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OTA allows for providers to update several software components of the system that can range from small updates to certain configurations or bigger updates to the root file system or the device firmware. This technique can be specially relevant to embedded systems sin in a lot of cases they might be installed in locations that are hard to access to or if a product has already been shipped, it is not practical to recall all of the devices to apply the updates through a physical connection.
OTA allows for providers to update several software components of the system that can range from small updates to certain configurations or bigger updates to the root file system or the device firmware. This technique can be specially relevant to embedded systems sin in a lot of cases they might be installed in locations that are hard to access to or if a product has already been shipped, it is not practical to recall all of the devices to apply the updates through a physical connection.
[[File:Ota industry examples.png|650px|thumb|center|Fig 1. Industries that benefit from OTA. Extracted from [https://www.cavliwireless.com/blog/nerdiest-of-things/fota-why-update-firmware-over-the-air.html link]]]


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