Dan Shey

In 2005, after the 2003 blackouts in the Northeast United States, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) was given authority to oversee the reliability of the U.S. bulk power systems. The FERC gave the task of building electric grid reliability standards, including cybersecurity standards, to the North American Energy Reliability Council (NERC). In 2008, NERC released its initial plan for improving grid reliability called the Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards.

Kiosks have been a common machine supporting businesses for more than two decades. They automate many customer-centric processes and their use is increasing as businesses try to better serve customers and respond to changing market conditions. The kiosk market measured by revenue is dominated by the self-checkout kiosks. ABI Research estimates that in 2024, self-checkout kiosks accounted for 47% of revenue worldwide.

IoT Antennas—A Complex Product Market The Internet-connected ecosystem consists of two big buckets—the Internet of Digital (IoD) and the Internet of Things (IoT). The IoD primarily consists of screen devices that allow both data consumption and creation—smartphones, laptops, and smart TVs. The IoT is effectively everything else—connecting the physical-first world.