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Testbeds
Make an Impact. Answer Real Questions.
Influence Industry.
Build and contribute to Testbeds. It begins with an innovative idea and
a proposal to identify testbed concepts, goals, value, partners and
commerical viability.
Jamie Smith
Director of Embedded Systems
"When we got INVOLVED early on, we learned about the
exciting things IIC was doing with technology companies,
academics and government to try to solve the challenges of
smart transportation and smart cities. But what we really
latched onto was the concept of TESTBEDS. These
testbeds are a great way to test our technologies, form
technical PARTNERSHIPS, and build system platforms that
can solve real challenges in industry."
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
26 TESTBEDS PROVIDING PLATFORMS FOR INNOVATION
Yielding Powerful Insights
Turning Abstract Theory into
Hands-on Applications
20 "It makes sense that we need standards for interoperability, but it doesn't
make sense to develop standards when you don't know what standards
you need.  How do you find out what standards you need?
By BUILDING TESTBEDS. How do you learn how to apply Internet of
10 Things technologies within industries? By building testbeds."
Testbed Growth
30
0
5
9 23 26
2015 2016 2017
Testbeds have grown exponentially.
Richard Soley,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IIC