5 IoT predictions that suggest significant growth opportunities

Editor's Note: With 2017 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from across the mobile telecommunications space on what they expect to see in the new year. There's no doubt that the "internet of things" has immense potential for business impact, but customers and end users need to get fully comfortable with the anticipated return on investment in order to move beyond maker projects and proof-of-concepts to real investment. Without understanding business value and potential ROI, IoT adoption will stifle and slow. There's a bit of a catch-22 in these early days because companies that have successfully deployed an IoT solution typically don't want to share metrics of their success with competitors. We're seeing progress on this front with more companies willing to document measurable gains in case studies, but it will also take time for the masses to trust that gains made elsewhere will translate to their organizations.