Wireless Carriers Predict Surge in Internet-Connected Machines
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Mobile carriers’ connections for devices other than phones, laptops and tablets will rise to 250 million this year as the global market for links to cars, smart watches and thermostats takes off.
That’s up from 195 million worldwide, or 2.8 percent of mobile connections, at the end of last year, the GSMA industry association said in a survey of wireless carriers.