The document presents a survey on IoT solutions in the manufacturing industry, highlighting key use cases such as inventory tracking and industrial automation with a sample of 1,246 participants. It details the top IoT solutions adopted, including quality control and supply-chain management. Notably, it predicts a significant growth in industry 4.0 connections, tripling from 2020 to 2025.

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IOT SOLUTIONS FOR THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
Survey done by the GSMA intelligence Enterprise in Focus.
N=1,246
includes industrial use cases in inventory tracking monitoring and diagnostics, and warehouse
management
*
Top IoT solutions adopted by manufacturing companies
Quality
Control
Industrial
Automation
Supply-chain
Management
Asset
Management
Connected
Factory
Robotics
0% 10%
48%
45%
40%
38%
37%
32%
20% 30% 40% 50%
Data Security
and Isolation
High
Bandwidth
Lower
Latency
Industry 4.0 connections*
in 2025. Tripling between
2020 to 2025.
2 billion