{"id":6608,"date":"2016-09-01T07:00:18","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/?p=6608"},"modified":"2016-08-03T12:50:45","modified_gmt":"2016-08-03T20:50:45","slug":"mobile-and-iot-number-of-connected-sensors-and-devices-to-surpass-number-of-mobile-devices-in-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/mobile-and-iot-number-of-connected-sensors-and-devices-to-surpass-number-of-mobile-devices-in-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile and IoT: Number of Connected Sensors and Devices to Surpass Number of Mobile Devices in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The number of Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and devices is expected to exceed the number of mobile devices by 2018, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ericsson.com\/res\/docs\/2016\/ericsson-mobility-report-2016.pdf\">report on mobile devices from Ericsson<\/a>. \u00a0IoT connected devices include\u00a0cars, machines, utility meters, remote metering and consumer electronics and wearable devices. \u00a0The number of deployed sensors and devices is growing at an annual rate of 23 percent and that there will globally be 16\u00a0billion by 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the reason for the rapid growth is because prices for device and sensor costs is rapidly dropping. \u00a0An acceleration is expected to happen in 2020 with the introduction of 5G networks that will include additional capabilities like network slicing that will help increase network capacity beyond what is capable today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.financialexpress.com\/industry\/tech\/internet-of-things-set-to-overtake-smartphones-in-connectivity-ericssion-cto-explains\/334430\/\">Ulf Ewaldsson<\/a>, chief technology officer at Ericsson, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.financialexpress.com\/industry\/tech\/internet-of-things-set-to-overtake-smartphones-in-connectivity-ericssion-cto-explains\/334430\/\">said that<\/a> &#8220;IoT is now accelerating as device costs fall and innovative applications emerge. \u00a05G is the next big step in mobile communication technologies. 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