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Q1. What is the primary focus of your company or business unit in regards to
deploying your own IoT solutions? (choose one)
19%7%
OEM
Enterprise User
Applications Developer / ISV
Other (please specify)
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40%
34%
Other (please specify)
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Q2. What is the primary selling market of your company or business unit? (choose one)
16%
14%
5%5%
Energy
Healthcare
Logistics
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21%
8%7%
13%
11%
Transportation
Manufacturing
Retail
Building/Construction
Agribusiness
Public Infrastructure
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Q3. Will you make a significant investment in IoT technology/connectivity in this time
frame? (choose one)
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
40.0%Next 6 Months
Next 12 months
Next 18 Months
Next 24 months
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0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
2016
Q4
2017
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2018
Q1 Q2 Q3
Next 24 months
None of these
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Q4. How many connected devices will your planned project deploy? (choose one)
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%˂ 1,000
1,000 - 10,000
10,000 – 100,000
100,000 – 250,000
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0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
2016
Q4
2017
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2018
Q1 Q2 Q3
˃ 250,000
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Q5. When starting an IoT deployment project, to which kind of vendor do you turn
first? (choose one)
20.0%
25.0%
30.0% IT Infrastructure Provider
Telecom Service Providers
Independent Network
Operators
Systems Integrators
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0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
2016
Q4
2017
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2018
Q1 Q2 Q3
Systems Integrators
Software Platform Provider
Vertical-Market Applications
Provider
Device Manufacturer
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Q6. What is the biggest hurdle to your organization starting a new deployment of connected
IoT devices, or increasing the number of devices you currently have in the field?
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
Government Regulation
Intra-Company Conflicts
Lack of Business Models
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0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
2018
Q2 Q3
Lack of Funding
Lack of Interoperability / Standards
Security/Privacy Risks
Talent Shortage
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Q7. What is the primary method of connectivity for your connected devices? (choose
one)
30.0%
35.0%
40.0%
45.0%Cellular Network
Satellite
Low-Power WAN
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0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
2016
Q4
2017
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2018
Q1 Q2 Q3
Short Range
Wireline
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Q8. How long is the planned timeline for completion of your current or previous IoT
deployment, from concept to test bed to full-scale implementation?
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
40.0%
< 1 month
1 - 6 months
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0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
2018
Q2 Q3
6 - 12 months
12 - 18 months
> 18 months