(Smart Cities Council, May 13, 2015) – The adoption rate for the Internet of Things (IoT), the M2M technology made possible by the connectivity of secure networks and cloud infrastructure, is growing – and that growth will accelerate as more and more applications take advantage of its versatility and ability to turn data into useful information.
Council Lead Partner Verizon is so confident in IoT’s capabilities that it predicts best-in-class companies using it will be 10% more profitable within 10 years than companies that do not incorporate it into their operations strategies.
If you need convincing that it will be a big part of the future, IoT Analytics has ranked the top 15 emerging IoT cities, based on where IoT company headquarters are located:
- San Francisco-Bay Area, U.S.
- London, UK
- New York City, NY
- Boston, MA
- Los Angeles, CA
- Paris, France
- San Diego, CA
- Chicago, IL
- Seattle, WA
- Bangalore, India
- Toronto, Canada
- Tokyo, Japan
- Hong King-Shenzhen, China (considered as one region)
- Berlin, Germany
- Denver, CO
