Mobile service provider interest in internet of things connections is driven in substantial part by the sheer number of projected devices to be supported.
IoT Analytics expects the global number of connected IoT devices to grow nine percent, to 12.3 billion active endpoints. By 2025, there will likely be more than 27 billion IoT connections, the firm estimates.
But there are lots of nuances. Perhaps 22 million of the projected 2025 connections of 27 billion will use some short-range technology, not the mobile or other specialized networks, or fixed networks.
In other words, up to 80 percent of IoT connections will use local or personal area networks, not the mobile--or some other network--for access. So new revenue will be an issue, even as huge forecasts are easy to find.
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