NZ Organisations deploying IoT doubled over 2017
New Zealand Organisations deploying IoT doubled over 2017
AUCKLAND, January 15th, 2018 – IDC New Zealand has released its annual Internet of Things Decision Maker Report. The report illustrates that the number of New Zealand organisations that have implemented an IoT solution has practically doubled; from 13.7% in 2016 to 25.7% in 2017.
"New Zealand organisations are understanding that the value of the Internet of Things is in the data it produces and, more importantly, what that data enables companies to act upon or improve," explains Monica Collier, Research Manager for Telecommunications, IDC New Zealand. "Additionally, endpoint costs continue to decrease and the range of connectivity options is increasing; it's easier to get an IoT business case across the line."
Other highlights
from the report include:
• New Zealand companies
deploying IoT are more influenced by improving the customer
experience, than on improving internal processes. In fact,
New Zealand organisations place more focus on the customer,
as a driver for IoT, than any other country surveyed across
Asia Pacific.
• While Wi-Fi remains the most popular
IoT connectivity, Low Power WAN's popularity is growing
fast. Low Power WAN lets organisations deploy long-life
battery operated sensor devices in remote locations, for
example water meters and remote asset tracking.
• Some
key shifts are occurring in IoT vendor perception by New
Zealand companies with Rockwell Automation, Google, IBM and
Dell performing well in terms of IoT mindshare.
• IoT
is no longer just about 'connected cows'. There are
opportunities across industries from manufacturing to retail
to healthcare. For example, While Australia leads APeJ for
asset performance tracking in manufacturing, a healthy 21%
of NZ manufacturers have deployed IoT in this space.
Collier summarises the opportunity in IoT, "The New Zealand IoT Alliance research says that IoT could bring NZ$2.2 billion of benefit to the New Zealand economy over the next ten years. Our report illustrates how companies have understood that message and are implementing IoT to increase productivity and improve customer experience. We would encourage tech buyers to ensure their IoT plans are not siloed; the plans should fit within their overall digital roadmap. For vendors, to step ahead you'll need a good IoT partner ecosystem in context with the industries you are servicing. Customers want a technology partner that understands their business as well as their technology."
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About IDC 2017
IoT Decision Maker Report
The report focuses on
New Zealand organisations that have deployed IoT initiatives
or are planning to deploy in the next two years, to
understand their plans, influences, challenges, success,
infrastructure and vendor mindshare.