IoT Knowledgebase

About the IoT
Knowledgebase

Learn about the IoT Knowledgebase for Policy and Regulation and how to navigate this site.

IoT Opportunities
and Impacts

Learn about what the IoT is, statistics on IoT growth and the socioeconomic impact of the IoT.

What`s unique
about the IoT?

Discover how the IoT is different from traditional voice and data services.

IoT Policy and Regulation Overview

Access a variety of materials that provide an overview on policy and regulation across all subjects and regions

Regional Market
Insights

This tool displays all policy and regulatory resources for a region of your choice
SECTORS

Smart Cities

Access IoT policy and regulation resources for smart cities.
SECTORS

Connected Vehicles

Access IoT policy and regulation resources for Connected Vehicles
SECTORS

Drones

Access IoT policy and regulation for Drones.
POLICY & REGULATORY THEMES

IoT Security

Without security, the Internet of Things will cease to exist. Find out more about the guidelines and initiatives developed by the GSMA to support this.
POLICY & REGULATORY THEMES

Data Protection & Privacy

Find out more about initiatives and guidelines developed by the GSMA to support Data Protection and Privacy in the IoT
POLICY & REGULATORY THEMES

Spectrum

Find out how the GSMA works to ensure that mobile operators have timely, affordable and fair access to sufficient spectrum to meet rapidly growing demand for mobile broadband.
POLICY & REGULATORY THEMES

Taxation

Find out about taxation policies for IoT and their potential to create appropriate incentives for innovation and investment.
POLICY & REGULATORY THEMES

Numbering & Addressing

Find out about numbering and addressing for IoT.
POLICY & REGULATORY THEMES

Other Regulatory Subjects

GSMA members can access confidential information related to this topic here. For Healthcare please click here.
Market Initiatives

IoT Big Data

Find out about IoT big data and how to unlock the huge potential of big data analytics in a way that respects well-established privacy principles and fosters and environment of trust.
Market Initiatives

Mobile IoT

Find out about the Mobile IoT technologies, whatreal world and the implications for a competitive LPWA IoT market.
Market Initiatives

Remote Sim Provisioning

Find out about Remote SIM Provisioning and the GSMA Embedded SIM Specification, a vital enabler for machine to machine (M2M) connections.