Three Industrial IoT Predictions For 2016

One of the biggest technology trends in 2015 was the development of the Internet of Things (IoT) as the number of connected devices exploded.

While the term "Internet of Things" is well-known among system integrators and system builders, vendors are still exploring market niches and applications where IoT products will be the most profitable. The industrial vertical is one of the biggest IoT applications, and that market is set to explode in 2016, according to FreeWave Technologies.

FreeWave, a Boulder, Colo.-based industrial machine-to-machine and IoT wireless networking solution provider, released predictions for Industrial IoT in 2016. Following are the predictions, and their implications for solution providers interested in IoT.