{"id":184542,"date":"2024-04-24T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=184542"},"modified":"2024-04-23T18:22:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T17:22:52","slug":"all-about-internet-of-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/all-about-internet-of-things","title":{"rendered":"Internet of Things (IoT): What is it and how does it work?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"184542\" class=\"elementor elementor-184542\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c5f547 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"8c5f547\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7664b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7664b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quietly, the Internet of Things has settled into our daily lives. Voice assistants and connected light bulbs have become commonplace in homes. IoT is also sneaking into the professional world, and on the horizon, communication between connected objects paves the way for ambitious applications.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a34e0b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a34e0b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Internet of Things (IoT) involves providing Internet connectivity to the most common objects. These objects can then be intelligently managed via applications or can be controlled remotely.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ba6c05 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"0ba6c05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6ff909 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6ff909\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Billions of connected objects<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e69b74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e69b74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/explodingtopics.com\/blog\/number-of-iot-devices\">Exploding Topics<\/a>, by 2024, there will be more than 15 billion IoT objects in the world, with a third in China. And this number is expected to double by 2030. In fact, a large number of IoT devices are already part of everyday life.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-195a9c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"195a9c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Voice assistant<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c860846 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c860846\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone has gotten used to controlling other applications, but also other connected devices from their voice assistant <\/span><b>Google Home<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Amazon Echo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><b>Apple&#8217;s Homepod<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/973815\/france-smart-voice-assistant-usage-rate\/\">COMK<\/a>, more than one in two French people use a voice assistant and 77% of them believe it improves their daily life.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d364823 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d364823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Surveillance cameras<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aaf3b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8aaf3b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surveillance cameras have become common items in appliance stores. There are many kits that can alert you on your smartphone and give you access to the intercom in case of suspicious movements.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3153678 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3153678\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Connected wristbands<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cff43ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cff43ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/Internet_of_Things1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-184548\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/Internet_of_Things1.jpg 875w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/Internet_of_Things1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/Internet_of_Things1-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16bbe48 elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"16bbe48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover our courses<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee25fcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee25fcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since 2017, Fitbit markets &#8220;activity trackers&#8221; \u2013 mostly in the form of wristbands \u2013 that help analyze physical activity. They can indicate the number of steps taken, the number of floors climbed, or the heart rate. A thesis by the American Heart Association suggesting that taking 10,000 steps a day reduces the risk of heart disease has significantly contributed to the popularity of this type of accessory. Other players have entered this field: Jawbone, Garmin, Apple&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5b6c48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5b6c48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Connected scale<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbbe433 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbbe433\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since its launch at the end of 2009, the Withings scales have won over millions of users attracted by their ability to monitor weight evolution and provide personalized health advice.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f01d6aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f01d6aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Recreational drones<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-605e684 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"605e684\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Launched in 2010, the <\/span><b>Parrot AR. Drone<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was the first drone to conquer the general public. Since then, many competitors have appeared, such as the Chinese <\/span><b>DJI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with bestsellers like the Mavic range.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87ada28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87ada28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Connected light bulbs<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a02f8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a02f8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Philips Hue and similar models from <\/span><b>Google<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><b>Xiaomi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have naturally integrated into our homes. Perhaps you&#8217;ve installed one and programmed various lighting settings suitable for different times of the day.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-332b08f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"332b08f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Connected electric meter<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1709b69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1709b69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although controversial, the <\/span><b>Linky meter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has slowly found its place. It allows EDF to read a household&#8217;s consumption without having to enter the building. An intelligent energy management system would help regulate our consumption and result in a reduction of the electricity bill. In addition, Linky&#8217;s radio module can inform Enedis in case of a power outage, knowing that most incidents can be managed remotely.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f13f43 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"3f13f43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7487991 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7487991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Connected home<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a70073f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a70073f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/Internet_of_Things2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-184552\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/Internet_of_Things2.jpg 875w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/Internet_of_Things2-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/Internet_of_Things2-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ca64e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ca64e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once inaccessible, the <\/span><b>connected home<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has progressively become more democratic. The trend that has developed is &#8220;Do It Yourself&#8221;. Most of the new <\/span><b>home automation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> objects can be connected and activated easily. Google, Microsoft, and Apple are among the major players in the sector.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The smart thermostat lowers the heating when we are away. The <\/span><b>washing machine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> delays its start until the time when the cost of energy is lower. Objects can alert you: the <\/span><b>smoke detector<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sends an SMS if it detects a problem. The <\/span><b>home presence simulator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> turns on lights to give the impression that someone is there when you&#8217;re on vacation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63c238c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"63c238c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dcd0aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4dcd0aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Remote control<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e199ed3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e199ed3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ability to remotely control a <\/span><b>device<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the factor that motivates most users to acquire IoTs. You may have experienced this situation: halfway to the station, doubts assail you: Did you close the windows? Thanks to connected homes, it&#8217;s no longer necessary to return: locks can be operated from a smartphone.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a99b94 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"3a99b94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaec2cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eaec2cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professional IoT<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d8f39d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d8f39d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the professional domain, IoT favors certain forms of <\/span><b>telemetry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (remote measurement), <\/span><b>building supervision<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (fire alarm, etc.), or also the <\/span><b>management of urban equipment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (lighting). In some warehouses, chips allow the location of packages. In the construction sector, sensors can continuously monitor the solidity of a bridge.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa97cec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"fa97cec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-508b552 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"508b552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Communicating objects<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d5878c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d5878c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/Internet_of_Things3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-184556\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/Internet_of_Things3.jpg 875w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/Internet_of_Things3-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/Internet_of_Things3-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4596e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4596e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IoT operates at a higher level when connected objects can exchange data among themselves. 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