Each bulb "checks in" to the Internet every hour each day with its status and energy usage (one data point): There are 24 hours in a day. 5 bulbs×1datapointhour×24hoursday×8bytesdatapoint=960bytesday The user remotely controls their lights once a day on average (one data point for all bulbs, not one for each): 1datapointday×8bytesdatapoint=8bytesday The user checks the status once a day (one data point): 1datapointday×8bytesdatapoint=8bytesday Total: 960+8+8=976bytesday
How much data is transferred each week?
There are 7 days in a week. Total: 976bytesday ×7daysweek=6832bytesweek
How much data is transferred each year?
There are 365 days in a year. Total: 976bytesday ×365daysyear=356240bytesyear
What if 30 million homes had this same setup – how much data would be transferred each year altogether?
Simply multiply the annual ...
