China expects 10.25 billion IoT connections by 2026


Bullish target: A visitor taking a smartphone photo of the Chinese traditional paper cutting arts at a museum in Beijing. China has pledged to develop its digital infrastructure to a globally advanced level by 2025. — AP

BEIJING: China’s Internet of Things (IoT) sector is expected to log strong expansion in the coming years, and the country’s number of IoT connections will near 10.25 billion by 2026, according to an industry report.

The consumption sector will take the lion’s share of these connections, with the smart home and wearable devices fields continuing to be the major growth drivers, said the report from global market research firm International Data Corp (IDC).

The number of consumption-related IoT connections is expected to be approximately 5.98 billion by 2026, and connections related to the manufacturing and public facilities sectors will be about 300 million and 2.2 billion, respectively, the report said.

IDC also forecasts a double-digit expansion of IoT connections in the healthcare and education industries in the coming years.

China has pledged to develop its digital infrastructure, represented by 5G, IoT, cloud computing and the industrial Internet, to a globally advanced level by 2025.

The country is making strong moves to accelerate the integration of IoT and other new generation information technologies. — Xinhua

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