Logistics and transportation are crucial to the success of economies worldwide. A conduit facilitates transporting people, goods, and other materials. Produced goods are transported in containers at some point in the supply chain. With the predicted 35% growth in the global consumer class by 2030, demands on the transportation sector are expected to escalate. As much as ninety-five percent of all produced items are shipped using container ships. Because of this, people are thinking more about the industry's biggest problems and how to solve them. A good thing has come out of this.

It's possible that the current retail success may be traced back to the epidemic's recent happenings. From an average of 2 billion monthly visitors in 2019 to 2.3 billion in 2020 and a record-breaking 2.8 billion in February 2021, Amazon.com achieved tremendous growth.

Despite the incredible opportunities the digital age presents, the retail industry is fully aware of the difficulties and restrictions it must overcome. While there is ample opportunity for growth, sellers are hampered by factors including consumers' changing shopping patterns, the increasing demands on shipping companies, consumers' wariness of online purchases, and a general lack of computer literacy. Retailers have been forced to rethink their strategies in light of the pandemic and have responded by boosting their use of IoT solutions.

With the aid of technology, people may live in communities that are more responsive to their needs and genuinely have the potential to improve their lives. A 23-foot-tall smog-sucking air purifier is now being tested in Beijing, a city notorious for its extreme pollution levels. It will purify the city's air before it is released into the atmosphere.

Reality does not like the futuristic vision shown in "The Jetsons" in the slightest. Realistic urban areas respond in real-time as the time of day or weather changes as the needs of their citizens change. A whole community may be involved in these endeavours. Examples of this category include monitoring traffic to ensure that autos are moving efficiently or sensing air quality to alert residents (or turn on enormous air purifiers) when pollution levels are rising.

The focus on technology breakthroughs in smart cities frequently overshadows the need for human collaboration in putting digital applications into practice. One of the most critical aspects of creating a more intelligent society is ensuring that the right people are in the right positions. The smart city projects that are most likely to succeed need the participation of a wide range of people and groups. A team should represent your smart city made up of these individuals.

Cities have various ecosystems because of their unique traits. It is essential to take into account a wide range of viewpoints while making a decision. In most smart city projects in the United States, a specific municipal department (the Mayor's office, technology, innovation, etc.) will launch a smart cities program and then turn to well-known faces and obsolete processes and policies to build a smart city plan.

Imagine a city with cutting-edge smart infrastructure and many systems driven by the latest information technology, all combined into a cohesive whole. It is possible that the Smart Cities Mission, which aims to improve our cities' appearance, functionality, and quality of life, will help us achieve this objective. In 2015, the Indian government launched the Smart Cities Mission, which has already expanded to 109 cities. The mission's key goals are to enhance the quality of life and economic possibilities for the local population while also ensuring that the infrastructure is efficient and reliable. The most recent announcement was issued in June this year after four selection rounds. Ninety cities were selected in the first round of voting.

Although connectivity is the core of the Internet of Things (IoT), you won't be able to find a communication solution that works in precisely the same manner for every case since the IoT is so diverse and complex. Following our last essay on mesh and star topologies, we'll go through the six most common wireless Internet of Things technologies in this one.

Each IoT solution offers a unique mix of benefits and limitations best suited for a particular set of IoT use cases.

IoT Wireless Technologies

1. LPWANs

As the Internet of Things continues to grow, so does the use of low-power wide-area networks or LPWANs. Large-scale Internet of Things networks that span industrial and commercial campuses may benefit from this family of technologies. They provide long-range communication on small, inexpensive, and long-lasting batteries.