With predictions of billions of new devices that will have wireless connectivity over the coming years, the “Internet of Things” is expected to have a major influence on multiple verticals and consumers’ everyday lives. And it turns out that already, everything from dog dishes to stuffed animals to vacuums and home appliances are getting connected.
Cisco’s Mobile Visual Networking Index for 2016 estimates that machine-to-machine connections will grow from 604 million last year to 3.1 billion by 2020, reflecting five-fold growth.
