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White Paper: Hyperscale IoT Connectivity could save enterprises 28% of their global connectivity cost

  • IoT
  • connectivity
  • eSIM
  • eUICC
  • hyperscale
  • platform
  • cloud
  • edge
  • integration
  • Matt Hatton
Companies looking to procure connectivity for IoT devices could save on average 28 percent by using a ‘Hyperscale IoT Connectivity’ solution where compliance, security and cloud optimization are standard features. In total, these savings equate to USD117 billion for enterprises around the world over the next decade. This is the key finding of an extensive new set of research undertaken by Transforma Insights.

Companies looking to procure connectivity for IoT devices could save on average 28 percent by using a ‘Hyperscale IoT Connectivity’ solution where compliance, security and cloud optimization are standard features. In total, these savings equate to USD117 billion for enterprises around the world over the next decade. This is the key finding of an extensive new set of research undertaken by Transforma Insights.

Buying IoT connectivity involves an increasingly complex set of decisions. The technology landscape is fragmented, regulatory requirements are becoming ever stricter, the number of tools on offer can be dizzying and the scale too is becoming ever greater. The costs of missteps are increasing dramatically.

In this report we examine how the provision and support for global cellular IoT connectivity is changing and the consequent requirement for a new hyperscale approach, which meets all the new demands for localization, increased security, and compliance with various regulations, and does it at scale.

The key headlines of the research are as follows:

  • Companies using cellular IoT technology that is not scalable and cloud-native will potentially need to pay more than USD100 billion in extra costs between 2020 and 2030. This equates to 28 percent of the total spend on cellular connectivity over the period.
  • The single largest component of this is additional device-to-cloud integration cost which accounts for over a quarter of the total. This cost can be reduced through a simplification of application, architecture and data routing complexity. Missed revenue opportunities due to slower time-to-market and additional security costs are the next largest categories.
  • The Consumer and Government sectors stand to save the largest amount in absolute terms. Manufacturing, on the other hand, stands to save the most proportionately; failing to use Hyperscale IoT Connectivity will result in greater compliance costs for the sector than its entire spend on cellular connectivity.
  • Connected vehicles is the biggest single application, with car manufacturers potentially saving USD40 billion – or the equivalent of 20 percent of all connectivity spend.

    • Internet of Things
    • Hyperconnectivity