5G IoT Connections To Reach 480 Million In 2030
IoTNOW, Friday, May 16th, 2025
New research by Kaleido Intelligence has found that 5G connections will grow at almost 5 times the rate of the cellular IoT market overall over the next 5 years. The growth rate will increase from 2028, driven by increased adoption of 5G standalone (SA) roaming agreements.
5G SA rollout impacting market
The new report, 5G Markets: MNO & Enterprise Strategies 2025, notes that 5G has several more hurdles to clear before it can start to be a fully viable IoT technology, most particularly roaming; Kaleido anticipates 5G SA roaming finally arriving on the market in 2025, which will boost the market.
However, this will not lead to uniform growth; in a recent Kaleido survey on 5G roaming, a quarter of MNOs asked said they have no clear plans for 5G SA roaming, which means that growth will once again slow after an initial surge in 5G IoT use cases.