Ambient IoT, fromambient andInternet of things, is a concept originally coined by3GPP[1] that is used in thetechnology industry referring to anecosystem of a large number of objects in which every item is connected into awireless sensor network using low-costself-poweredsensor nodes.[2][3][4][5]Bluetooth SIG has assessed the total addressable market of Ambient IoT to be more than 10 trillion devices across differentverticals.[6]
The applications of Ambient IoT include makingsupply chains for food and medicine more efficient andsustainable, protecting fromcounterfeiting and delivering the data required foradvanced transportation andsmart city initiatives.[2][7] Ambient IoT has been called "the original vision for theIoT" byU.S. Department of Commerce IoT Advisory Boardchair Benson Chan.[2]
Standards for Ambient IoT are being considered by3GPP,[8]IEEE andBluetooth SIG.[4]