How to develop an IoT application and cut time to market

If your IoT ambitions have stalled because you don’t have coding skills in-house, no-code/low-code development could be the answer. Companies want to get at the data the IoT can give them to innovate, compete, serve customers better, improve operational processes and more. But without skills in software and integration, it can be hard to develop the right application. With no-code/low code, you can get the IoT application you want, without writing a single line of code.

IoT skills shortage sparks interest in no-code/low-code

We know application enablement is a problem for businesses. Wireless Logic/Kaleido Intelligence research tells us 46% lack software development resources and skills to use cellular for the IoT for the first time. It’s not surprising then that almost half (49%) of cellular IoT adopters said they expect connectivity service providers to offer software/application design services. Almost one in four (39%) are looking for an application enablement platform and 37% expect application hosting services.

Without coding skills or application enablement, it can take months to put a business or service application together. This lengthens time to market, delays revenue coming into the business, and can impact customer satisfaction.

Companies want to be agile, to move rapidly from ideation through development to testing, piloting, and implementation. No-code/low-code can bring this agility and shorten development time to weeks or even days, to accelerate return on investment (ROI) and shorten time to revenue.

What is no-code/low-code development?

No-code/low-code covers application enablement and application hosting so you can develop an IoT application without coding skills. In effect, it offers data-as-a-service, a way for you to get the data you want from the IoT, without having to piece together a device, network, cloud environment and enterprise processes yourself.

The application enablement platform provides drag and drop tools, device decoders, template dashboards for data collation and solution management, and integration capabilities.

Application hosting is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform, generally hosted in the cloud but can be hosted on-premises. It is ready to use so solutions can be quick to deploy. Cloud hosting is flexible as it gives authorised employees the agility to access the application from anywhere. It also connects you directly with new developments and evolved capabilities released to the cloud environment so you can maintain your IoT solution over time.

Maintaining IoT applications after launch

You could bring in new skills or outsource IoT development to get your application up and running but what happens then? Can you continue to develop that application to build in new capabilities? Can you future proof it? Keep it up to date?

You want to focus on your core business, not application development. IoT is a means to an end, just like IT is a means to an end – you need the technology to help you achieve your business goals. With no-code/low-code development, you don’t have to become an IoT technology company to benefit from what the IoT can deliver.

What are the benefits of no-code/low-code development?

Time to market - no-code/low-code through application enablement and hosting help you take your IoT solution to market more rapidly so you can compete, benefit from rich data insights and innovate.

Revenue and growth - it is a light-touch approach to development that helps you achieve revenue targets, grow your business through new market entry, and expand your capabilities inside existing markets.

Agility and adaptability - no-code/low-code also helps your business be agile and adapt to evolve its IoT solution over time. This is important because changes in the market landscape, and opportunities, demand such flexibility.

Compliance - regulation doesn’t stand still, so IoT businesses
mustn’t either—they must adjust to stay compliant.

For all kinds of IoT projects, a no-code/low-code platform is a technology-agnostic way to design, monitor, control and analyse your solutions in one place. It puts you in the driving seat, converting multiple sources and formats of data so they are ready to use in the way you want to.

Navigating a complex IoT landscape

The IoT can be a fragmented and complex landscape of networks, devices, cloud environments and enterprise processes. Thinking about these elements early on, and working with an IoT partner, yields results for the ongoing continuity and maintenance of your IoT application.

An IoT connectivity provider is an application enabler when its expertise spans the entire IoT data value chain, from generation to transmission through collection and processing to data visualisation, to give you the clearest insight into your data and management of your application.

As a full-service IoT solution provider, Wireless Logic provides application enablement and partners with you to help you develop your use of the IoT. Wireless Logic first builds an understanding of what you want to achieve to devise a connectivity plan early on. How you collect, transmit and process your data is key to the success of the initiative. How you integrate that data into your business systems and processes will also determine how readily you can make use of the insights.

Getting started

Get an IoT starter kit

For a complete package to get you started, we offer starter kits for two application types – asset tracking and indoor environment monitoring.

Both include the Conexa IoT SIM and Kheiron data visualisation dashboard. The asset tracking starter kit includes a GPS tracker, while the indoor environment monitoring kit includes a temperature, humidity and moisture sensor. This is ideal for social landlords as a ready-to-use solution to monitor indoor air quality for tenant health and wellbeing and to comply with Awaab’s Law.

Contact us to claim your starter kit or talk to our experts: call +44 (0)330 056 3300 or email hello@wirelesslogic.com.

Hear from the experts

Watch the business application development webinar for an in depth view of no-code/low-code, including how SEVⓔ used it to scale without the need for traditional programming.

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