Special Report · 2026

IoT Connectivity
2026

Denmark and the rest of the world in a Borderless Network — what the numbers reveal, and why it matters right now.

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8 findings worth reading
The data behind these headlines appears in the full report — and in the podcast episode below.
Key findings from the report
Finding 01
75B
Devices. One Planet.
By 2026 there will be more than 75 billion connected IoT devices worldwide — roughly ten for every human on Earth.
Finding 02
#3 in Europe
Denmark Punches Above Its Weight
Denmark ranks among the top three most IoT-ready nations in Europe — driven by logistics, agriculture, and maritime sectors.
Finding 03
2G/3G Dead
The Silent Shutdown Crisis
Thousands of Danish industrial devices still run on 2G and 3G networks that are already being decommissioned — leaving systems dangerously exposed.
Finding 04
NIS2
Compliance Is No Longer Optional
NIS2 now forces Danish enterprises to treat IoT connectivity as a security perimeter — and most are not yet compliant.
Finding 05
€4.1T
The Economic Stake
The global IoT economy is projected to generate over €4.1 trillion in value by 2027 — with industrial IoT leading the growth curve.
Finding 06
1 in 3
Connectivity Gaps Still Kill Projects
One in three IoT deployments fails within the first year — and the leading cause is not technology, but connectivity infrastructure.
Finding 07
5G Private
Private Networks Change Everything
Private 5G networks are now within reach for mid-sized Danish manufacturers — delivering the latency and security that shared networks cannot guarantee.
Finding 08
eSIM Era
Borders Are Becoming Irrelevant
eSIM and global SIM technologies are eliminating roaming barriers — enabling Danish companies to deploy connected devices across 180+ countries without changing hardware.
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IoT Use Cases
2026–2030

10 Industries
Mapped

AI, Automation & Intelligent Agents Across Industries — what is already in production, what is scaling, and what arrives by 2030.

IoT is no longer a technology looking for use cases. Across manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, energy, agriculture and beyond, AI-driven sensor networks are making decisions — autonomously — that used to require teams of people. These are the eight findings that surprised us most.

8 findings from the report
Manufacturing
95%
Predictive maintenance almost always pays
IoT Analytics data shows 95% of predictive maintenance deployments achieve positive ROI — the only question is when, not if.
Logistics
25.6%
The fastest-growing IIoT segment — by far
Logistics and transport expands at 25.6% CAGR through 2035. AI agents are already managing supply chains without human schedulers.
Agriculture
98.6%
Robots that tell a ripe strawberry from an unripe one
AI vision classifies strawberry ripeness at 98.6% accuracy and detects weeds at 96–98%. Selective harvesting is no longer science fiction.
Smart Cities
9:1
NB-IoT needs 9× fewer base stations than LTE
Copenhagen's full city coverage required 39 NB-IoT base stations vs ~350 for LTE — the ratio that makes city-scale sensors economically viable.
Healthcare
70%+
Most diagnostics will happen remotely by 2030
IoT Analytics projects over 70% of routine diagnostics will be performed remotely using IoT-enabled AI systems within four years.
Maritime
5–15%
AI cuts fuel costs on every voyage
Fuel optimisation AI — reading engine telemetry, weather and ocean currents — demonstrably reduces fuel consumption per voyage at commercial shipping lines.
Construction & Real Estate
40%
Buildings waste 40% of energy — AI is fixing it
AI building management systems cut energy consumption by 20–40% in commercial Northern European deployments — with ROI typically within 18–24 months.
Financial Services
Minutes
Insurance claims resolved without a human adjuster
Autonomous claims agents at tier-1 motor insurers use IoT crash data to assess and decide claims in minutes — replacing a process that used to take days.
The full report maps 10 industries, 80+ use cases, and the AI layer behind every one of them.
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