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
-
Cellular IoT Module and Chipset Market Tracker and Forecast 2018-2030 (Q2 2026 Update)
Contact Sales -
Embedded Systems Landscape & Trends Report 2026
From $2,000.00 -
MWC 2026 Event Report
From $2,000.00 -
Global Cellular IoT Connectivity Tracker and Forecast (Q4 2025)
From $8,000.00 -
Cellular IoT Module and Chipset Market Tracker and Forecast (Q1 2026 Update)
Contact Sales -
State of Enterprise IoT 2026: Connected operations in the AI era
Subscriber exclusive -
Global Cellular IoT Connectivity Tracker and Forecast (Q3 2025 Update)
From $8,000.00 -
Cellular IoT Module and Chipset Market Tracker and Forecast (Q4 2025 Update)
Contact Sales
Latest IoT connectivity & hardware research articles
Cellular IoT Module Market Update: Market Declined 8% in 2020 With Bright Spots in China and LTE-Cat 1
Key Insights The global market for cellular IoT modules declined 8% in 2020, according to IoT Analytics’ latest data.China is the only large country that showed growth in 2020. LTE-Cat 1 technology, which contributes to 23% of cellular IoT modules outside of China and 12% in China, is seeing strong traction for IoT deployments.Quectel expanded its market-leading position for total overall...
The rise of the IoT semiconductor
Update August 2021: IoT Analytics published a more recent blog on: 20 million cellular IoT chips missing in 2021 due to global supply shortage as Qualcomm continues to lead the market. In short The penetration of semiconductor components classified as IoT is expected to grow from 7% in 2019 to 12% by 2025.Four key components are driving this IoT semiconductor growth: MCUs, connectivity...
State of the IoT 2020: 12 billion IoT connections, surpassing non-IoT for the first time
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
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
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
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...
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.
Our insights are trusted by
Stay up to date with the latest news & updates
Access Premium Content
Gain access to our complete pool of insights and intelligence with a research subscription.
Join Our Newsletter
Be the first to know when we publish new insights and content.
Follow Us
Connect with us to gain access to exclusive updates from our team.