Testbeds are powerful large-scale experimentation tools. Often, however, their limited scope and/or unrealistic functionality result in anecdotal use. Knowledge transfer becomes more effective through pilots, but they involve techno-economic challenges with uncertain outcomes.

Platform-based design has proven a valuable strategy to overcome similar barriers. However, we identify that while this platformization is happening in the cloud elements of the value chain, Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices are still designed in an application-specific manner, thus limiting pilots initiatives.