This report was authored by Erik Brenneis from Vodaphone and published in September 2020. Based on a survey of 1,639 businesses globally, the report describes how business leaders are using IoT, how the technology is helping them become ‘future ready,’ and the next steps forecast for IoT. Business adoption of IoT remains strong, with IoT at the core of digitalization enabling business to seize new business opportunities. Many businesses are also turning to it to help them grow stronger and adapt in the face of unforeseen events such as COVID-19.
Key words: IoT, robotics, AI, employee productivity, controls/sensors