87% of IoT Devices Connect Using Short-Range Networks

In 2018, perhaps 87 percent of internet of things devices will be connected using a short-range (non-mobile) method. By 2024, short-range connections such as Wi-Fi or Bluetooth will represent 80 percent of connections, according to Ericsson.

In 2018 mobile connections represent about 12 percent of IoT connections, while low-power wide-area networks connect 13 percent of IoT devices. By 2024, mobile will connect 18 percent of IoT devices, while LPWA networks connect 20 percent of IoT devices, Ericsson argues.

source: Ericsson