bne IntelliNews – Rostec Embarks on Massive IoT Project
The IoT network will be used for collecting, monitoring and analysing various kinds of data. So far, the company mentioned several areas, in which it expects IoT to be in demand, such as control of water, electricity and natural gas consumption, monitoring engineering and other systems in buildings, access control and collection of data related to numbers and the behaviour of people in public areas.
Mass adoption of IoT systems should also help to optimize operation of cities, streamlining garbage collection, lighting, road infrastructure and monitoring the quality of air. Similarly, IoT systems could be used to fight forest fires at an early stages.