INTERNET OF THINGS AND IT AGILITY IN TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANIES IN NIGERIA

Abstract

Over the years, man has continually sought to better his life and his environment and ultimately to reduce the weight of hard work on his lifespan and Information Technology agility. The pursuit of man has made for a very agile environment which has produced countless changes to which he must adapt. His adaptability to everyday changes whether geographic, economic, technological etc, is a determinant of his survival and attainment of progress in his new world characterized not only by new innovation agility which are interconnected, but also their application and diffusion describing an extraordinary quickening in the rate of growth and change. The Internet of Things is the network of physical objects that contain embedded technology to communicate and sense or interact with their internal states or the external environment and the confluence of efficient
wireless protocols, improved sensors, cheaper processors, and a bevy of  start-ups and established companies developing the necessary management and application software has finally made the concept of the Internet of Things mainstream. The number of Internet-connected devices (ICD) surpassed the number of human beings on the planet in 2011, and by 2020, Internet-connected devices are expected to number between 26 billion and 50 billion. For every Internet connected PC or handset there will be 5–10 other types of devices sold with native Internet connectivity.