Internet of Things What Is The Internet of Things (IoT)
The Internet of Things may be a hot topic in the industry but it’s not a new concept; Kevin Ashton was one of the pioneers who conceived this notion as he searched for ways that Proctor & Gamble could improve its business by linking RFID information to the Internet.
Abstract
The Internet of Things may be a hot topic in the industry but it’s not a new concept. In the early 2000’s,Kevin Ashton was laying the groundwork for what would become the Internet of Things (IoT) at MIT’sAutoID lab. Ashton was one of the pioneers who conceived this notion as he searched for ways thatProctor & Gamble could improve its business by linking RFID information to the Internet. The conceptwas simple but powerful. If all objects in daily life were equipped with identifiers and wireless connectivity,these objects could be communicate with each other and be managed by computers. In a 1999 articlefor the RFID Journal Ashton wrote: