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IoT Use Cases: Oil and Gas and detect usage anomalies. Additionally, systems, improves energy efficiency, and
One of the major industries that could the technology allows the e-scooter reduces costs.
benefit from IoT is oil and gas. Large industry to comply with rapidly changing
industrial enterprises widely apply it to governmental regulations, including speed Trends in IoT Development
optimize their technological and business limits, restricted areas, vehicle caps, and Several trends are anticipated during the
operations. For example, IoT has been used parking zones. further IoT development. First, security
for smart metering to monitor real-time gas and surveillance will be at the forefront
transfer and consumption levels. It helps Furthermore, IoT technologies provide real- of the IoT market. Today, data privacy is
control distributed and consumed gas time monitoring of food and box delivery one of the primary concerns in using IoT,
parameters, including volume, temperature, and enhance the quality of service. Couriers and it is necessary to research the latest
and pressure, online. Besides, IoT helps use electric scooters, and customers can innovations to resolve the problem and
receive information about the location of see them on the map, track the delivery use them promptly. Second, the industrial
a gas meter, as well as establish limits for process, and leave feedback for delivery IoT market will grow, as more and more
data and voice traffic. It also accounts for improvement. businesses will utilize IoT to automate
the API integration of SIM control inside manufacturing. Additionally, 5G and
enterprise resource planning (ERP). Ecological Benefits immersive technologies will boost market
It is worth noting that IoT is also used to opportunities and open new possibilities
Additionally, IoT-based smart helmets have monitor CO2 and other emissions. Envi- for revenue growth. Furthermore, the rise
been developed to monitor workspace ronmental pollution has been a significant of social consciousness and the focus on
safety. A helmet contains several electronic issue for years, and it is necessary to au- sustainability will make environmental,
modules with special sensors, such as a tomate data collection for internal control social, and governance (ESG) investing a
positioning device, GPS GLONASS-GSM and information transfer to government priority in the CEO agenda.
module, gyroscope, and accelerometer. agencies for centralized management of
It detects if workers enter a restricted industrial waste. IoT helps resolve the prob- Speaking of trends in IoT, it is also worth
or hazardous area and alerts them, thus lem by real-time monitoring of air and wa- noting new approaches to building
preventing an accident and eliminating a ter quality parameters, including suspend- infrastructure. The growing number of
risk of injury. ed solids (mass concentration of dust PM connected devices drives new requirements
2.5, PM10), nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, that traditional public cellular networks
One more case illustrating how IoT is used hydrogen sulfide, carbon oxide, ozone, tem- can’t address. Verticals, such as utilities and
in the oil and gas industry is a smart gas perature, humidity, and pressure. IoT also agriculture, are exploring private cellular
station. It answers for real-time monitoring allows the comparison of received data networks. These solutions will enable
of gas stations, manual intervention with the accepted standard and reports ad- secure, on-premises deployments where
reduction, and inventory management. missibility or non-compliance using SMS, public mobile networks are unavailable
IoT-based smart gas station supports the push, email, or other notifications. IoT de- or not desired. Enterprises are looking for
payment for fuel through smartphones, vices can be integrated into federal infor- wireless networks that provide reliable
improves the quality of monitoring and mation systems, thus allowing for urgent coverage with the possibility of seamless
control at the filling station. IoT also measures at the governmental level. The roaming from public to private networks.
provides sensors, modules for Internet technology is independent of third-party
access, and M2M interaction through data measurement laboratories to reduce the Conclusion
exchange protocols for fuel-filling columns. risks of data contradiction and fraud. IoT adoption in MENA is expected to
Smart gas stations allow the monitoring of increase as the government strives to
fuel tanks, engineering systems, and gas New Business Opportunities for CSPs resolve the problem of resource scarcity
station buildings. They utilize predictive on IoT is not unique to the telecom market, but and improve the well-being of citizens. The
demand analytics to optimize operations, CSPs can integrate it into their services to enterprises’ drive to boost efficiencies and
increase employee productivity, and the significantly expand the scope of services decrease costs is also helping to encourage
ability to develop and introduce new offered to clients and, consequently, IoT connections. CSPs understand the
services for consumers. increase the income level. Besides, IoT increasing demand for IoT and the
helps CSPs go beyond traditional telecom opportunities lying behind. Previously,
Personal Mobility services and collaborate with other CSPs focused primarily on suggesting
IoT also significantly improves personal spheres. For instance, one of the promising basic data plans for IoT device connectivity
mobility by advancing transportation and areas for IoT application is the housing and narrow-band IoT (NB-IoT) over cellular
delivery services. For example, companies and communal services segment. Here, networks, but today, they add more value to
offering app-based short-time rental of CSPs can collaborate with a contractor their offering and position themselves as
electric scooters use IoT to have complete and sensor manufacturer to provide smart key players in the IoT value chain. IoT will
control over their scooter fleet dispersed sensors for homes during construction. bring CSPs innovation, comprehensive
throughout the country and across cities. Besides, IoT can be used to develop smart solutions, and new income sources,
IoT helps them secure traffic communicated meters for water, gas, electricity, and heat opening endless growth opportunities in
from the scooters to the receiving servers in smart homes. It automates accounting our interconnected world.

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