Create a smarter home with the Internet of Things (IoT)
IoT allows companies and people to optimise the way in which they interact, work and live
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In recent years, the Internet of Things, or IoT, has become a concept synonymous with progress, in the home, in business and pretty much everywhere else. Social isolation during the coronavirus pandemic highlighted how important it is for people to feel connected and IoT continues to offer countless benefits to those who know how to take advantage of it.
Excom / Grupo Telecable, the leading communications experts in Murcia and Alicante, believe that the Internet of Things offers important opportunities for homes and numerous improvements in all aspects of day-to-day life.
What is the Internet of Things
To put it very simply, IoT involves taking everything on the planet and connecting it to the internet. The Internet of Things is then essentially a network of objects which have sensors that enable them to connect with other devices.
Consider the smartphone. Before the advance of the mobile internet age, our phones could make and receive calls and text messages but do little else. Today, you can literally listen to any one of billions of songs, read a book, look up a factoid, all at the touch of a button. This isn’t because your smartphone contains all of this data, it’s because it’s connected to the internet via a sensor and your mobile can send information (when you search for a particular song, for example) and receive information (streaming that song).
IoT provides information in real time through connected intelligent devices and advances in the field have improved the way in which companies and people interact, work and live.
Using IoT at home
Some of the most obvious – and useful – developments in IoT can be seen in the home, where the technology can be put to use in a wide variety of ways. Today, we have sensors that monitor our physical activity and remind us when we need to take more steps or drink more water, and intelligent thermostats that keep the temperature just right.
The Internet of Things has become part of the fabric of daily life and within our homes can be installed in practically any object imaginable, including lights, blinds and even clothes, converting these seemingly every-day items into smart devices.
Benefits of using IoT in the home
Combining household objects with the Internet of Things allows us to create so-called ‘smart’ homes. Here are some examples of how you can use IoT at home:
- Security systems: IoT allows us to elevate the humble burglar alarm to a device that utilises connected cameras, video streaming and even live feeds from anywhere in the world, greatly improving protection for the home.
- Information interchange: connected devices are constantly exchanging information, so this allows users to personalise their lifestyle and optimise daily routines.
- Remote assistance: linking doctor and patient devices improves the quality of life for people who can’t leave their home, and was especially valuable during the pandemic.
- Lighting: the Internet of Things allows homeowners to configure the lights to switch on or off when they choose and also offers personalised lighting options.
- Heating: intelligent thermostats offer more efficient and sustainable energy usage as they’re capable of monitoring the temperature of the home and adjusting it.
- Pets: IoT allows owners to locate and monitor their pets using devices which connect their chip with a mobile phone.
Risks associated with using IoT at home
While the benefits of the Internet of Things certainly outweigh the disadvantages, there will always be some risk associated with exchanging personal information, as well as the danger of exposing your equipment to malware and device theft.
Contact Excom / Telecable for more help with keeping your home and devices safe when connected to the internet:
Tel: +34 966 196 000
Excom / Telecable offers top value internet, television and telephone services using a combination of wireless and fibre optic to provide flexible, fast and reliable services to thousands of users in the Alicante province and Mazarrón and Los Alcázares in the Murcia region.
With nearly 30 years of reliable service (Telecable Santa Pola was founded as a fibre optic television provider for the town of Santa Pola in 1993 before expanding rapidly throughout Alicante), Grupo Telecable, a company of Excom, connects thousands of users to essential communications services, guaranteeing reliability, quality service with an ample and experienced technical back-up team, extensive coverage and realistic and competitive pricing for internet, as well as landline or mobile telephone, and television with over 170 international channels.
We currently offer our services in the majority of the Alicante province and some areas of Murcia. We connect thousands of customers in Denia, El Altet, Arenales del Sol, Gran Alacant, Santa Pola, La Marina, Campo de Elche, Guardamar, San Luis – La Siesta – El Chaparral – El Dorado – El Limonar – Punta La Vívora – El Salado – Torretas – Torrevieja – La Zenia – Los Dolses – Villamartín – Las Filipinas – Los Montesinos – Orihuela Costa – La Mata, Los Alcazares and Camposol.
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Services offered from just 20 euros per month, either via wireless or fibre optic connections and telephone and television services can be added for complete packages, and they always have attractive offers and deals on, so ask about their latest promotions.
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