https://www.techradar.com/news/gsma-mobile-operators-must-change-to-grab-dollar11tn-iot-market > Mobile operators have been told they will need to offer services and products, not just connectivity, if they are to maximise returns offered by the Internet of Things (IoT). > New figures from the GSMA industry body estimate that the IoT will offer a $1.1 trillion (£830bn) revenue opportunity by 2025. By this time, the body thinks there will be 25.2 billion connections by then, a significant increase from the 6.2 billion in 2016. Of that larger figure, 13.8 billion will be from the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), while 11.4 billion will be consumer connections.