The hype around 5G and its promise to offer high-speed data for your smartphone has begun with all the latest phones now being 5G enabled; this article explains the technology and what it means, with an emphasis on North America.

The term Internet of Things has evolved to encompass a very broad range of services and solutions; we are now at the point where the word ‘connectivity’ is almost synonymous with the goals of IoT. However, when you think of IoT, you’ll likely revert to an established IoT sector – automotive, retail, and transportation, are key examples. Given the meteoric rise of IoT connectivity to connect everything, even outside of these broad categories, where will the market turn to continue its growth? The answer is System Integrators.

This article aims to predict when the inflection point for mass traction of cellular IoT will occur. It examines:

• How historical telco trends achieved market success
• How those success factors are mirrored with cellular IoT today
• What challenges remain, with an expected timeline towards resolution

This article highlights that Covid-19 has driven the business case for accelerated cellular IoT, while examining how programable SIMs and new approaches to connectivity solve many of the ecosystem complexities prevalent today:

Covid-19 has clearly marked an inflection point for cellular IoT. As identified in our recent white paper in collaboration with Kaleido Intelligence, the complexity of cellular IoT has been greatly reduced by the GSMA’s standardization of the eSIM.

This article highlights the impact Covid-19 will have on business operations globally. Here we will outline how connectivity solutions are paramount to enabling business continuity and can address new concerns and business functions to enable industry moving forwards. The article demonstrates: