Infographic: IoT – the rise of enterprise
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Enterprise growth will drive IoT connections to almost 25 billion globally by 2025
The enterprise segment is set to account for 54% of all IoT connections by 2025, as IoT solutions are deployed within enterprises of all sizes. This latest infographic from GSMA Intelligence also highlights how the average enterprise IoT deployment size is increasing, but challenges to deployment remain - mostly around integration, cost and security & privacy.
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