IoT Connectivity & Hardware
Our coverage explores the technologies that provide the network infrastructure and communication capabilities required by IoT devices to collect, transport, and exchange data over the internet and be remotely monitored and controlled.
IoT hardware acts as the foundation for any IoT device, including its semiconductors, sensors, and other core device components.
IoT connectivity & hardware market reports and other insights
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Cellular IoT Module and Chipset Market Tracker and Forecast 2018-2030 (Q2 2026 Update)
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Embedded Systems Landscape & Trends Report 2026
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Global Cellular IoT Connectivity Tracker and Forecast (Q4 2025)
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Cellular IoT Module and Chipset Market Tracker and Forecast (Q1 2026 Update)
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State of Enterprise IoT 2026: Connected operations in the AI era
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Global Cellular IoT Connectivity Tracker and Forecast (Q3 2025 Update)
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Cellular IoT Module and Chipset Market Tracker and Forecast (Q4 2025 Update)
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Latest IoT connectivity & hardware research articles
The role of eSIM for IoT: Better security, simplified roaming, and easier provisioning—but only 33% of cellular IoT devices use it
In short The installed base of eSIM-capable (including iSIM) IoT connectivity modules reached 650 million in 2023, according to IoT Analytics’ IoT eSIM Modules and iSIM Chipsets Market Tracker and Cellular IoT Modules & Chipsets Security Tracker (both updated September 2024). eSIM technology represents a paradigm shift in cellular IoT connectivity, enabling remote SIM provisioning, global...
Avoiding digital transformation icebergs: Can industrial DataOps steer projects away from disaster?
Avoiding industrial digital transformation icebergs In short Industrial digital transformation projects, though as grand and promising as they are, face many obstacles along their journeys, such as data management and integration complexity. Among the industrial connectivity technologies covered in IoT Analytics' latest market report on the topic, 3 can help steer projects away from project...
State of private 5G in 2024: Key growth trends, use cases, and forecast
5G IoT Market Snapshot 2024 In short There were 1.28 million private 5G IoT connections globally in 2023—5% of the 25.6 million 5G IoT connections—according to the 367-page 5G IoT & Private 5G Market Report 2024–2030. The report forecasts private 5G connections to grow at a CAGR of 65.4% until 2030 and comprise 13% of the total 5G IoT connections globally by then. China and Europe are...
State of IoT 2024: Number of connected IoT devices growing 13% to 18.8 billion globally
Image: Global IoT market forecast (in billions of connected IoT devices) Connected IoT device market update—Summer 2024 Number of connected IoT devices to grow 13% by end of 2024. According to IoT Analytics’ 171-page State of IoT Summer 2024 report, there were 16.6 billion connected IoT devices by the end of 2023 (a growth of 15% over 2022). IoT Analytics expects this to grow 13% to 18.8 billion...
Benchmarking IoT mobile operator pricing: MNOs vs. MVNOs
In short There were 3.6 billion active cellular IoT connections in 2023, approximately 21% of global IoT connections, according to the 159-page IoT Mobile Operator Pricing and Market Report 2024–2030 and its accompanying mobile operator database. Two IoT mobile operator types provide cellular IoT connectivity: mobile network operators (MNOs) and mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs). A...
Global cellular IoT connectivity market reached $15B in 2023, 5G set to drive further growth
In short Mobile operators worldwide earned a combined $15 billion from 3.6 billion cellular IoT connections in 2023, according to IoT Analytics’ Global Cellular IoT Connectivity Tracker & Forecast (updated June 2024) and IoT Mobile Operator Pricing & Market Report 2024–2030 (released July 2024). Mobile operators’ IoT revenue growth rate of 23% YoY exceeded that of IoT software companies...
Our view on IoT connectivity & hardware
IoT connectivity technologies provide the network infrastructure and communication capabilities required by IoT devices to collect, transport, and exchange data over the internet and be remotely monitored and controlled.
IoT hardware acts as the foundation for any IoT device, including its semiconductors, sensors, and other core device components.
The IoT connectivity research stream covers a range of communication technologies deployed in IoT projects and solutions, including:
• Low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) technologies, such as Sigfox, LoRa, and NB-IoT
• Cellular technologies, including 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G
• Short-range wireless technologies, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, and many others
• Satellite technologies, such as VSAT, BGAN, and the newest satellite-based LPWAN
Our expert
Satyajit Sinha
Senior Principal Analyst
Satyajit is a senior principal analyst in our Hamburg, Germany, office. He leads the hardware and connectivity research team, focusing on IoT components, chips, modules, and other hardware, along with IoT connectivity and security.
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