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Executive Summary
The Internet of Things is made up of four significant pillars of innovation: smarter connected
products, cloud service architectures, advanced data analytics, and quicker application development
technologies.
Each of these innovations has started to contribute to changes in businesses and IT processes.
Brought together in one platform, the Internet of Things becomes a market-changing tool for
retailers, service providers, consumer electronics OEMs and system integrators enabling new
products and services, delivering new revenue streams, operational efficiencies and improved
customer engagement models.
From Machina Research Global M2M Forecast Database. The forecast of 38 billion by the end of 2023
includes M2M devices, PC, tablets and handsets.
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Two important building blocks appear in most M2M and IoT solutions: the devices and, where
necessary, a gateway. Depending on the nature of the M2M and IoT application, devices may either
connect directly via some wide area network to the enabling platform, or as is the case in home
solutions, connect via local area networks to a home gateway (or controller). In either model, the
build of the device will need to include capabilities to transfer data across a range of networks using
different protocols, recognized either by the receiving platform or gateway. In the rich home
environment of protocols these may include Zigbee, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Z-Wave as well as a range of
proprietary protocols.
Working with more than 30 integrated circuit manufacturers such as Qualcomm, Intel, Broadcom,
Hisilicon, TI, NXP, MediaTek and Ambarella, ThroughTek looks to make this connection as simple and
economical as possible. With over 100 different Systems on Chips (SOCs) pre-configured to work
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with the Kalay Platform, ThroughTek has simplified the process for retailers, service providers and
consumer electronics manufacturers to launch products which can then seamlessly connect to other
devices and ultimately the Kalay platform.
In one significant move, having pre-configured over 100 SOCs and enabling quicker connections,
ThroughTek assists retailers, service providers and consumer electronics manufacturers reduce
overall launch times of products and services.
As more and more different devices by different manufacturers are introduced in, for example, the
home environment, enabling this degree of simple interoperability benefits retailers, service
providers, consumer OEMs and ultimately customers.
In bringing together and connecting all the different devices into one platform, Kalay Connect
ultimately opens up the opportunity to design services across all devices. Through fully documented
and published external application programming interfaces (APIs), developers can design new and
innovative services for these smarter connected devices, and ensure that these are intelligently
implemented and managed through the platform.
One such service is the Kalay platforms unique and simple ability to establish secure connectivity
between two devices without having to go through a cloud server all the time.
Using a unique identifier (UID) assigned and managed by the Kalay platform for each individual
device, the platform is able to establish a secure and direct connection between, for example, a
home camera and a mobile phone via P2P. Consumers will only need to scan a barcode and input a
password in their smartphone to connect either a controller or a standalone device, all managed
within the application. This connection will manage the direct transmission of data from the device
to the smartphone. The solution supports Linux, Android, Windows, iOS and RTOS amongst others.
In a world of smarter, connected devices, retailers, service providers and consumer OEMS will
become more and more involved in designing and enabling new services. This will require platforms
that are highly agile, flexible and scalable, supporting the diversity of devices, protocols, and
applications that will be designed and implemented. Time to market and suitable price points will
remain important factors, and most important, delivering robust and secure connectivity will be key.
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designing new services. A few of these modules include Video Surveillance as a Service, Logic Engine,
and ThroughTek Push Notification Service (TPNS):
VSaaS (Video Surveillance as a Service) provides a one-stop service which includes P2P realtime live viewing, cloud recording and potential integration of video analytic tools. One
example using this service is that of the connected IP camera where video recordings are
triggered once sensors have detected movement, and service providers could charge user
monthly fee for the cloud recording and video playback services.
Logic Engine is in effect a service that allows customers to define interdependent tasks
between smarter, connected devices and third-party applications based on shared data,
applied data analytics rules and execute commands. As an example, integrating weather
information from Yahoo Weather, Wunderground, and World Weather Online may help
manage home air-conditioning and heating systems.
ThroughTek Push Notification Service enables customizable push messages including
scheduled and targeted push messaging in rich notification forms such as videos and images
in particular. The module works on different push networks such as Apple Push Notification
Service, Google Cloud Messaging and Baidu.
Built as a framework to add value to the services of retailers, service providers, consumer electronics
OEMs and system integrators, the cloud based service architecture of Kalay with all its modules
certainly provides this. With available APIs and SDKs, customers may opt to combine these available
and modular services from Kalay with their own developments,
As mentioned, delivering cloud-based service modules allows Kalay to offer highly scalable and
flexible service options to its customers. In the next section, the paper will look in more detail at the
benefits from data analytics but before moving away from this range of cloud services, it is worth
noting that the Kalay Box service offers the ability to quickly and easily connect with other personal
cloud services such as Dropbox, Google Drive and social networks, and delivers a highly scalable
cloud storage facility, allowing customers easy access to a private personal storage solution that
would compete with portable hard drives and USB flash drives, and allow as an example, data from
an IP camera to be stored in the cloud similar to that of a Network Video Recorder (NVR).
Before delving into the topic of analytics as a third pillar in the internet of Things, the issue of
security should be mentioned as it emerges whenever topics of data and cloud services are raised.
Platforms in this space should certainly provide:
With server and data security, cloud service architecture provides a secure and robust framework for
the management and development of IoT services.
For an early view on the concept of Subnets of Things, read Machina Research White Paper, Big Data in
M2M: tipping points and subnets of things published in February 2013
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Figure 2: The changing business models in IoT [Source: Machina Research, 2014]
Data analytics can add value in a number of ways. It can provide customers with insights on the
performance of connected devices, and where trends or issues may be identified early on, allowing
for a degree of preventive action. It can also enable such services as Logic Engine (see Section 2,
above) to perform automated actions based on data from other smarter, connected devices and
third-party applications. Analytics at this level is not what could be termed advanced but delivers
practical if-this-then-that routines such as dimming lights when certain programmes appear on the
television screen, or increasing room lighting and heating as the home owner approaches his or her
home, or allowing for the limited entry access to homes for delivery people.
In contrast, advanced data analytics is about analysing multiple data sets to either predict or
optimise business outcomes and processes. In many cases, advanced analytics will involve complex
algorithms or machine learning approaches that analyse and improve on those algorithms when
working with data. One such example is the cloud recording application with video analytics. In this
use case, recorded video is analysed to acquire shopper demographics based on appearance such as
age, gender and behaviour, providing valuable customer information and ultimately improving
product placement, inventory, and the overall shopping experience. All without compromising
customer privacy.
Creating improved services for customers remains a constant goal for all enterprises. With such a
diverse range of sources and types of data from all sorts of sensors and other edge devices, the
analytics tools required will need to be agile, flexible and highly scalable. Delivered as a cloud-based
service, these tools for data analytics will need to be continuously developed and accessible for
retailers, service providers and others to design new services with. ThroughTek, in launching data
analytics as a service is well onto this path for its customers.
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For retailers, service providers, consumer electronics OEMs and system integrators, the IoT platform
needs to deliver:
With all these requirements, the Kalay Platform of ThroughTek delivers one such solution to IoT with
additional benefits.
Kalay means holding hands in the language of Taiwans aboriginal people, signifying the unifying aspects of
the platform.
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Figure 3: The Kalay Platform [Source: ThroughTek, 2015]
The platform and approach of ThroughTek delivers additional value to enterprises and consumers
by:
Working with over 100 SOCs to deliver quicker and more price competitive components for
smarter, connected devices to the Kalay platform
Delivering APIs for cloud services as well as additional and unique APIs for improved media
performance and easier connection setup for users through simplified UID
Enables enterprises to provide a much better service to their end customers by interpreting the
device data, streamlining operations processes, and delivering additional customer support
information.
For retailers, service providers, consumer electronics OEMs and system integrators, the Kalay
platform provides an important and significant partner in addressing IoT opportunities in Smart
Homes, Smart Healthcare, Smart Buildings and ultimately Smart Cities.
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6 About ThroughTek
Established in 2008, ThroughTek Co., Ltd. is a world leading solution provider in the IoT (Internet of
Things) & M2M (Machine to Machine) with its Kalay Platform. Based on extensive experience in the
integration of P2P connections in surveillance systems, ThroughTek applied this leading technology
to assist the entry of enterprises into IoT and M2M markets, transforming the business into an M2M
and IoT solution provider in 2012.
ThroughTek is committed to the development of online internet platform solutions and further
delivery of innovative and convenient user-oriented total solutions. Their Kalay Platform leverages a
wealth of APIs (Application Programming Interface) for a growing variety of operating systems,
quickly and easily incorporating a wide variety of devices into online application. The range of Kalay
Platform enabled applications includes surveillance, personal cloud storage, smart homes, and
consumer electronics.
ThroughTek has successfully initiated a specialized ad-hoc online (peer-to-peer) technology to
provide optimum overall solutions. Looking forward, the company is currently cooperating with IC
design companies, telecom operators, and home appliance manufacturers for continued
implementation of vertical integration into the marketplace.
Please visit the ThroughTek website at http://ww.tutk.com
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