Internet of Things (IoT) is the idea of converting our everyday object from dumb devices to smart devices by providing the capability to connect to the internet for communicating with us and between themselves. The number of such devices is on a rise and by 2030, a project estimates that there will be 50 billion of such devices (Castillo & Thierer, 2015). This technology is also commonly called as "Internet of Everything” for this provides a solution to all the problems. Imagine you enter the house at night, the lights automatically turn on, temperature control system is on to your liking, and a soothing music is being played on all automatically, won’t you like it? This is why IoT is bringing to the world, a vision to further simplify the life of people.
Internet of Things comprises five key components in people, things, processes, data, and infrastructure (Gubbi, Buyya, Marusic & Palaniswami, 2013). It is helping people learn more about the technology and the advancement in it. People are the ones who are to make use of the technology and form the base for IoT. Next, is the thing, without which we can’t envision IoT. We’ve seen the evolution over the things with smartwatches to the smart car from companies like Tesla. A process is what glues everything together from the protocol to connecting devices to set up all the required networking capabilities. Data is vital in all the areas and an example from Australia using the IoT in the trucking industry is interesting. Still, under development stage, they’re working on smart steering wheels which monitors the heart rate and fatigue level of the truck drivers and suggest them actions in real time. This helps in reducing accidents and saving lives of people as well. Infrastructure is the final component forming IoT, this ties everything while also ensuring that the system is built correctly and can operate effectively.
Internet of Things is simplifying the lives of people in a positive way. While looking at the current state of affairs in this technology, the front-runner would be devices for the smart home. From automatic locking system to CCTV footage which you can watch in real time all allows you a better sense security and freedom. Amazon echo, Google home are all brining that vision into reality with devices that can connect with the internet, can do things for you like sending a message, playing a music, ordering foods, turning lights on or off and so much more. Smart applications like AC, TV can be connected to the network to make them automated and even function on voice command not needing the traditional remotes or moments to get things done (Gao, 2016). Another sector of impact would be health - smart health. The devices in this category provide users with insight about their body vital and health status like blood pressure. In case of an emergency, the smart device can automatically call the ambulance at the location with GPS tagging helping save a life in a difficult situation.
The technology is advancing, and with it innovations are certain to come as well. In the next techno wave, things like self-driving vehicles and flying cars might soon dominate the space. Both in the prototyping stage with multiple companies working to bring that vision into reality, the dream may not be that far off. With self-driving vehicle technology, a country can reduce the traffic conjunction significantly while also reducing the accidental incidents (Lee, Gerla, Pau, Lee & Lim, 2016). This provides the passengers the freedom to do things as they please in the vehicle. For companies like Uber who are banking on this technology for better success, they can remove the slice of the amount they give out to the drivers and keep them all to themselves with these techniques. And, the flying car is dominating the technology space for some time now with few successful test flights as well. But the overall cost of purchase of the car along with the need to have a flying license (same as required for the pilot) is not making the thing as appealing as it could be at this instance. However, with more test on the horizon and more companies doing so, once the working product is out, the dynamics may shift and with it can bring a new wave of technology in the world to use with IoT.
References
Castillo, A., & Thierer, A. (2015). Projecting the Growth and Economic Impact of the Internet of Things. SSRN Electronic Journal , 1-7.
Gao, L. (2016). Building of Smart Home Medical System Based on Internet of Things. Internet Of Things And Cloud Computing ,
Gubbi, J., Buyya, R., Marusic, S., & Palaniswami, M. (2013). Internet of Things (IoT): A vision, architectural elements, and future directions. Future Generation Computer Systems , 29 , 1645-1660.
Lee, E., Gerla, M., Pau, G., Lee, U., & Lim, J. (2016). Internet of Vehicles: From intelligent grid to autonomous cars and vehicular fogs. International Journal Of Distributed Sensor Networks , 1-14.
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Internet of Things (IoT) is the idea of converting our everyday object from dumb devices to smart devices by providing the capability to connect to the internet for communicating with us and between themselves. The number of such devices is on a rise and by 2030, a project estimates that there will be 50 billion of such devices (Castillo & Thierer, 2015). This technology is also commonly called as "Internet of Everything” for this provides a solution to all the problems. Imagine you enter the house at night, the lights automatically turn on, temperature control system is on to your liking, and a soothing music is being played on all automatically, won’t you like it? This is why IoT is bringing to the world, a vision to further simplify the life of people.
Internet of Things comprises five key components in people, things, processes, data, and infrastructure (Gubbi, Buyya, Marusic & Palaniswami, 2013). It is helping people learn more about the technology and the advancement in it. People are the ones who are to make use of the technology and form the base for IoT. Next, is the thing, without which we can’t envision IoT. We’ve seen the evolution over the things with smartwatches to the smart car from companies like Tesla. A process is what glues everything together from the protocol to connecting devices to set up all the required networking capabilities. Data is vital in all the areas and an example from Australia using the IoT in the trucking industry is interesting. Still, under development stage, they’re working on smart steering wheels which monitors the heart rate and fatigue level of the truck drivers and suggest them actions in real time. This helps in reducing accidents and saving lives of people as well. Infrastructure is the final component forming IoT, this ties everything while also ensuring that the system is built correctly and can operate effectively.
Internet of Things is simplifying the lives of people in a positive way. While looking at the current state of affairs in this technology, the front-runner would be devices for the smart home. From automatic locking system to CCTV footage which you can watch in real time all allows you a better sense security and freedom. Amazon echo, Google home are all brining that vision into reality with devices that can connect with the internet, can do things for you like sending a message, playing a music, ordering foods, turning lights on or off and so much more. Smart applications like AC, TV can be connected to the network to make them automated and even function on voice command not needing the traditional remotes or moments to get things done (Gao, 2016). Another sector of impact would be health - smart health. The devices in this category provide users with insight about their body vital and health status like blood pressure. In case of an emergency, the smart device can automatically call the ambulance at the location with GPS tagging helping save a life in a difficult situation.
The technology is advancing, and with it innovations are certain to come as well. In the next techno wave, things like self-driving vehicles and flying cars might soon dominate the space. Both in the prototyping stage with multiple companies working to bring that vision into reality, the dream may not be that far off. With self-driving vehicle technology, a country can reduce the traffic conjunction significantly while also reducing the accidental incidents (Lee, Gerla, Pau, Lee & Lim, 2016). This provides the passengers the freedom to do things as they please in the vehicle. For companies like Uber who are banking on this technology for better success, they can remove the slice of the amount they give out to the drivers and keep them all to themselves with these techniques. And, the flying car is dominating the technology space for some time now with few successful test flights as well. But the overall cost of purchase of the car along with the need to have a flying license (same as required for the pilot) is not making the thing as appealing as it could be at this instance. However, with more test on the horizon and more companies doing so, once the working product is out, the dynamics may shift and with it can bring a new wave of technology in the world to use with IoT.
References
Castillo, A., & Thierer, A. (2015). Projecting the Growth and Economic Impact of the Internet of Things. SSRN Electronic Journal , 1-7.
Gao, L. (2016). Building of Smart Home Medical System Based on Internet of Things. Internet Of Things And Cloud Computing ,
Gubbi, J., Buyya, R., Marusic, S., & Palaniswami, M. (2013). Internet of Things (IoT): A vision, architectural elements, and future directions. Future Generation Computer Systems , 29 , 1645-1660.
Lee, E., Gerla, M., Pau, G., Lee, U., & Lim, J. (2016). Internet of Vehicles: From intelligent grid to autonomous cars and vehicular fogs. International Journal Of Distributed Sensor Networks , 1-14.