IoT Lab Launched in Tehran

An IoT (internet of things) laboratory has been established in the University of Tehran’s Tech Park to accelerate the domestic tech sector’s growth.
Meysam Yousefi, an official with the Tech Park, said the IoT lab is a joint project launched by the university, Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology, and Mobile Telecommunications Company of Iran, ISNA reported.
“The lab, also called IoT Arena, represents a collaboration between the academia, the government and the industrial sector,” he said.
According to Yousefi, IoT is the extension of internet connectivity into physical devices and everyday objects.