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IoT in 2026: Trends and Predictions | Transforma Insights' Matt Hatton | Internet of Things Podcast

IoT For All Podcast · 17 Feb 2026 · 29m · Episode 393

What this episode covers

Matt Hatton, Founding Partner at Transforma Insights, discusses IoT trends for 2026, focusing on the Communication Service Provider IoT Benchmarking Report and the company's IoT Transition Topics. He highlights three macro trends: coping with price erosion through middleware diversification, the shift toward localization driven by SGP.32, and the rise of single-pane-of-glass platforms. Hatton also analyzes the fragmentation of cellular technologies like NB-IoT and 5G RedCap, and explains how AI is moving from marketing hype to practical applications in video analytics and internal network optimization.

Most relevant to

large enterprises

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Transforma Insights, Machina Research, Gartner, AT&T, Verizon, Vodafone, Tellia, KPN
Products
Cisco Control Center
Chips
NB-IoT, 5G RedCap
Also
SGP.32

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