I believe that everyone has seen a lot of 5G advertisements recently. They mainly tell that 5G is faster, more stable, and has a better experience than the old network. It feels that it is mainly used by the general public. In fact, compared to general consumers, 5G applications have greater benefits for businesses, one of which is the hottest "Internet of Things" applications in recent years.
If you still don’t know what the Internet of Things is, or even how to use the Internet of Things to develop your career? This article will bring you more inspiration!
What is "Internet of Things"?
The Internet of Things (Internet of Things) is simply the Internet of Things. Things have their own networked world between them, and they communicate on their own without any manual processing. This new technology first originated in industry. Manufacturers wanted to use computers to automate more machines and production processes. The earliest was to connect factory production lines to the Internet to track sales or improve production processes.
By 2013, the business opportunities of the entire Internet of Things industry exploded geometrically. Some experts predict that by 2025, the global Internet of Things industry's revenue can reach 1.6 trillion U.S. dollars, not only driving other industries, but also developing the Internet of Things itself is a business opportunity everywhere. Big business.
Learn the best examples of IoT
The simplest and most obvious example of the Internet of Things is the smart office. Smart office means that the electrical appliances in the office are operated through the Internet and smart interface, and the system will automatically adjust according to environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, and luminosity.
You may think that even the cheapest air conditioner knows how to control the temperature, but the smart temperature control is a step forward. It will learn the user's usage habits (for example, lunch time, when there are few people in the company, and automatically reduce the air volume), without user operation. Automatic adjustment, or the temperature data and power consumption can be made into a report for easy reference. It can not only improve the utilization efficiency of these facilities, but also reduce management costs.
Three industries benefit from the development of the Internet of Things
After explaining the concept of the Internet of Things, how do all walks of life use this business opportunity? Among them, three major industries can be said to have benefited the most. Is your industry benefiting?
1. Retail
Don’t think that in order to be fully automated and unmanned, your company must be financially powerful. In fact, 5G and the Internet of Things are more helpful to small and medium-sized merchants: small companies often lack manpower, and bosses want " "One hit ten", and the Internet of Things happens to automate some complicated and trivial tasks and save human resources.
It seems that some simple online store systems have been able to notify the shopkeeper to replenish goods when the inventory is insufficient, and also have automatic logistics tracking, so that customers can know the location of the goods. These convenient functions for stores and customers are all due to the popularity of the Internet of Things . In addition, when the Internet of Things cooperates with big data, the system will automatically collect and analyze users' consumption behavior data, making it easier for you to grasp the consumption habits of customers, so as to formulate more precise sales strategies and increase revenue.
As for physical stores, there are many applications of the Internet of Things. For example, when a customer walks into a store, the system will automatically track the movement of the customer, pay attention to what products, stay in which position for a long time, etc., and adjust advertisements or send preferential information in real time. To the guest’s mobile phone.
And the other big application is the "unmanned store." Amazon opened an unmanned supermarket in the United States as early as the United States, and the goods are affixed with sensors. Registered members of shopping only need to take the goods, and the system will debit the user’s credit card account by itself. The whole process does not require a cashier. Even the user does not need to make any instructions, everything is done by the computer and the cloud. Unmanned stores have also begun to spread across different regions. It seems that Taipei has also opened two 7-11 unmanned stores.
In addition to the storefront, the warehouse is also fully automated, digitally identifying all products, and directly connecting the data from the store to the warehouse, allowing managers to know more about which products are selling the most, and then adjust the inventory.
2. Manufacturing
The Internet of Things plays a very important role in industrial automation, such as the collection and transportation of semi-manufactured products and raw materials. Mechanical processing equipped with various sensors has been adopted to reduce the work pressure of factory personnel. For small and medium enterprises, the real-time data tracking and management can be the most helpful, making it easier for small enterprises to track production progress, inventory, workflow and other data.
In addition, collecting data can also help businesses improve the production process, such as automatically detecting the operation of the production line, monitoring production equipment, material consumption, or whether the machinery is damaged or abnormal, and alerting managers in advance to formulate maintenance plans to avoid sudden incidents Breakdown caused work stoppage. On the other hand, workers are an important part of the factory, and the Internet of Things also helps to ensure the safety of workers. It seems that some factories provide smart hand straps. When workers enter dangerous areas, the hand straps will automatically sound an alarm to improve the safety of the working environment. .
3. Medical industry
The new crown pneumonia epidemic has not only stimulated the growth of the housing economy, but also greatly promoted the development of telemedicine: When the hospital cannot accommodate a large number of patients for a long time, and the patients need to stay at home or other places, how can medical staff monitor their condition? Changes? The answer is IoT applications.
When a patient puts on a smart device connected to the Internet of Things (example: Fitbit bracelet), the device will automatically detect the patient’s physical condition and send the data to the Internet of Things for storage, and use artificial intelligence for analysis and monitoring. If there is an abnormality, the medical staff will be notified to follow up immediately, which greatly reduces the work of the medical staff and can take care of more patients at the same time. This wearable device is also suitable for internal use in hospitals, allowing medical staff to reduce the time for patrols and clinical examinations, and the device is often equipped with GPS positioning function, where the patient can be instantly known, and in the event of discomfort, medical staff can also Go to take care anytime.
There are other applications of 5G and the Internet of Things, which seem to automatically record the medications needed by patients to reduce the time required for medication. You can also connect the Internet to an ambulance. When the patient is transported to the hospital, the doctor can receive the patient’s condition in advance. Arrange the patient's treatment plan in advance and make adequate preparations.
With the advent of the 5G network era, the relationship between people, machines, and networks is becoming more and more inseparable. When face-to-face offline sales costs and risks are getting higher and higher, it is foreseeable that the network business model of "online sales and then delivery to home" will become the mainstream.
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