Vodafone continues to be the leader in Spain in IoT, having exceeded 5.2 million active lines as of March 31. The British operator achieved growth of 1,120,000 IoT lines between April 2022 and March 2023.
This result is the result, among others, of the IoT product diversification strategy that the operator has launched in recent years. Currently, the company integrates IoT technology in sectors such as security and connected alarms, banking through means of payment, logistics operators, connected fleets, renewable energies, agriculture, waste management or comprehensive water management.
That trend accelerated in the third quarter (October to December 2022) with 769,000 new lines. Thus vodafone It has a market share of 40.6%, surpassing the next competitor by 9 percentage points.
vodafone reached a growth of 1,120,000 IoT lines between April 2022 and March 2023
Globally, Vodafone is also a world leader in the Internet of Things (IoT), connecting more than 160 million devices. The Vodafone IoT Platform has an intuitive interface and a complete set of development tools that allow you to create IoT applications on the world’s largest network. In addition, the built-in API catalog makes it easy to integrate with third-party applications, such as analytics platforms, and simple device management tools, allowing business users to remotely manage and optimize device performance.
Notably, for the ninth time in a row, Gartner has named Vodafone a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for IoT Connectivity Services Worldwide, with more than 580 networks in 190 countries, including those considered challenging environments due to technology requirements. or normative.
Daniel Jiménez, director of Vodafone Business, explains the operator’s leadership in this market: “Our leadership in IoT is due, in large part, to the innovation that we are promoting in this field and the diversification of sectors in which we are implementing it, supporting the decision of our clients to have our technology to be connected and thus helping them grow sustainably”.
