Category Archives: Internet of Things

The market for smart lighting and connected lighting controls to reach more than $12 billion by 2020

IHS Markit: The world market for smart lighting and connected lighting controls was valued at $6 billion in 2015, and is forecast to more than double in size by 2020, according to a new report from IHS Markit. The smart … Continue reading

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Country Ranking of IoT Preparedness

IDC: [This is an] updated index ranking the Group of 20 (G20) nations on their preparedness for Internet of Things (IoT) development. The original index was first published in 2013 but this updated index is now comprised of 13 criteria … Continue reading

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40 Startups in the IoT in Retail Market Landscape

CB Insights: Beacon- and sensor-based analytics – These companies provide hardware and software to help stores track visitors. They focus on data collection for internal analytics, such as merchandise tracking, adjusting staffing levels, monitoring promotions, etc. Euclid Analytics, for example, … Continue reading

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IDC Survey Finds IoT is All About The Data

IDC just released the results of its 3rd annual survey of IoT decision-makers (press release here and webcast with IDC Vernon Turner and Carrie MacGillivray here). The IoT market is maturing, says IDC, going beyond its initial focus on connecting … Continue reading

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Internet Of Things By The Numbers: Results from New Surveys

Things are looking up for the Internet of Things. 80% of organizations have a more positive view of IoT today compared to a year ago, according to a survey of 512 IT and business executives by CompTIA. “This reflects greater levels of attention … Continue reading

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Internet of Things by the Numbers: Research Updates

IDC presented on August 4 its annual mid-year IoT review webcast, hosted by Vernon Turner, senior vice president and research fellow for IoT and Carrie MacGillivray, vice president of IoT & Mobile. Here are the highlights: An updated Digital Universe … Continue reading

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IoT Facts and Figures

Business Insider: In total, we project there will be 34 billion devices connected to the internet by 2020, up from 10 billion in 2015. IoT devices will account for 24 billion, while traditional computing devices (e.g. smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, etc.) will … Continue reading

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IoT to surpass phones as largest category of connected devices in 2018

Source: Ericsson Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to surpass mobile phones as the largest category of connected devices in 2018. Between 2015 and 2021, IoT is expected to increase at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 23 percent, … Continue reading

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Internet of Things Market Landscape

Matt Turck: As in previous versions, the chart is organized into building blocks, horizontals and verticals. Pretty much every segment is seeing a lot of activity, but it is worth noting that those parts are not particularly well integrated just … Continue reading

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Internet of Things in 2025: $3 Trillion Market, 27 Billion Connections

M2M Application Groups covered in Machina Research’s M2M Forecast Database Machina Research: The total number of IoT connections will grow from 6 billion in 2015 to 27 billion in 2025, a CAGR of 16%. Today 71% of all IoT connections are connected using … Continue reading

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