The Internet of Things: Why now, and what's next?

Peter Corcoran

doi:10.1109/MCE.2015.2484659

The Internet of Things: Why now, and what's next?

Peter Corcoran

Electrical & Electronic Engineering

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Abstract

The technology to connect "things" to the Internet has existed for more than 20 years, so if we take a look back at recent history, we might well be tempted to ask the question "Why now?" In this article, I address that question, examine the origins of the Internet of Things (IoT), and look forward to the next wave of disruptive technologies that will be coming to a device near you in the next few years.

Original language	English
Pages	63-68
Number of pages	6
Volume	5
No.	1
Specialist publication	IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MCE.2015.2484659
Publication status	Published - Jan 2016

Keywords

Consumer electronics
Internet of things
Portable computers
TCPIP
Tutorials
Wireless communication

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