{"id":37941,"date":"2022-05-19T10:32:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T09:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/internet-of-things\/?page_id=37941"},"modified":"2026-02-17T17:17:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:17:50","slug":"5g-iot-forum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/internet-of-things\/5g-iot-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"IoT Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-gsma-main-page-hero hero_block gsma-load-hidden  half-width\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover hero_container gsma-load-hidden\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"616\" height=\"450\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-46469 size-full\" alt=\"A person with glasses and a gray button-up shirt stands indoors, holding a tablet. Gesturing toward a large screen displaying a document, they appear to give a presentation at the 5G IoT Forum in a dimly lit office setting.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/internet-of-things\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IoT_foruM_hero_616x450.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/internet-of-things\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IoT_foruM_hero_616x450.png 616w, https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/internet-of-things\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IoT_foruM_hero_616x450-300x219.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#595a5e\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading hero_title\" id=\"h-iot-forum\">IoT Forum<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"hero_sub-title\">The <strong>IoT Forum<\/strong> provides all industry and wider ecosystem stakeholders with market representation to accelerate the widespread adoption of 3GPP-standard 5G technologies including <strong>Massive IoT (LPWA)<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/internet-of-things\/long-term-evolution-machine-type-communication-lte-mtc-cat-m1\/\"><strong>LTE-M<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/internet-of-things\/narrow-band-internet-of-things-nb-iot\/\"><strong>NB-IoT<\/strong><\/a> technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group hero_group_container\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Forum we discuss issues facing the IoT Industry and make proposals to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/internet-of-things\/5g-iot-strategy-group\/\">5G IoT Strategy Group<\/a><\/strong>. Members are encouraged to participate in the Action Groups. The work of the Action groups will be disseminated to the Forum and Members encouraged to adopt the work. Members can also agree to work on concepts for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/get-involved\/gsma-foundry\/\"><strong>GSMA Foundry<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"mailto:5GIoTForum@gsma.com\">Get in touch<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forum meetings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Forum #8 meeting is taking place on the 1st October 2025, 13:00 \u2013 14:30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting is exclusive to members and can be&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/membergateway.sharepoint.com\/sites\/cg-IoTComm-5GIoTForum\">accessed from Member Gateway<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The IoT Forum is open to GSMA members only. 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