Esimeni sobuchwepheshe esishintsha njalo, i-inthanethi Yezinto (IoT) iqhamuke njengamandla aguqulayo, ilungisa kabusha indlela esisebenzisana ngayo nendawo yethu kanye nomunye nomunye. Ukusuka ezindlini ezihlakaniphile kuye ezishintshayo zezimboni, kusukela ekunakekelweni kwezempilo kuye ekuhlolweni kwemvelo, izinhlelo zokusebenza ze-IoT sezingene cishe kuyo yonke imikhakha, zinikeza amazinga angakaze abonwe okulula, ukusebenza kahle, kanye nokusungula izinto ezintsha. Le ndatshana ihlola ukusetshenziswa kwe-IoT enezici eziningi, igqamisa indima yayo ebalulekile empilweni yesimanje.
Okunye kokubonakaliswa okubonakalayo kwe-IoT kusezindlini ezihlakaniphile, lapho izinto zansuku zonke zixhunywe ku-inthanethi, okuvumela ukulawula okude kanye nokuzenzakalelayo. Ama-Smart thermostat alungisa amazinga okushisa asekelwe endaweni kanye nezibikezelo zesimo sezulu, onga amandla futhi athuthukisa ukunethezeka. Amasistimu okukhanyisa ahlakaniphile angahlelwa ukuthi avule futhi avale ngezikhathi ezithile noma alawulwe ngemiyalo yezwi, okwengeze ungqimba lokuphepha kanye nokunethezeka. Izinto zikagesi ezifana neziqandisi nemishini yokuwasha manje zingaxwayisa abasebenzisi mayelana nezidingo zokunakekelwa noma zi-ode igrosa lapho ukunikezwa kuncipha.
Emkhakheni wezokunakekelwa kwempilo, izicelo ze-IoT ziguqula ukunakekelwa kweziguli nokusebenza komtholampilo. Amadivayisi agqokekayo aqapha izimpawu ezibalulekile, amaleveli omsebenzi, namaphethini okulala, adlulisela idatha kubahlinzeki bokunakekelwa kwezempilo ukuze kuhlaziywe ngesikhathi sangempela nokungenelela. Ukuqapha isiguli kude kuvumela odokotela ukuthi balandelele impilo yeziguli ngaphandle kwesidingo sokuvakashelwa njalo esibhedlela, okwenza ukunakekelwa kwezempilo kufinyeleleke futhi kusebenze kahle. Izibhedlela ezihlakaniphile zisebenzisa izinzwa ze-IoT ukuze zilawule i-inventory, zithuthukise ukusetshenziswa kwemishini, futhi zithuthukise ukuphepha kwesiguli ngokulandelela indawo yabasebenzi bezokwelapha nempahla.
Ukuhlanganiswa kwe-IoT ezimbonini kuholele ekudalweni kwe-Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), ethuthukisa izinqubo zokukhiqiza ngokusebenzisa imininingwane eqhutshwa idatha. Izinzwa nama-actuator ashumekwe emshinini angabikezela izidingo zokunakekelwa, anciphise isikhathi sokuphumula nezindleko. Ukuqapha ngesikhathi sangempela izimo zemvelo kuqinisekisa ukuthotshelwa kwemithetho yezokuphepha futhi kuthuthukisa ukuphepha kwabasebenzi. I-IIoT iphinde ihlinzekele ukuphathwa kwe-supply chain, ivumele ukulethwa ngesikhathi kanye nokunciphisa ukumosha.
I-IoT idlala indima ebalulekile ekongiweni kwemvelo ngokunikeza idatha yesikhathi sangempela ngemingcele ehlukahlukene yemvelo. Izinzwa ezihlakaniphile ezisetshenziswe emahlathini, olwandle nasemadolobheni ziqapha ikhwalithi yomoya, ukungcoliswa kwamanzi, nokunyakaza kwezilwane zasendle. Le datha isiza abacwaningi nabakhi benqubomgomo ukuthi benze izinqumo ezinolwazi mayelana nemizamo yokongiwa kwemvelo kanye namasu okunciphisa ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu. I-Smart Agriculture isebenzisa i-IoT ukuthuthukisa ukusetshenziswa kwezinsiza, njengamanzi nomanyolo, ukukhuthaza izindlela zokulima ezisimeme.
Umqondo wamadolobha ahlakaniphile usebenzisa i-IoT ukuthuthukisa impilo yasemadolobheni. Amasistimu okulawula ithrafikhi ahlakaniphile anciphisa ukuminyana nokungcola ngokuthuthukisa ukuhamba kwethrafikhi. Amagridi ahlakaniphile alawula ukusatshalaliswa kukagesi ngendlela ephumelelayo, enciphisa ukumoshwa nokuhlanganisa imithombo yamandla avuselelekayo. Amasistimu okulawula udoti asebenzisa izinzwa ukuze abone amazinga okugcwalisa emigqonyeni avimbela ukuchichima futhi athuthukise imizila yokuqoqa. Ukuphepha komphakathi kuthuthukiswa ngokuqapha okuhlakaniphile kanye nezinhlelo zokusabela ezimeni eziphuthumayo.
Sengiphetha, izinhlelo zokusebenza ze-IoT seziyingxenye ebalulekile yokuphila kwethu kwansuku zonke, ziqhuba intuthuko emikhakheni eminingi futhi zenza ngcono izinga lempilo lilonke. Njengoba ubuchwepheshe buqhubeka nokuvela, amathuba okuthi i-IoT iguqule izindawo eziningi makhulu, athembisa ikusasa lapho ukuxhumana nobuhlakani kwakhiwa khona emphakathini. Kodwa-ke, lolu shintsho lwedijithali luletha nezinselelo ezihlobene nobumfihlo, ukuphepha, nokucatshangelwa kwezimiso zokuziphatha, okufanele kubhekwane nazo ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi izinzuzo ze-IoT zitholwa ngokuzibophezela nangokulinganayo.