IoT Archives

New Directions in Vehicle Communications

Innovation Spotlight

The IEEE Xplore Innovation Spotlight features articles on cutting-edge topics handpicked from the IEEE Xplore Digital Library of more than 6 million technical documents.

MIMO for On-Body IoT Applications

March 27, 2024

IoT, Health-IoT

MIMO antennas have received much attention in modern wireless communication. The technology can transmit or receive data using multi-paths, increasing range and output performance. MIMO offers numerous advantages, including increased data rates, improved signal quality, better coverage, and enhanced spectral efficiency.

Addressing the IoT Challenges of Smart Cities

January 29, 2024

6G, IoT, Smart Cities, 5G

Smart cities utilize emerging and evolving technologies to assist cities in acquiring advantages through technical innovation. When finding solutions to the problems that accompany technological innovation, the Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming increasingly important in implementing smart solutions.

Improving the Metaverse

December 19, 2023

Virtual reality, IoT, Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence

Forming the next evolution of the Internet—the Metaverse is the concept of a fully immersive and universal virtual space for multi-user interaction, collaboration, and socializing. This concept of a blended shared space, whereby users can interact with each other in physical/virtual environments and extended reality (XR) in a seamless, immersive, and interactive way, has drawn enormous attention in both industry and academia.

A Closer Look at Generative AI

August 29, 2023

IoT, Artificial Intelligence

Generative AI enables users to generate new content based on various inputs (including text, images, sounds, animation, 3D models, or other data types). By using neural network technology to identify the patterns and structures within existing data, generative AI creates new and original content. The technology can be a powerful tool for streamlining the workflow of creatives, engineers, researchers, scientists, and others—across all industries.

Unlocking a New Security Solution for IoT Applications

June 15, 2023

IoT, Cyber Security

Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications involve many interconnected devices performing predefined tasks. Sophisticated cyber-attacks on IoT applications are often launched when malicious entities gather enough information about the characteristics and operations of the network and the connected devices. Different security mechanisms are put in place to protect the information exchange between the devices. In most cases, when the IoT applications are deployed, a static network topology and configuration are used.

Looking at 5G Opportunities and Risks

April 25, 2023

IoT, telecommunications, 5G, Cyber Security

5G is transforming telecommunication networks and stimulating innovation across different sectors. 5G wireless networks can provide very high data rates and excellent coverage with increased capacity, better quality, and low latency.

Can the Internet of Things Make the Metaverse More Real?

April 11, 2023

Digital Twins, Virtual reality, IoT, Augmented Reality

Research suggests the IoT will enable us to overcome one of the greatest challenges we face in the Metaverse—how to map data from real life, in real time, into a digital reality.

Advances in Digital Twin Technology

February 28, 2023

Digital Twins, DevOps, IoT

The world’s foremost companies across industries are leveraging digital twin technologies to optimize practices and inform decision-making.

IIoT for Increased Productivity

February 14, 2023

IoT, Big Data, 5G, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

The adoption of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has increased globally, accelerated by the pandemic when manufacturers faced supply chain issues and workforce shortages.

Can the IoT and Chipless RFID Sensors Transform Healthcare?

November 29, 2022

IoT, Health-IoT, Wearables

With the development of both present and future technologies, the Internet of Things (IoT) based solutions offer many potential benefits to today’s world, especially in healthcare. Currently, there is a high demand for low-cost solutions in connected healthcare and real-time wireless patient monitoring remotely.