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.

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State of the IoT 2020: 12 billion IoT connections, surpassing non-IoT for the first time

Nov 19, 2020

Update September 2021: IoT Analytics published more recent blogs on: IoT technology market attractiveness: Where to invest going into 2022 and State of IoT 2021: Number of connected IoT devices growing 9% to 12.3 billion globally, cellular IoT now surpassing 2 billion. Market Update Despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the market for the Internet of Things continues to...

The impact of Covid-19 on the Internet of Things – now and beyond the Great Lockdown: Part 2 of 2

Apr 22, 2020

Covid-19 continues to have an unprecedented impact on our society and our economy. In Part 1 of our analysis on the “impact of Covid-19 on the Internet of Things” we highlighted how the crisis is causing companies to require more transparency, reduce Capex and reconsider supply chains. We also discussed how IoT applications like “Track & Trace”, “Remote Asset Access” and specific healthcare...

The impact of Covid-19 on the Internet of Things – now and beyond the Great Lockdown: Part 1

Apr 16, 2020

Update November 2020: IoT Analytics published a more recent blog on: State of the IoT 2020: 12 billion IoT connections, surpassing non-IoT for the first time. Covid-19 is having an unprecedented impact on our society and our economy. There are also strong indications that many technologies will see accelerated adoption in the coming years because people become more digitally minded as they...

5 things to know about the LPWAN market in 2020

Jan 21, 2020

Update October 2021: IoT Analytics published a more recent blog on: 5 things to know about the LPWAN market in 2021. Low-power wide area networks (LPWAN), the new connectivity technology that is geared towards energy constrained IoT devices, is starting to become one of the drivers of the re-accelerating IoT market (see our IoT 2019 in Review) – this is according to IoT Analytics’ latest...

The Leading 5G IoT Use Cases

Sep 9, 2019

Exhibit 1: 44 5G IoT use cases based on their current level of IoT maturity and the estimated market potential for 5G 76M 5G IoT connections across 40+ use cases by 2025 5G is the fifth generation of mobile communication technology and the first that is specifically designed for various vertical IoT use cases with demanding requirements, including gigabit data rates, millisecond latencies,...

40+ Emerging IoT Technologies you should have on your radar

Sep 3, 2019

Updated April 2022: IoT Analytics published a more recent blog on: 55+ emerging IoT technologies you should have on your radar (2022 update) There are hundreds of software, hardware and connectivity technologies that are relevant for IoT-type projects. As part of the "State of the IoT - Summer 2019 Update", the analyst team at IoT Analytics handpicked 43 of the most promising technologies that...

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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 Lead Expert

(Hardware)

Satyajit Sinha

Principal Analyst

Satyajit is a principal analyst focusing on IoT components, modules, and other hardware, along with IoT connectivity and security. He has a background in market research analysis and equity research.

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Our Lead Expert

(Connectivity)

Eugenio Pasqua

Principal Analyst

Eugenio is a principal analyst focusing on the future of communications. He is the lead expert for IoT connectivity, especially for M2M, LPWA, and 5G.