{"id":44431,"date":"2024-04-11T14:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T13:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/internet-of-things\/?page_id=44431"},"modified":"2026-04-24T13:49:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:49:11","slug":"internet-of-things-5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/internet-of-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Internet of Things"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Welcome to the Internet of Things Community<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

5G is the fifth-generation cellular technology that revolutionises and enables new capabilities such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), cloud computing, edge computing, and the Internet of Things (IoT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Global Milestone: 1 Billion IoT Connections<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Watch the IoT Summit at MWC Barcelona 2026 on-demand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Catch up on expert insights across 5G, IoT, eSIM, satellite connectivity and connected mobility – anytime, anywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Enable Seamless Mobile IoT Deployments Worldwide
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Ensure interoperability, optimise NB-IoT and LTE-M performance, and support smooth global roaming with practical deployment guidelines<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Connected Doesn’t Mean Protected<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Discover how to secure IoT deployments with the latest GSMA IoT Community Security Guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Internet of Things Community vision<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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GSMA Internet of Things Community is an initiative to help operators add value and accelerate the delivery of new connected devices and services in IoT. This is to be achieved by industry collaboration, appropriate regulation, optimising networks as well as developing key enablers to support the growth of the IoT in the longer term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our vision is to enable the IoT, a world in which consumers and businesses enjoy rich new services, connected by an intelligent and secure mobile network. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discover how we bring the work of the GSMA IoT Community to live through our extensive resource library, industry news from our members, and updates on key global events shaping the IoT landscape.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Learn more about IoT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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GSMA IoT Forum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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IoT security<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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IoT solutions in the energy and environment sectors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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IoT Strategy Group<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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IoT Marketing Group<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mobile IoT Roaming<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Massive IoT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The 5G networks being deployed today are building on 4G networks, which employ both LTE for Machines (LTE-M) and Narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT) technologies, which will evolve into Massive IoT within 5G delivering the functionality required to support narrowband use cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Critical IoT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

IoT applications that are time critical and latency dependent using the 3GPP-specified ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC) standard.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Broadband IoT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When IoT applications need to send or receive large amounts of data in a short period they will use the 3GPP-specified enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) standard which is part of 5G. <\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mobile IoT Deployment Map <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Mobile IoT Deployment Map, showcases the mobile IoT commercial IoT launches to date. For a more detailed overview of these launches, visit the Mobile IoT Commercial Launches page.<\/a> Select the country on the map and scroll down for additional information.

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Get involved<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Join the IoT Marketing Group<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

GSMA IoT Marketing Group gathers the IoT Business, Marketing and Strategy Leads from GSMA Mobile Network Operator Members and Ecosystem Members for driving collaborative marketing opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Join the IoT Forum<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

These meetings are exclusive to GSMA members. Fill out our request form and get access to the IoT forum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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GSMA Foundry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The home of mobile innovation – Do you have ideas that could shape our digital future? To explore partnerships with us or simply find out more about what we do, click below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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GSMA IoT Community resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From educational guides, whitepapers and blogs. Together with the GSMA IoT Community, we produce a range of industry resources illustrating the acceleration and adoption of IoT Solution across different sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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RedCap\/eRedCap for IoT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Ensuring SMS Continuity for IoT After 2G\/3G Shutdown<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The next chapter for 5G-IoT: Scaling with ambient IoT, eSIM, and NTN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Post Quantum Cryptography in IoT Ecosystem<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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