IoT – Also known as Internet of Things

We refer to this concept called IoT as a digital interconnection of everyday objects with the internet.The concept of the internet of things was proposed in 1999, by Kevin Ashton, at the MIT Auto-ID Center, 7 where research was carried out in the field of radio frequency identification network (RFID) and sensor technologies.

An example of this concept would be, if books, refrigerators, lamps, medicine cabinets, etc, were connected to the internet and equipped with identification devices, there would, in theory, no out of stock items or expired medicines; We would know exactly the location, how they are consumed in the world; the loss would become a thing of the past, and we would know what is on and what is off at all times.

In recent years, IoT has become one of the most important technologies of the 21st century. Now that we can connect everyday objects such as kitchen appliances, vehicles, thermostats, baby monitors to the Internet through embedded devices, seamless communication between people, processes and things is possible.

Through low-cost computing, the cloud, big data, analytics, and mobile technologies, physical objects can share and collect data with minimal human intervention. In this hyper-connected world, digital systems can record, monitor and adjust every interaction between connected objects.

The American company Cisco, which is behind the Internet of Things initiative, has created a dynamic “connection counter” that allows it to estimate the number of “things” connected from July 2013 to 2020. The connection of devices to the network via low-power radio signals is the most active field of study in the internet of things. This fact explains why signals of this type do not need wi-fi or bluetooth. However, different alternatives that require less energy and are more economical are being investigated under the name Chirp Networks.

What technologies does the IoT concept use?

▸Access to low cost, low power sensor technology: Affordable and reliable sensors make IoT technology possible for more manufacturers.

▸Connectivity: A set of network protocols for the Internet has made it easy to connect sensors to the cloud and other “things” for efficient data transmission.

▸Cloud Computing platforms: Increasing availability of cloud platforms enables both businesses and consumers to access the infrastructure they need to scale capacity without having to manage everything.

▸Machine learning and analytics: With advances in machine learning and analytics, along with access to vast amounts of data from a wide variety stored in the cloud, companies can gather information faster and more easily. The emergence of these related technologies continues to push the boundaries of IoT, and the data produced by IoT also feeds back on these technologies.

▸Conversational artificial intelligence (AI): Advances in neural networks have brought natural language processing (NLP) to IoT devices (for example, personal assistants Alexa, Cortana, and Siri) and made them attractive, affordable, and viable devices for home use.

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