Internet of Things, connected devices, edge computing, and industrial IoT
Italian embedded-security vendor Exein raised €70 million in Series C funding, intensifying competition for device-side prevention over network monitoring. Enterprise buyers now face clearer trade-offs between point tools and platform suites.
Omdia survey shows real-time analytics has become the top enterprise IoT investment priority, forcing buyers to rethink platform budgets and vendor shortlists.
The first commercial SGP.32 IoT eSIM solution from Tele2 IoT, IDEMIA, and Cisco shifts value from connectivity to orchestration, enabling remote profile management across operators.
Three major automation vendors released orchestration and OT/IT platforms in June, signaling a competitive shift from hardware to plant-wide software that changes integration costs and vendor lock-in risk.
Rome-based Exein launched Photon, a runtime security product that monitors firmware execution on embedded and AI-native IoT systems. The timing aligns with a 124% surge in IoT malware attacks and tightening EU device security mandates.
PTC's sale of Kepware and ThingWorx to private equity firm TPG will shift licensing, support, and roadmap control for two widely deployed industrial IoT products.
TXOne Networks launched a virtual OT inspection tool that scans industrial IoT systems without installing agents on legacy assets. The product shifts OT security budgets toward endpoint analytics for plants with 15–30 year asset lifecycles.
The Connectivity Standards Alliance launched Matter 1.6 with standardized multi-admin networking, allowing corporate facilities, landlords, and security integrators to share device control without duplicate hardware.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is establishing a quantum manufacturing center with $20 million in initial funding, plus parallel $20 million pilots for aerospace additive manufacturing and critical minerals. U.S. manufacturers face new compliance and funding alignment decisions.
U.S., German, and Canadian authorities dismantled four IoT botnets controlling over 3 million routers and cameras with record 20+ Tbps attack capacity. Enterprises must now budget for network segmentation and IoT asset discovery as Tbps-grade attacks from commodity hardware become a proven risk.
Three vendors shipped edge-specific capabilities for industrial operations this week, adding standards-based alarm management and real-time forecasting to reduce cloud dependency and integration costs.
New market data shows enterprise IoT analytics and digital twin spending will double from $404M in 2026 to $775M by 2031, while 82% of organizations prioritize real-time processing capabilities.