1. I2oT Opportunities in Iran’s
Oil and Gas Industry
Farzin Fardiss
Managing Director
Pars Telecom Systems Group
fardiss@parssaman.com
Iran IoT Forum 2016
2. Contents
• What is I2oT?
• Why I2oT?
• Current Landscape
• Trends affecting I2oT Applications in O&G
• Overview of Opportunities
4. Data Gathering and Analysis is
needed Everywhere
Recommenda‐
tion engines
Smart meter
monitoring
Equipment
monitoring
Advertising
analysis
Life sciences
research
Fraud
detection
Healthcare
outcomes
Weather
forecasting for
business
planning
Oil & Gas
exploration
Social network
analysis
Churn
analysis
Traffic flow
optimization
IT infrastructure
& Web App
optimization
Legal
discovery and
document
archiving
Intelligence
Gathering
Location‐based
tracking &
services
Pricing Analysis
Personalized
Insurance
15. Current Landscape
• High cost of communication and signal collection /
transmission / processing infrastructure
• Dedicated private networks for each plant / project
• Very limited cooperation with CSPs, except in
– Fuel distribution
– New AMI projects
• Preference for legacy networks (lack of trust to IP)
17. General Trends
• Government Budget Squeeze
• High cost of competent HR for Network Deployment /
Maintenance
• Energy efficiency is a top priority
• More data than every to collect, analyze and act upon
• Ever growing importance of Security and Reliability
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