in 10 cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen to carry out large-scale deployment of IPv6 pilot commercials. By the end of 2013, it will achieve the goal of not less than 3 million IPv6 broadband access users. China Mobile will start network transformation in about 10 provinces this year and next, transform 4 business bases and more than 10 own business platforms, develop 3 million IPv6 users, and realize the full application of IPv6 within 5 years. China Telecom also started network and platform transformation as early as 2009-2011. After 2015, it will realize full-scale commercialization of IPv6 and make new applications dominate.
The data shows that the scale of the Internet of Things industry is as high as one trillion yuan. By 2020, 50 billion terminals will be connected to the Internet of Things globally. Zhang Jianning, Secretary General of Zhongguancun Internet of Things Industry Alliance, pointed out that the core roadmap of domestic IPv6 development is the transformation of the backbone network of telecom operators, followed by the upgrade of network CPs and content providers, and then the business model based on cloud computing and Internet of Things Innovation. In Zhang Jianning's view, the current pilot promotion of IPV6 by telecom operators should first benefit from the network transmission technology industry, including Cisco, Huawei, ZTE, FiberHome, Gaohong, Datang Telecom, Zhejiang University, etc. Network communication equipment manufacturers. It is reported that all the products of Huawei, ZTE and other equipment vendors have already supported IPv6.
It is also reported that in order to accelerate the construction of IPv6, the National Development and Reform Commission announced that it will spend 8 billion yuan as a special fund for next-generation Internet development. The National Development and Reform Commission hopes to achieve the goal of supporting IPv6 in the backbone network and about 10% of the metropolitan area network and supporting more than 8 million IPv6 broadband access users in this year and next year through the special organization and implementation of 2012.
After the complete upgrade from IPV4 to IPV6 in the field of network transmission, with the development and improvement of the sensor technology industry and the intelligent information processing industry, the Internet of Things industry will brew more new business models and business opportunities.
Industrial breakthroughs face three main problems
Although the trillion-dollar market size has triggered investment enthusiasm from countries and industries around the world, at present, the maturity of the Internet of Things industry still faces three major dilemmas, namely, inadequate technology, inconsistent standards, and lack of a clear business model.
Insufficient technology maturity is the most basic problem facing the current Internet of Things industry. Since the Internet of Things industries in various countries in the world are basically in the stage of technical research and experimentation, it restricts the rapid improvement of the Internet of Things industry chain to a certain extent. Although the basic key technology of the sensor technology industry, RFID, is in a period of rapid maturity, the network transmission industry and intelligent information processing industry in the Internet of Things industry chain are still in their infancy. For example, IPv6 in the field of network transmission has just begun pilot deployment, only communication It will take 4 to 5 years for operators to fully upgrade from IPv4 to IPv6. Telecommunications sources said that it is expected that the entire next-generation Internet will require an investment of more than 160 billion yuan for the entire deployment process from pilot to full commercial use. Whether telecom operators can invest such a huge amount of money to upgrade IPv6 is still questionable.
In addition, IPv6 is not compatible with existing IPv4. Network and website operators must upgrade their network facilities and software to support IPv6 information, but the upgrade and transformation involves all aspects, especially the difficulty of comprehensively upgrading and upgrading software applications. It is estimated that there are currently only 2,000 websites that support IPv6 access worldwide. Moreover, in terms of deploying IPv6, operators, Internet vendors, and communication equipment vendors still have their own policies. The lack of industry standards and unified deployment at the national level restricts the formation of the entire industry chain.
In the field of intelligent information processing, technologies such as cloud computing and data mining are currently in the "concept" guidance and trial stage. They are also facing their own problems, lack of industry standards, and unified deployment at the national level. Their maturity and improvement also take time. day.
In addition to the issue of technology maturity, for a long time, international standards organizations have focused on standards research in different IoT fields. The lack of a common standard architecture is also a major problem facing the development of the IoT industry. Separate standard research is obviously not conducive to the advancement of the Internet of Things industry. On June 4, the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) and the China Communications Standards Association (CCSA) jointly held the new IoT Standards Seminar in Beijing. The rapid birth of the Internet of Things. However, when the general architecture of the Internet of Things is born, the timetable is uncertain.
The lack of business applications, the lack of application in large-scale industries, and the lack of a clear business model have always been considered by the industry as a major bottleneck in the slow development of the Internet of Things industry, because terminal applications play an important role in promoting the market. CCID Investment Consultant's "China Internet of Things Industry Investment and Financing and M & A Strategy Research (2012)" also shows that at this stage, the active end of China's Internet of Things industry investment and financing is mainly concentrated on the platform layer and the perception layer, while the layout of the application layer It is still far from enough, and it is an important field for the future development of China's Internet of Things industry.
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