Telemedicine as a term was coined in the 1970s. Also referred to as Telehealth or e-health, the service entails allowing healthcare providers to examine, diagnose, and offer relevant treatment to patients using the telecommunications technology.
Impact of IoT in Agriculture
From time immemorial, agriculture has been the key to sustaining civilization. Farming has come a long way from not-so-efficient manual methods of growing crops to automated large scale cultivation that combines the use of machinery with various soil treatment techniques and high yield seeds.
IoT and 5G: Driving Health Care Transformations
Addressing the health care transformation with 5G, Ericsson predicts a significant revenue opportunity of $76 billion for health care operators. Well, before we actually count on IoT plus 5G merger as one of the most vital revolutions in the healthcare industry, it is important to understand what actually 5G is all about.
Role of Smartphones in the IoT Era
As the name suggest, the Internet of Things (IoT) is all about connecting ‘things’ with the ‘internet’. Once connected, the ‘thing’ becomes an IoT device (commonly referred to as a ‘smart’ thing).
IoT 2020: Where are we headed?
As per Gartner’s estimate, internet-connected things will outnumber humans from 4 to 1 by 2020, creating new dynamics for marketing, sales and customer service.