Guest Editorial: Emerging Visual IoT Technologies for Future Communications and Networks

Widespread deployment of the Internet of Things (IoT) has changed network services in which people, processes, data, and things connect each other. According to Cisco, 500 billion devices are expected to be connected to the Internet by 2030, where IoT is the network of these connected devices. Currently, most advanced IoT devices are equipped with visual sensors, making up the so-called visual IoT (V-IoT). By means of advanced performance capabilities of 5G and AI infrastructures, V-IoT technologies are widely used in autonomous cars, immersive video, smart cities and more.