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The Many Faces of IoT--Smart GridsLONDON, Jan. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Many Faces of IoT—Smart Grids : Smart Grids Foster Interesting Opportunities for ICT Participants to Move Beyond Connectivity -Telecoms operators can protect their share of machine-to-machine (M2M) revenues by moving along the value chain, beyond pure connectivity and towards the development of applications in new verticals. As they tend to have fairly little experience in this market segment, operators should rely more on acquisitions. -Furthermore, the technical complexity of developing M2M solutions in verticals such as utilities is expected to force more partnerships among service providers. -Smart grid implementation has been taking place in South America, mainly driven by energy inefficiencies and illegal connections in the region, as well as the high energy demand per capita and a huge potential for distributed generation. However, the costs of certain parts of the grid infrastructure are still quite high for a private company to completely absorb the costs. Yet, partnerships between companies or subsidies from the government facilitate the implementation of smart grids in the region. Download the full report: https://www.reportbuyer.com/product/3552607/ About Reportbuyer Reportbuyer is a leading industry intelligence solution that provides all market research reports from top publishers http://www.reportbuyer.com For more information: To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-many-faces-of-iotsmart-grids-300202505.html SOURCE ReportBuyer 
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