Any linked gadget having an on/off switch is a part of the Internet of Things, to put it simply. The Internet of Things (IoT), which involves equipment exchanging data over the internet, is a relatively new concept.
Since the telegraph, which served as the first landline, was created in the 1830s and 1840s, machines have been used to conduct direct communications.
The first radio speech transmission referred known as “wireless telegraphy,” occurred on June 3, 1900, and provided a crucial element for creating the Internet of Things. In the 1950s, the first computers were created.
Commercial service providers started enabling public usage of ARPANET in the 1980s, which helped it develop into our current Internet. For much of the IoT, fundamental communications are provided through satellites and landlines.
Early in 1993, the Department of Defense delivered a reliable, highly effective system of 24 satellites, making the Global Positioning System (GPS) a reality. Soon after, privately owned, commercial satellites were launched into orbit, further enhancing the functionality of the IoT.
Who invented IoT?
The term “Internet of Things” was first used by Kevin Ashton, the Executive Director of MIT’s Auto-ID Labs, in 1999. Although he was the first to describe the Internet of Things in a presentation for Procter and Gamble, the concept has since changed.