Internet of things adoption on the rise in the Republic

Adoption of internet of things (IoT) technologies rose significantly in the Republic last year, according to telecoms operator Vodafone with businesses working in utilities, automotives, agriculture, logistics and healthcare leading the way. New figures from the company show a huge surge in connectivity for its IoT technology with some 375,000 global connections at the end of 2018, a rise of 35 per cent on the previous year. It said this performance had continued into this year with connections up between 15 to 20 per cent. Debbie Power, IoT country manager at Vodafone Ireland, said the technology was fast becoming a crucial part of everyday life for organisations in the State with use cases included CCTV connectivity, GPS tracking, streetlight and signage management and remote monitoring.