# The IoT Connectivity Landscape | Transforma Insights' Matt Hatton | Internet of Things Podcast

- Show: [IoT For All Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast)
- Published: 2023-03-16
- Length: 36m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2023-03-16-the-iot-connectivity-landscape-transforma-insights-matt-hatton-internet-of-thing
- Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iot-for-all/episodes/The-IoT-Connectivity-Landscape--Transforma-Insights-Matt-Hatton--Internet-of-Things-Podcast-e28bk4b

## Summary

Matt Hatton, founding partner of Transforma Insights, discusses the 2023 Communications Service Provider IoT Peer Benchmarking Report and the evolving IoT connectivity landscape. He highlights the shift from simple SIM provisioning to complex multi-country connectivity managed via eSIM and remote subscription management, noting the consolidation of MVNOs like Core and Wireless Logic. Hatton also explains why network operators are struggling to move up the stack into vertical applications, emphasizing the need for 'contextualization' and specialized service wraps to support enterprise deployments.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2023-03-16-the-iot-connectivity-landscape-transforma-insights-matt-hatton-internet-of-thing#t=0) Introduction and Transforma Insights Overview
- [2:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2023-03-16-the-iot-connectivity-landscape-transforma-insights-matt-hatton-internet-of-thing#t=168) The Broad IoT Connectivity Landscape and Satellite
- [7:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2023-03-16-the-iot-connectivity-landscape-transforma-insights-matt-hatton-internet-of-thing#t=464) Benchmarking Report Methodology and Service Domains
- [13:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2023-03-16-the-iot-connectivity-landscape-transforma-insights-matt-hatton-internet-of-thing#t=835) Multi-Country Connectivity and eSIM Transition
- [13:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2023-03-16-the-iot-connectivity-landscape-transforma-insights-matt-hatton-internet-of-thing#t=835) Device-Connectivity Convergence and Cloud Scaling
- [13:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2023-03-16-the-iot-connectivity-landscape-transforma-insights-matt-hatton-internet-of-thing#t=835) Network Operator Strategy vs. MVNO Dynamism
- [25:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2023-03-16-the-iot-connectivity-landscape-transforma-insights-matt-hatton-internet-of-thing#t=1537) Consolidation Trends in the MVNO Space
- [28:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2023-03-16-the-iot-connectivity-landscape-transforma-insights-matt-hatton-internet-of-thing#t=1687) Verticalization and the 'Right to Play' in Applications
- [32:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2023-03-16-the-iot-connectivity-landscape-transforma-insights-matt-hatton-internet-of-thing#t=1964) Future Outlook: LTE-M, NB-IoT, and Market Shakeout

## Topics

- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Growth, exits & acquisitions](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/growth-exits-and-acquisitions)
- [Retail, wholesale & distribution](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/retail-and-distribution)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- Transforma Insights (company)
- Core (company)
- Wireless Logic (company)
- Quectel (company)
- Sierra Wireless (company)
- Telit (company)
- AT&T (company)
- Vodafone (company)
- Deutsche Telekom (company)
- Telefonica (company)
- SingTel (company)
- Telia (company)
- Verizon (company)
- LTE-M (other)
- NB-IoT (other)
- LoRaWAN (other)
- eSIM (other)

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