A home automation system involves controlling and monitoring entertainment systems, security systems, appliances, lights and more. The Home Automation industry is growing rapidly. This is because people prefer automatic systems over manual systems at home so that their daily chores can be reduced and they can concentrate more on their area of interest. This led to the development of different methodologies to implement a home automation system. There are many home automation methodologies available, each of which has its own implementation methods, advantages, and limitations. However, it is up to the end-users to select their own choice of methodology for automating their home. The specific parameters being considered by the end-users for opting a specific methodology is relatively low. Therefore, in this paper, a comparative study of home automation methodologies such as GSM, Voice recognition, Bluetooth and IoT is presented from the end-users view to fill the empty space regarding the choice of methodology to be taken. The readers can expect to choose a methodology that suits their best after the study of this paper.

Home Automation System (HAS); Micro Controller; Arduino Uno; GSM; Bluetooth; Voice Recognition; Internet of Things (IoT); Wi-Fi;5G; Network Slicing

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