Development prospect of Internet of things and unified communication

Internet of things (IOT Internet of things), which makes me curious, but I haven't really understood or really entered the world. According to Wikipedia terms, the Internet of things was first used by Kevin Ashton, the co-founder of the automatic identification center of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. It is described as "a system connected to the physical world through ubiquitous sensor systems."

An article published by foreign media cellular news on April 12 tells us why the Internet of things will arouse people's interest. The article points out that today, the average person has at least two tools to connect to the Internet, but this number will become 7 by 2015. At the same time, the Internet of things will create a huge market worth $2.5 billion.

It is worth mentioning that by 2020, the market value of the Internet of things will double to US $5 billion. This number is amazing, and I have to start thinking about the role of connectivity and unified communication in connecting to the physical world.

So how does the Internet of things work? In fact, some examples have been around us, but we didn't notice them. For example, if you drive a car equipped with OnStar, you will be notified of the monthly diagnostic report by email.

Including diagnostic information, maintenance information, current tire pressure and other detailed vehicle health information. This information is uploaded by a computing device on a single board to the enterprise computing network through satellite, analyzes relevant information and content, and provides it to end users through the Internet.

Enterprises use the Internet of things based on unified communication. If you are traveling, you can have an app on your smartphone to get flight information, hotel reservations, car rental and other information. Once established, the itinerary will automatically import flight information and provide updates. Notify temporary changes via email or Internet.

From the perspective of unified communication, the Internet of things is exciting. Just imagine that if enterprises can integrate the Internet of things and unified communication, a network that is really not limited by time, space and equipment will appear.