The Chemical Connection: Onshoring PCB Production—Daunting but Certainly Possible
It’s Only Common Sense: The Phone Is Still Mightier Than the Keyboard
The 400 Largest Cellular Iot Deployments Together Account for 279 Million Units
December 11, 2019 | Berg InsightEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Berg Insight presents a unique database covering the 400 largest cellular IoT deployments identified as part of the company’s world-class IoT market research activities since 2004. The extensive list includes various types of projects and product categories deployed across all types of vertical markets including aftermarket automotive, fleet management & MRM, healthcare, OEM automotive, retail applications, smart homes and buildings, utilities, wearables & consumer electronics as well as industrial M2M and other. The database includes project size and geographical distribution by the end of 2018 as well as a 5-year forecast for each individual project.
“The projects included in the top-400 list together account for approximately 279 million active cellular IoT subscriptions”, said Rickard Andersson, Principal Analyst, Berg Insight. He adds that this corresponds to as much as 23.0% of the total number of cellular IoT connections worldwide at the end of 2018. The 400 projects on the list are in the coming years forecasted to grow to 652 million units by 2023, corresponding to an overall compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.5%.
“More than 50 deployments on the list have surpassed 1 million subscriptions and the top-10 projects alone account for over 95 million units”, continued Mr. Andersson. Fleet management & MRM is the largest vertical in terms of the number of projects that made the top list, followed by retail applications, aftermarket automotive, utilities and OEM automotive as well as smart homes and buildings. When comparing the number of active subscriptions represented by each vertical for the entries in the top-400 list, OEM automotive is instead the largest vertical, accounting for 77 million units, ahead of utilities at about 44 million units and fleet management & MRM representing almost 40 million units.
Share on:
Testimonial
"Your magazines are a great platform for people to exchange knowledge. Thank you for the work that you do."
Simon Khesin - Schmoll MaschinenSuggested Items
Firefly Aerospace Announces Strategic Acquisition of SciTec to Advance National Security Capabilities
10/07/2025 | Firefly AerospaceFirefly Aerospace, a market leading space and defense technology company, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SciTec, Inc., a leader in advanced national security technologies, for approximately $855 million through a combination of $300 million in cash and $555 million in Firefly shares issued to SciTec owners at a price of $50 per share.
High-Tech Hill Technology Park Opens: Four New Factories Launched
09/26/2025 | TeltonikaThe ambitious vision announced in late 2020 to build a world-class technology park in Liepkalnis, Vilnius, has become a reality. AGP Investments, led by entrepreneur Arvydas Paukštys, together with high-tech leaders Teltonika and TLT, today inaugurated four new factories at the Vilnius High-Tech Hill Technology Park.
U.S. Manufacturing Jobs Decline Amid Tariffs and Immigration Crackdown
09/17/2025 | I-Connect007 Editorial TeamManufacturers in the U.S. are cutting jobs even as President Donald Trump pushes policies he says will revitalize the industry. Employers shed 12,000 manufacturing jobs in August, while payrolls in the sector have fallen by 42,000 since April, according to a new analysis from the Center for American Progress (CAP) based on government labor data.
Defense Speak Interpreted: If CHIPS Cuts Back, What Happens to Electronics Packaging Funds?
09/02/2025 | Dennis Fritz -- Column: Defense Speak InterpretedIn my May column, I examined the topic of the CHIPS Act and its current status as a U.S. government program. I found that CHIPS activities continue, but some corporations have delayed or canceled them because of budget cuts or corporation-specific problems. However, CHIPS integrated circuits—mostly administered by the Department of Commerce—don’t fully drive the electronics interconnection activity being funded by the government. Let’s cover the progress/status of other programs:
Ecolab to Acquire Ovivo’s Electronics Ultra-Pure Water Business
08/15/2025 | EcolabEcolab Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ovivo’s Electronics business, a leading and fast-growing global provider of breakthrough ultra-pure water technologies for semiconductor manufacturing.