2The Role of Sustainable IoT in Present-Day Life

Parul Saini, Lipika Gupta, Shivani Malhotra and Imali Dias

DOI: 10.1201/9781003437079-2

2.1 Introduction

The Internet of Things (IoT) has caused an important paradigm shift. IoT has made it possible for linked devices to simultaneously communicate with one another and the operator about their current state. The deployment of IoT across various sectors and domains is driven by the improved analytical functionalities, fast response times, and real-time monitoring. COVID-19 has fuelled the adoption of IoT in every sector, especially healthcare [1]. This chapter focuses on what IoT is, why it is important, applications of IoT in different fields for sustainable development of society, how IoT devices ...

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