Home // ICWMC 2017, The Thirteenth International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Communications // View article

Blockchain for Enterprise: Overview, Opportunities and Challenges

Authors:
Elyes Ben Hamida
Kei Leo Brousmiche
Hugo Levard
Eric Thea

Keywords: Blockchain; Distributed Ledger Technology; Smart Contract; Consensus Algorithm; Data Privacy and Security; Scalability

Abstract:
The Blockchain technology has received increased interests in recent years, from both the scientific community and the industry. This technology represents a major paradigm shift in the way smart cities solutions will be built, operated, consumed and marketed in the near future. Even though Blockchains will have a tremendous potential impact on businesses and societies, there are many open challenges that need to be carefully tackled. This article focuses on enterprise Blockchains and provides a detailed analysis on its core components, technologies and applications. Finally, various research challenges and opportunities are discussed.

Pages: 83 to 88

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2017

Publication date: July 23, 2017

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4219

ISBN: 978-1-61208-572-2

Location: Nice, France

Dates: from July 23, 2017 to July 27, 2017