ON World reports that the two competing standards for wireless process automation, WirelessHART and ISA100.11a, will ultimately benefit end users by driving innovation and attracting new entrants. As hundreds of participants work on a single converged wireless standard, IP sensor networking has emerged as a key technology as part of this evolution.

The standards battle between WirelessHART and ISA100.11a is driving innovation that will ultimately benefit industrial companies, according to a recently published report by ON World.

With the potential to save industry billions of dollars in increased efficiencies and avoided downtime, industrial companies are early adopters of wireless sensor network (WSN) technology and active standards participants. As hundreds of participants embark on an ambitious goal for a single converged wireless standard, end users are calling for solutions that mitigate investment risk.

“Although the standards competition for wireless process automation has slowed adoption and complicated product development, it provides an opportunity for new entrants as well as emerging technologies such as IP sensor networking,” says Mareca Hatler, ON World’s research director.

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