For a very long time, Internet of Things or IoT has been promised to revolutionise the world and solve many of the issues with ARPU and Monetization that many operators are facing. Many of the predictions have yet to come pass but nevertheless, IoT is a promising technology.
While we are now conditioned to just think about 4G & 5G for everything, IoT is a very wide topic and there are a variety of technologies that help solve some or the other issue.
While NB-IoT and LTE-M are catching on, the majority of Cellular IoT is still based on 2G / GSM.
It is increasingly looking like a 2G+4G+5G world as IoT will ensure 2G is not shut off everywhere#2G3Gshutdownhttps://t.co/3hegU4AzPw
— Zahid Ghadialy (@zahidtg) February 12, 2021
This is a misleading title @Telecomwaring - China Mobile had 884 million IoT customers at the end of 2019. According to @CounterPointTR some 95 million were on NB-IoT (https://t.co/KS9ilaA23h) so nearly 750 million+ on GSM / 2G - migration will take a decade #2G3Gshutdown https://t.co/bnTb9UAb3P pic.twitter.com/RwHjMDcSh8
— Zahid Ghadialy (@zahidtg) June 29, 2020
In addition, Sigfox and LoRaWAN are also quite popular non-cellular IoT technologies.
Rohde & Schwarz an IoT pocket guide, for important considerations for determining which technology best fits an application, it’s testing challenges, and certification tips. It is available to download and/or order here.
The description says: "By 2023, there are estimated to be ~20 billion connected IoT devices. At the present time, there are already billions of devices connected to the Internet by quite, using evolving wireless technologies like Bluetooth, ZigBee, WiFi, or cellular technologies of the 2nd and 3rd generation. Due to the growing demand for connectivity, the IoT industry is developing and deploying multiple new technologies that are optimized for specific needs."
If you have a favourite IoT technology, let us know which one is it and why.
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