Fundamentals of Communications and Networking, 3rd Edition

The Internet of Things’ Impact on Business

Advancing technology has allowed an ever-growing number of smart devices to appear on the market. Just within the last 10 years, the number of these devices that have the ability to connect to the Internet has exploded. As of today, it is estimated there are more Internet-connected devices than there are people on the Earth. Where previously, most Internet-connected devices were smartphones, tablets, computers, and traditional peripherals, it seems that now everything can connect. Cars, refrigerators, toasters, cameras, sound systems, farm equipment, and even automated temperature sensors can connect to the Internet and operate autonomously.

So many Internet-connected devices exist today that there ...