The Pulse of IoT

Welcome to our latest edition of the newsletter! As always, we bring you the latest insights into our work and share what we find intriguing in the world of technology. With multiple popular IoT conferences and events taking place over the last couple of months, we try to bring you some highlights that you won't want to miss.

News

IoT Conference Circuit: Key Themes and Recent Highlights 

Industry conferences are pivotal for tracking the latest IoT advancements. The recent IoT Solutions World Congress (IOTSWC) 2025 in Barcelona (May 13-15) was one such major event, that featured over 250 exhibitors and 100+ experts. Key takeaways emphasized practical use cases, with the LoRa Alliance showcasing LoRaWAN successes and the continued expansion of its ecosystem for low-power, wide-area IoT applications. These showcases highlighted the industry's focus on specialized connectivity for IoT solutions. 

Reflecting on the broader early 2025 conference season, insights from IoT Analytics, following their analysis of Mobile World Congress (MWC) and Embedded World (EW) 2025 reinforce several of these themes. Their findings point to the significant evolution of Edge AI towards multimodal models, AI's transformative role in Radio Access Networks (RAN), and the use of Digital Twins in next-generation automotive platform development.

Digital twins are enabling virtual-first software development, and it is reshaping how vehicles are engineered.

Looking ahead, we're excited to announce that Concept Reply will be participating in the Industrial Future Day 2025, taking place on June 3-4 in Ostfildern near Stuttgart at the TAE Technical Academy Esslingen. Join us as we, in cooperation with NVIDIA, demonstrate how advanced technologies in IoT, cloud computing, and Artificial Intelligence are driving industrial digitalization. We'll be showcasing customized software solutions and practical examples, including our innovative digital truck platform for forklift manufacturer Kion.

AI Optimized Hardware Platforms 

Across the IoT ecosystem, AI adoption is accelerating — from smart devices at the edge all the way to cloud-level intelligence. There is room for AI at every layer of the stack, and companies are moving fast to make that a reality. 

Semiconductor giants are now setting their sights on the edge systems space. In the latest wave of announcements, both Qualcomm and MediaTek are making moves on this front. 

Qualcomm recently introduced Dragonwing and unveiled it at MWC. It is a new brand focused on industrial and embedded IoT, networking, and cellular infrastructure. It also marks the launch of a new line of chips aimed at consumer electronics. According to Qualcomm, Dragonwing combines high-performance, low-power computing with next-gen AI and seamless connectivity. 

Meanwhile, MediaTek unveiled the Genio 720 and Genio 520 platforms at Embedded World. These new entries in the Genio lineup are purpose-built for edge AI applications, with support for generative AI models. They're designed for everything from smart homes to industrial and commercial IoT solutions.

IoT Security

With some 12 to 14 billion IoT devices in the market today - and a projection of 25 to 30 billion devices by 2030 - IoT presents a rapidly expanding frontier for cyber threats and breaches. While “Security by Design” principles and new regulations like the EU’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) aim to fortify this landscape, Northern.tech's 2025 State of Industrial IoT Device Lifecycle Management report reveals a glaring disconnect: only 20% of OEMs have mapped out a compliance roadmap for the EU CRA, and fewer than a quarter can deploy security updates within weeks.

Furthermore, Beecham Research’s latest survey “Locking in Value with IoT Security: Building trust, protecting profits” indicates that although 77% of organizations recognize the need for an IoT Security framework as mission-critical, only 29% of those report concrete plans for near-future improvements. The stakes are high though, Beecham Research reports that IoT attacks surged by 107% in early 2024, with 54% of organizations experiencing weekly attempts—resulting in an average breach cost exceeding USD 330,000.  

Infosecurity Magazine confirms this active threat with the recently uncovered criminal proxy network which has already compromised thousands of IoT devices across 80+ countries, averaging 1,000 active malicious proxies each week. These unpatched devices are then used for DDoS attacks, data theft and other malicious activities—highlighting the urgent need to establish a well-defined IoT Security Framework.

Concept Reply Spotlight

A Highlight Close to Our Hearts

Hannover Messe 2025 drew 127000 in-person visitors, 4000 exhibitors, 1600 speakers, and over a million online attendees during the week of March 31 to April 4 in Hannover, Germany. 

As part of its event coverage, AWS published a blog post highlighting key takeaways and insights pertaining to the field of manufacturing from the week. One announcement especially close to our hearts was the integration of ifm’s Moneo IIoT platform with AWS. With this integration, AWS customers can now process their production data via Moneo — enabling them to monitor and control devices, build IoT applications, and respond to trends or anomalies in real time, all without the need to manage in-house infrastructure. You can read more about what this integration is about in this press release (German article).   

We’re proud to have worked with ifm on this journey and to have supported them in making this powerful integration a reality. 

Contact Us

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And why stop there? Let’s take the conversation offline - come meet the team in person this Friday, May 23, 2025 at 18:30 CEST at the München IoT Meetup! Join us as we listen to 2 talks by our guest presenters:

• Michael Masnitza (ChargeX.de): Aqueduct: Smart Charging Infrastructure using a combined IoT & local microgrid approach.

• David Schmider (Hula.Earth): IoT for Good: Technical Insights into Biodiversity Monitoring.

Find more details and RSVP now here: IoT @ Concept Reply, Munich. See you there!