Julian Watson

Senior Principal Analyst IoT Devices & Connectivity, IHS Markit

“NB-IoT and LTE-M are making cellular increasingly optimised for the IoT. This year, more operators will shape their business models around diverse IoT opportunities.

We expect growing experimentation around monetisation, from revenue share, to outcome-based compensation and platform-as-a-service. We also expect more operators to pursue vertical IoT acquisitions.”