The IoT is increasingly being adopted by companies worldwide , according to a survey by Vodafone . Of the firms that responded , 28 % said they were already using IoT technology and 76 % said IoT would be crucial to future success in their sector . However , 18 % said that security concerns would be a potential barrier to the wider adoption of IoT within their sector . Elsewhere , Netherlands telecom provider , reliance , has also completed its nationwide IoT project and SoftBank has acquired ARM in a bid to lead the design of switches to power IoT devices .
The IoT is increasingly being adopted by companies worldwide, according to a survey by Vodafone. Of the firms that responded, 28% said they were already using IoT technology and 76% said IoT would be crucial to future success in their sector. However, 18% said that security concerns could be a potential barrier to the wider adoption of IoT within their businesses. Elsewhere, Netherlands telecom provider, KPN, has also completed its nationwide IoT network and SoftBank has acquired ARM in a bid to lead the design of chips to power IoT devices.