Twilio highlights the threat to operators’ IoT connectivity business
Most operators with a focus on IoT are exploring ways to move into the provision of other services, from hardware to applications, despite earning 90% of IoT revenue from connectivity. The launch of Twilio’s IoT connectivity offer, in April 2018, shows the threat to the basic connectivity business. If operators fail to address the threat of companies like Twilio, they may lose connectivity business without ever gaining traction in other parts of the value chain.
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Tom Rebbeck
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