The sectors include health care, education, transportation, energy, smart cities, agriculture and small projects.
The economic site "Business Insider" has set a list of the 12 most prominent sectors that depend on the Internet of Things technology to perform its duties in pursuit of operations and raise their efficiency.
At the forefront of the sectors, the wearable personal devices, which are expected to reach 162.9 million units by the end of 2020.
The Business Insider estimates indicated that these devices help individuals to follow up on physical fittings and while exercising.
The list includes the healthcare sector, which benefits from the Internet of Things in many aspects, including conducting ultrasound, measuring the heart and heat pulses and following up the blood glucose level, and hospitals have headed to bring a smart bed that communicates with the patients, as well as medications that can notify their distributors about the way patients are takento her.
The third sector is the nominated smart home appliances, which number 83 million in 2015 to 193 million devices in 2020, including washing machines, refrigerators, dryers, safety systems and energy equipment such as smart lighting.
Small projects are among the most beneficial areas from the Internet of Things, as "Business Insider" expected that the volume of investments in the devices and solutions of this technology will increase from 215 billion dollars in 2015 to 832 billion dollars by 2020, and the Internet of Things will help small projects improve their final results by reducingOperating costs, increased productivity, product development, and new markets penetration.
"Business Insider" pointed out that banking services are one of the most beneficiary sectors, as the ATM is an early initial model for the Internet of Things, in conjunction with the increase in demand for banking applications via mobile phone.
The situation is not different for insurance companies that count on Internet of Things applications in raising the efficiency of their operations and reducing costs by using a database that helps to monitor problems before they occur, such as customers wearing devices that help companies to follow their health and provide rewards for people who keep their health by exercisingAnd following a healthy diet.
Education also benefits from modern technology, as a study prepared by the "Capterra" Foundation revealed that 69% of students want to employ mobile devices in performing automatic school tasks such as notes notes, research and preparation of tables.
The retail and e -commerce sector is among the most prominent areas that will depend a lot on the Internet of Things, which has already linked to the sector to send digital notifications to customers via smartphones, and target smart shelves that anticipate the inventory automatically.
There is also a large share of the technology of things in the transportation sector, in light of the expectations of high passenger cars from 36 million cars in 2015 to 381 million cars in 2020, in addition to the direction of public transportation from planes, trains and buses to employ the Internet of Things in improving the travel experience,Parallel to the benefit of smart cities that will provide smart cars on traffic and parking lots.
The governments on the Internet of Things are counting in raising the efficiency of facilities management, as in light of the power Agency expecting an increase in energy demand by 37% by 2040, there will be a role for future technology in relieving energy consumption using smart meters that allow utility companies to manage energy flow effectively to consumersAnd the use of water use sensors, along with smart homes that keep energy automatically when they are vacant.
On the other hand, agricultural workers began employing smartphones and tablets in monitoring equipment, crops and livestock from a distance, until drones became an indispensable means to wipe vast lands and provide data on crops.
According to "Business Insider", it is expected that the number of smart devices used in agriculture is expected to increase from 30 million devices in 2015 to 75 million devices in 2020.
Finally, the benefits of the Internet of Things extend to the supply chain, where companies will allow logistics and maritime transport operations efficiently by tracking products and informing customers about their location and their arrival date accurately.