{"id":15417,"date":"2017-06-18T15:26:44","date_gmt":"2017-06-18T15:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-stagging.weblib-dev-ucopia.pf23.wpserveur.net\/?p=15417"},"modified":"2023-12-13T10:37:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T10:37:52","slug":"smart-devices-and-wi-fi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ucopia.weblib-test.com\/en\/wifi-marketing\/smart-devices-and-wi-fi\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart devices and Wi-Fi: discover the new trends"},"content":{"rendered":"

Smart devices and Wi-Fi: how do we support users\u2019 expectations?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Smart devices and Wi-Fi have today become all-pervasive in our lives and environment. We read about them, we hear about them and we even see them all in action: our devices are ending up getting increasingly interconnected. Tiny or huge, watches, wristbands, beds, gardens, TVs and fridges already have or will soon have access to the Internet. They are all part of the global picture set by the IoT<\/a> (Internet of Things), an ecosystem of smart devices expected to grow exponentially, as outlined in the graphic below.
\nIn parallel, the number of Wi-Fi hotspots is expected to increase: by 2020, there should be seven times more of those hotspots than there were in 2015.
\nPublic venues, xDSL routers and corporate networks already welcome these smart devices that are willing to hop online. Besides, there are other methods of connection, with Bluetooth being the best known among them; but technologies such as Zigbee<\/a>, LoRa or Sigfox<\/a> are coming down the line, depending on vendors and usage patterns.<\/p>\n

Experts agree that the IoT is poised to experience a buoyant growth in the coming years, but is Wi-Fi geared up to support this surge and the specific requirements from such devices?<\/p>\n

Here are a couple of examples where the relevance of Wi-Fi can be questioned:<\/p>\n