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Enterprise IoT adoption is a driving force behind growth in both IoT connections and revenue. GSMA Intelligence forecasts that the industrial segment will account for just over half of all IoT connections by 2025 as IoT solutions are deployed within enterprises and for verticals – for example, utilities, retail and manufacturing. IoT is truly moving beyond proof of concept/trials and onto full-scale deployments. Some 65% of surveyed enterprises have already deployed an IoT solution. The majority of those deployments are small and are being driven by the potential for productivity increases.
In this report, we present the results from the GSMA Intelligence IoT Enterprise Survey of 2,000 enterprises. Analysing the findings of our survey, we focus on the IoT adoption story among businesses - the drivers, challenges and measures of success for the enterprise IoT sector. If IoT is indeed in business, what’s the view from enterprises on adoption so far, and how do their deployment plans shape up for the future?
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IoT in business? The enterprise voice on the adoption choice
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IoT in business? The enterprise voice on the adoption choice
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