Internet of Things, connected devices, edge computing, and industrial IoT
New market data shows industrial IoT now commands the largest share of edge computing revenue, while EU funding and vendor roadmaps reshape platform choices for manufacturers.
IoT Analytics projects 30% annual growth for digital twins through 2027 as DTC, OPC Foundation, and IDTA align on interoperability standards that reduce vendor lock-in for long-lived industrial assets.
Hyundai Motor and Samsung launched private 5G RedCap for automotive smart manufacturing, targeting predictive maintenance and real-time quality control. Automotive buyers now face connectivity budget shifts from Wi-Fi to 3GPP-based private networks.
The EU Cyber Resilience Act mandates machine-readable firmware SBOMs for 24-hour vulnerability reporting starting September 11, 2026. Vendors without secure boot, OTA updates, and component-level visibility will fail procurement.
Qt Group and Qualcomm optimized edge AI devices for manufacturing, competing with NVIDIA and Intel stacks. New market data shows IIoT now 22.7% of edge computing revenue.
New forecast shows digital twin market growing from $34B in 2026 to $385B by 2034 at 35% CAGR, with two-thirds of current spend coming from large enterprises, forcing CFOs to move twins from innovation budgets into core Capex planning.
The Connectivity Standards Alliance's Product Security 1.1 now certifies entire IoT systems—apps, gateways, and remote processes—shifting procurement from point-solution testing to platform-level assurance.
New forecasts project 12-18% annual growth for Industry 4.0 spending through 2030, moving smart manufacturing from pilot to core infrastructure budget. Platform lock-in risk intensifies.
NIST's new enterprise IoT security framework and September 2026 EU Cyber Resilience Act SBOM mandates force vendors to prove firmware controls or lose RFP eligibility.
New market data positions industrial IoT as the dominant edge computing use case, validating multi-year platform budgets and reshaping vendor competition between cloud providers and OT incumbents.
New market data shows digital twin spending reached $50B in 2026, growing 30-35% annually through 2034. Concurrent liaison agreements between DTC, IDTA, and OPC Foundation create the first enforceable interoperability baseline for enterprise buyers.
Connectivity Standards Alliance shifts security certification from individual IoT devices to complete systems, including apps and gateways, in response to fragmented global regulations.