The future of Internet of Things (IoT) in India – Times of India

internet of things (IoT) is a network of physical objects interconnected with electronics, sensors and software. These connected objects (also called nodes) exchange data over the Internet. There will be 22 billion connected devices in the world by 2025. Manufacturing using IoT technology, agriculturehealthcare, transportation, media/advertising, retail, water and waste management, power distributionIoT is used in various applications like smart home, smart parking, smart water level monitoring, smart healthcare, smart traffic lighting, smart waste management, smart solar panels etc. It is necessary to achieve high productivity, efficiency, a safe. working environment, and lower carbon emissions in industry and other contexts. Health care And manufacturing is the area where many startups are working on smart solutions in a big way.
The Government of India had launched the 100 Smart Cities Mission in 2016, which will be completed in 2024. State governments have utilized around Rs 2 lakh crore in smart cities projects and Rs 4.5 lakh crore is in the pipeline. There are many IoT applications in smart cities. Traffic management, energy harvesting using solar panels on buildings and LED street lights, saving water using smart meters, etc. are some of the smart technologies used in IoT.
For IoT implementation, data analytics, cloud computing and network security are the key enabling technologies. Many companies offer cloud services in India, thereby reducing the cost of smart solutions for smart cities. Moreover, data security in IoT is a very challenging task.
The use of IoT increases with the deployment of 5G networks in our country. With 5G connectivity, IoT solutions will be critical for home automation, security and many other industrial issues. Thousands of IoT related jobs are emerging every day. The Indian government is planning to deploy 5G in some cities by the end of 2022. 5G network is already deployed in many countries like China, Korea, Japan and US.
Professor Rama Komargiri, HOD, ECE Department and Dean Academics, Bennett University, says, “Keeping in mind the industrial requirements, the aim of the department is to provide state-of-the-art knowledge in the fields of electronics and allied areas like communication engineering, machine learning, Microwave Engineering, Embedded Systems, Internet of Things (IoT) and VLSI Design. The department offers two B.Tech programs in Electronics and Communication Engineering with specialization, and Data and Signal Analytics, Embedded Systems and Internet of Things (IoT) with Electronics and Computing Engineering specialization.
To get a job related to IoT, a student must study specific courses apart from the regular B.Tech degree. For example, suppose a student is pursuing B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering and wants to specialize in IoT. In that case, the student should focus on learning Embedded Systems and IoT related courses and improve the skills by doing projects in these domains. Courses in this area are Embedded Systems Hardware, Embedded Systems Hardware-Software Co-design, IoT Networks and Protocols, and Introduction to Real-time Operating Systems. Tech degree in Electronics, Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical and Information Technology can start their career in IoT.
The foundational knowledge and professional competencies required to understand technical strategies prepares students pursuing BTech Electronics and Computing for a private sector-oriented work profile while BTech Electronics and Communication Engineering prepares students for public sector companies .