Internet of things (iot)

Emerging Global Trends in IoT (Internet of things)

By Davis M Onsakia

ISOC IoT SIG

Content

• Introduction
• Benefits of IoT
• Application and use of IoT
• IoT challenges
• What needs to be done?
• Top IoT technologies and trends
• Future of IoT
• Q&A

Introduction – what is IoT?

• The Internet of things (IoT) is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with unique identifiers ( UIDs ) and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction - IoTAgenda
• A thing in the IoT can be a person with a heart monitor implant, a farm animal with a biochip transponder, an automobile that has built-in sensors to alert the driver when tire pressure is low or any other natural or man-made object that can be assigned an IP address and is able to transfer data over a network.
• IoT is a sensor network of billions of smart devices that connect people, systems and other applications to collect and share data.

Introduction – cont’d

• IoT is a concept of connecting any device with an on and off switch to the Internet (and/or to each other). This includes everything from cellphones, coffee makers, washing machines, headphones, lamps, wearable devices and almost anything else you can think of. This also applies to components of machines, for example a jet engine of an airplane or the drill of an oil rig – Forbes.
• The IoT is a giant network of connected "things" (which also includes people). The relationship will be between people-people, people-things, and things-things.
• The dominant consumer IoT device, worldwide, is the smart TV. Between 25-35% cent of consumers worldwide own a television that can connect to the Internet, according to a Deloitte research. However, other areas of the IoT market are growing rapidly.