It was 15 years ago that Kevin Ashton, a British technology pioneer and now a project manager at Belkin’s cleantech division, first coined the term Internet of Things (IoT). Since then significant developments, acquisitions and other advancements have helped toasters, fridges and cars enabled with sensors and assigned their own IP addresses connect to the Internet.

The below infographic from IoT startup Neura looks at some key milestones in the IoT industry.

Internet of Things moments

Internet of Things moments