Internet of Things by Abdullah Arshad, Jaffer Engineering Services, Jaffer Group

Abdullah Arshad of Jaffer Engineering Services explains how the Internet of Things is changing everyday life and where the technology is heading.

One must be thinking wow, Mr. XYZ has got himself a great partner. However, what if I tell you Mr. XYZ is all alone. Mr. XYZ has made his life easy by something called the internet of things (IoT). Now many would wonder what on earth is internet of things. Probably some of you are about to search it on the web. Well, let me make things easy for you, according to Wikipedia “The Internet of things is the extension of Internet connectivity into physical devices and everyday objects.” In simple words IoT is basically incorporating internet into physical devices and everyday objects, this can be made with a simple sensor and a micro controller setup connected with the internet to basically transmit the data.

Mr. XYZ, wakes up every morning at 6:00 am. The water is just right for a good morning shower. Warm enough for a person to enjoy. Breakfast will be ready as soon as he gets out of shower. Tea is served just at the right temperature, neither too hot neither too cold. He isn’t worried at all about feeding his pet parrot. Above all the room is already clean and tidy. One must be thinking wow, Mr. XYZ has got himself a great partner. However, what if I tell you Mr. XYZ is all alone. Mr. XYZ has made his life easy by something called the internet of things (IoT). Now many would wonder what on earth is internet of things. Probably some of you are about to search it on the web. Well, let me make things easy for you, according to Wikipedia “The Internet of things is the extension of Internet connectivity into physical devices and everyday objects.” In simple words IoT is basically incorporating internet into physical devices and everyday objects, this can be made with a simple sensor and a micro controller setup connected with the internet to basically transmit the data.

In the case of Mr. XYZ, a clock, a heater and temperature sensor setup will produce the right temperature of water at the right time. Now one can use imagination and instill such a system in many aspects of day to day life. Many applications of IoT are being used in the world now. In the field of Engineering IoT shows its true potential. IoT is helping to increase efficiency, improve processes, increase safety and much more.

Moreover, with 5G connectivity, there is no limit to imagination. Large computational capabilities due to 5G will help increase automation in our day to day lives. However, IoT will take some time to pick up in countries like Pakistan. There is no doubt that we need to invest much more in IoT and artificial intelligence as the world will revolve around these technologies.