Most Cost-Effective WiFi Modules for Microcontroller Low Data IoT Communication

Hello everyone,
I am a graduating EE with high interest in embedded systems and I am currently working on a project and would greatly appreciate your suggestions.
I have a microcontroller that reads sensor info, however I need that info to be transmitted to a monitoring center and so therefor I need a way to connect my microcontroller to the internet (Wifi).

The data being transmitted is relatively small, maybe 1 kB per week or so and the communication is two way, a monitoring center or control center might send info back to the microcontroller that changes its functions, etc.

So to get to the point, I am looking for the most cost effective way to connect to a local area network and transmitting very low amount of data at a low rate, basically a low end network connection.

Your suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Are you using a shield for your MCU for the WIFI?

Hello Sami,
You can use a WiFi Shield for your micro controller. Please see attached link for an example of a WiFi shield. I hope this helps.

Link: http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoWiFiShield

You might want to take a look at iCon. It is currently on Kickstarter.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/830019875/icon-the-endless-internet-of-things-experience

Good luck with your project.