Tech Industry Leaders Form the Ambient IoT Alliance, Dedicated to Developing and Promoting a Global IoT Ecosystem

Leading industry companies have joined together to form the Ambient IoT Alliance (AIoTA), a global, cross-industry coalition working to promote and scale the future ambient IoT ecosystem.

The Alliance's mission is to promote and support the development of an open, harmonized, and aligned multi-standard ecosystem. Founding members include Atmosic, Infineon Technologies AG, Intel, PepsiCo, Qualcomm, VusionGroup, and Wiliot, all of which are invested in the advancement of ambient IoT solutions, best practices, interoperability, and other alliance efforts.

Ambient IoT represents an evolution of IoT in which more and more everyday battery-less things will be interconnected and integrated into the world around us. Ambient IoT-enabled devices can detect location, temperature, humidity, and more, and communicate with the wireless infrastructure. A nearby mobile device — as well as wireless access points, domestic appliances, or other standard gateways — can receive the data generated by ambient IoT-enabled devices (if using a compatible standard).

Ambient IoT opens up the ability to leverage those IoT devices with standard wireless radios that now surround us in smart appliances, mobile devices, and wireless access points. This transition enables a large-scale deployment of supply chains, retail channels, and healthcare delivery services using ambient IoT technologies, that will have profound benefits for society.

The vast data generated by ambient IoT will also enable advanced artificial intelligence (AI) applications.

Ambient IoT and artificial intelligence are symbiotic technologies, each unlocking the promise of the other. The simultaneous rise of ambient IoT and AI will give businesses and consumers unprecedented understanding of the world around them. Alliance members are focused on the next generation of ambient IoT standards for battery-free, low-cost technologies to connect products and assets, which can also improve AI services in the cloud.

For ambient IoT users, the business benefits are massive. Ambient IoT represents the next great data platform for leveraging AI and realizing the tremendous ROI promised by AI solutions. It forms the basis of more efficient supply chains, eliminating operational cost and waste while opening the door to new, enriched customer experiences.