IoT forecast: connections, revenue and technology trends 2022–2031
06 February 2023 | Research
Forecast report | PPTX and PDF (18 slides) | IoT Services
The total number of IoT connections worldwide will increase from 2.2 billion at the end of 2021 to 7.0 billion in 2031. The knock-on effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to disrupt the IoT market, but connections growth will continue to be in the double digits for most of the forecast period.
This report provides:
- 10-year forecasts for the number of IoT connections and revenue, split by sector
- analysis of technology trends including the number of 2G, 3G/4G, 5G, NB-IoT, LTE-M and ‘other LPWA’ connections and connectivity service revenue worldwide by application
- an overview of the key industry sectors for IoT and their share of IoT connections and revenue
- discussion about the longer-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and which sectors are affected
- data on the IoT revenue generated worldwide from hardware, applications and connectivity services.
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