Industry Checkpoint: IoT, Q3 2025
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As the telecoms industry and wider digital ecosystem evolve at an unprecedented rate, regularly assessing major developments and their implications is more important than ever. GSMA Intelligence's new Industry Checkpoint series helps navigate how the market is changing, identify the trends that matter and understand the implications.
This edition of the Industry Checkpoint series focuses on IoT, highlighting how the market has changed in the last six months and its implications. The report considers four major developments: 5G RedCap networks launching, but LTE-based IoT remaining strong; support for NTN-IoT ramping up; the accelerating implementation of new eSIM specifications in commercial products; and the AI IoT opportunity taking shape through high-performance IoT chips.
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