3 IoT Applications
3.3 Applications

The number of applications and services that can provide IoT is practically unlimited and can be adapted to many fields of human activity by facilitating and enhancing their quality of life in multiple ways. This chapter gives a short list of applications and services based on IoT. However, it is just a limited description in order to understand all possible new applications and services that IoT could provide. An estimated value about $19 trillion by 2020 is expected to be achieved by IoT applications and services.

IoT Applications and services:

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Fig. 1. Example of IoT applications: Smart cities.