# Introduction

## Introduction

> Information and communications technology (ICT) is an extended term for information technology (IT) which stresses the role of unified communications\[1] and the integration of telecommunications (telephone lines and wireless signals), computers as well as necessary enterprise software, middleware, storage, and audio-visual systems, which enable users to access, store, transmit, and manipulate information. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_and_communications_technology)

## Links

* [Postcapes Internet of Things Protocols](http://postscapes.com/internet-of-things-protocols/)
* [IoT Architecture](http://www.iot-a.eu/public)
* [1](https://paolopatierno.wordpress.com/2015/10/13/an-iot-platforms-match-microsoft-azure-iot-vs-amazon-aws-iot/)
* \[IoT battle of the titans: Bluetooth 5 vs. Wi-Fi HaLow]\([http://internetofthingsagenda.techtarget.com/feature/IoT-battle-of-the-titans-Bluetooth-50-vs-Wi-Fi-HaLow?utm\_content=recipe7\&utm\_medium=EM\&asrc=EM\_ERU\_66169737\&utm\_campaign=20161014\_ERU Transmission for 10/14/2016 (UserUniverse: 2200809)\_myka-reports@techtarget.com\&utm\_source=ERU\&src=5566178\\](http://internetofthingsagenda.techtarget.com/feature/IoT-battle-of-the-titans-Bluetooth-50-vs-Wi-Fi-HaLow?utm_content=recipe7\&utm_medium=EM\&asrc=EM_ERU_66169737\&utm_campaign=20161014_ERU%20Transmission%20for%2010/14/2016%20\(UserUniverse:%202200809\)_myka-reports@techtarget.com\&utm_source=ERU\&src=5566178%5C))

List

* ZigBee
* Ethernet
* 6LowPAN
* Mbed
* Thread
* Wireless HART
* ISA 100
* Bluetooth / BLE
* 802.11
* Z-Wave
* Insteon