4G, 5G, 6G—with the rapid pace of advancing network generation technologies, can your IoT device keep up? Cientra’s innovative telecom solution integrates legacy IoT devices with 5G networks. In an exclusive interview with EFY’s Yashasvini Razdan, Anil Kempanna, CEO, Cientra, discussed how AADI aims to revolutionise connectivity.
Q. What challenges are faced when integrating 5G with IoT? Are they specific to India, or are they global?
A. Integrating IoT with 5G poses challenges globally, and are not limited to India. Legacy IoT devices, representing 87% of the current IoT landscape, are not continuously upgraded to keep pace with telecom advancements like 6G or 7G due to prohibitive costs. Thus, they require a bridging solution. The diversity of IoT devices from various manufacturers complicates integration efforts. Each brand typically operates within its own ecosystem, lacking compatibility with others. This fragmentation hinders connectivity across devices. Security concerns may arise as IoT devices communicate with networks, making it imperative to identify and track the source of data transmissions to prevent security breaches.
In India, railways and agriculture need real-time communication and data exchange among IoT devices. Upgrading existing IoT devices to 5G compatibility is impractical due to cost constraints, especially for large-scale deployments in rural areas. Cientra offers a cost-optimised solution, AADI, that assigns a unique ID to each IoT device to facilitate connectivity between legacy IoT devices and 5G networks.
Q. How does your solution work?
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