Ambient IoT

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Ambient IoT, from ambient and Internet of things , is a concept originally coined by 3GPP [1] that is used in the technology industry referring to an ecosystem of a large number of objects in which every item is connected into a wireless sensor network using low-cost self-powered sensor nodes. [2] [3] [4] [5] Bluetooth SIG has assessed the total addressable market of Ambient IoT to be more than 10 trillion devices across different verticals. [6]

The applications of Ambient IoT include making supply chains for food and medicine more efficient and sustainable, protecting from counterfeiting and delivering the data required for advanced transportation and smart city initiatives. [2] [7] Ambient IoT has been called "the original vision for the IoT" by U.S. Department of Commerce IoT Advisory Board chair Benson Chan. [2]

Standards for Ambient IoT are being considered by 3GPP, [8] IEEE and Bluetooth SIG. [4] Ambient IoT technology is being developed and produced at scale by Wiliot, Identiv and others. [9] [3]

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References

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  3. 1 2 Tracey E. Schelmetic (2022-10-28). "Wiliot Receives Historically Large Order for IoT Pixel Tags". IoT Evolution. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  4. 1 2 "Ambient IoT: What is it? How will it impact Industries and Consumers?". Wiliot . 28 October 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  5. ↑ Mindy Dolan (2022-12-20). "Bluetooth Blog: Bluetooth Ambient IoT Is Poised to Rapidly Scale in 2023". Bluetooth SIG . Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  6. ↑ "2023 Bluetooth® Market Update". Bluetooth SIG . 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  7. ↑ Max Burkhalter (2022-11-14). "Ambient IoT". Perle . Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  8. ↑ "3GPP Work Items per TSG/WG". 3GPP . Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  9. ↑ "Identiv, Inc. Receives Initial Order from Wiliot for 25 Million Units". MarketScreener. 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
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