Many Still Confused About IoT, AT&T Executive Says

AT&T has been focused on the IoT since 2008, though what the IoT is exactly is still not widely understood, said Chris Penrose, AT&T senior vice president-IoT, in a blog post. “When I tell people I head up our Internet of Things division, they often look at me with a little bit of confusion. Isn’t the Internet full of things?” Penrose said that if people don’t know what the IoT is, they soon will. “The future of IoT will enable more things to take care of themselves,” he said. “One example is a machine that can let a foreman know that it needs a new part, or a car alerting a driver that the battery is low on juice. This capability frees up our time to focus on the big picture and where we’re going next.” Also last week, Verizon said that the IoT is now mainstream (see 1604050030).