ABSTRACT

This chapter investigates the performance of these drivers as a result of technology miniaturization, advancements in the semiconductor industry and the ways in which information is gathered, stored, analyzed and transmitted in modern networks. A fast-growing and rapidly evolving industry, with potentially billions of devices, inevitably leads to a drop in standards, proprietary protocols and security. Moore's law has been adapted in recent times, taking into account technology scaling not only as a holistic idea, but also as a means to achieve automated ubiquitous computing. A key contributor to the heralding of M2M and new solutions to deal with high-value assets and logistics management is Moore's law. The indirect effects of Moore's law not only reduce implementation prices; the computation capabilities of these specific solutions also increase dramatically, enabling the data manipulation and analysis of large amounts of sensor-gathered data.