Nigeria, as the biggest mobile market and most populous African country, has enormous prospects in IoT. This is likely to bring about increased productivity across all economic sectors and an improved standard of living for the people. The Internet of Things (IoT) is a disruptive technology which describes the network of physical objects—“things”—that are embedded with sensors, software, and other technologies for the purpose of connecting and exchanging data with other devices and systems over the internet.
The IoT devices share the sensor data they collect by connecting to an IoT gateway or other edge device. Data is either sent to the cloud to be analyzed or analyzed locally. Sometimes, these devices communicate with other related devices and act on the information they get from one another.
In the presence of IOT, tamper-proof machine-readable codes are being used to ensure secure operations, secure producer, seller, and shipment-logistics, and buyer detail labelling through supply-chain monitoring capabilities at every step up to the final client’s or end user’s destination, while real-time tracking of goods, such as humidity, temperature, and other parameters, while simultaneously providing real-time alert level management to both seller and buyer. Among these include, but are not limited to: Consumer applications include smart homes and elder care.
Further Examples of Commercial Uses
- Medical and health care
- Connected home
- Connected car
- Transportation
- V2X communications,
- Building & home automation
- Manufacturing
- Agriculture
The industrial sector also uses infrastructure applications, large-scale installations, energy management, and environmental monitoring, as well as security surveillance on rail, roads, and cities.
The rapid rise of devices connected to and controlled by the Internet has been a significant development in the IOT sector. This is because of the vast range of uses for IOT Technology. The specifics might vary greatly from one item to the next, but there are certain basic qualities that most share. The Internet of Things enables more direct integration of the real world with computer-based processes, resulting in increased efficiency and economic benefits.
IOT – Lets Connect Nigeria !!!
