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Digital Living: IoT & The Connected Consumer

For consumers around the world, the Internet of Things (IoT) opens the door to a new and convenient connected lifestyle. The wide range of networked products and services that make up the IoT encompasses consumer-focused devices and services within the smart home, connected entertainment, connected health and fitness, and connected car markets. The IoT enables the connected consumer lifestyle.

Market trends within each of these verticals will continue to drive growth in the connected lifestyle, expanding services to virtually every part of the connected living environment. This growth is generating new competitors and creating new challenges for each part of the IoT ecosystem.

From the article "Digital Living: IoT & The Connected Consumer" by Barbara Kraus, Brett Sappington, John Barrett, Tom Kerber, and Harry Wang.

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