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Could sustainability be the driver for increased IoT deployment that the technology industry has been waiting for? Informed by a new report released today by Transforma Insights and 6GWorld and sponsored by InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDCC), there’s a case to be made: according to the report, by 2030 IoT deployment and its disruption of various industries is expected to save more than eight times the energy it consumes, result in net savings of 230 billion cubic meters of water, and eliminate one gigaton of CO2 emissions.

The week started with some sensible guidance on cyber security. By Wednesday the theory became a nightmare reality for one of the Internet of Things (IoT) majors, Vancouver-based Sierra Wireless as it was halted by an all-out ransomware attack.

Telenor is bringing together its domestic and international Internet of Things (IoT) operations under a single brand, the aptly named Telenor IoT. Telenor IoT will encompass both the telco’s Nordic IoT portfolio and its global Telenor Connexion portfolio.

Smith Micro Software, Inc. (the "Company" or "Smith Micro") (NASDAQ: SMSI) and Avast plc ("Avast") (LSE: AVST) today announced a definitive agreement under which Smith Micro will acquire Avast's Family Safety Mobile Business. The acquisition encompasses Avast's portfolio of mobile parental controls services including location features, content filtering and screen time management, and will cement Smith Micro as a market leader in delivering family mobile software solutions to the carrier industry.

On the 26th February Transforma Insights published a White Paper entitled ‘Hyperscale IoT Connectivity could save enterprises 28% of their global connectivity cost’. In this article I explain how changing requirements for IoT necessitate a new approach to connectivity and how a new hyperscale approach can save enterprises over $100 billion in operational costs.

Transforma Insights published a White Paper, written in collaboration with network operator Telia, which finds that companies could save US$117 billion (€96.57 billion)by using a ‘Hyperscale IoT Connectivity’ solution. This equates to 28% of IoT connectivity costs.

The Covid pandemic of 2020/21 has acted as a force for change for many enterprise sectors and functions, change that might otherwise have taken decades. This rapid shift has created challenges and opportunities.

Leading technology industry analyst firm Transforma Insights has launched the Transforma Insights User Group, a year-round, engaged and informed, subscription-based member community, connecting technology end-users, navigating their digital transformation journey.

According to research from Transforma Insights, the world’s active IoT device count is expected to grow from 7.6 billion at the end of 2019 to 24.1 billion by 2030.

“The bottom line is, at the moment everything is very fragmented. You’ve got quite a lot of different approaches and different technologies being rolled out,” says Matt Hatton, Founding Partner of Transforma Insights, a research firm tracking the progress of digital transformation, including IoT.