A Eseye, a global leader in IoT connectivity solutions, has launched its highly anticipated IoT Predictions Report 2025, alongside the 50th episode of its IoT Leaders podcast. Now in its 6th year, the annual report, written by Eseye’s CEO, Nick Earle, and co-founder & CTO, Ian Marsden, identifies three key trends that will significantly transform the IoT and telecom landscape.
“The future of IoT is not a static scenario; it is a dynamic environment driven by flexibility, innovation, and convergence. The year 2025 will mark a pivotal moment in the evolution of IoT,” says Nick Earle, CEO of Eseye. “For MNOs to thrive in IoT, we believe they must embrace IoT connectivity sharing, which will create a much more viable economic model. NB-IoT will decline in most regions due to its isolated infrastructure and limited revenue potential, while AIoT will be more widely adopted and play a crucial role in the intelligent optimization of connectivity between devices and networks.” Here are the key trends for 2025:
MNOs must evolve if they want to retain market control
Traditional IoT platforms lack the flexibility to support multi-carrier global connectivity for eUICC (Embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card) corporate customers. This creates an urgent need for MNOs to adopt new solutions like Eseye’s AnyNet, which provides carriers a way to configure customer IoT devices to stay ‘on-network’ across more than 16 major mobile networks while also granting access to 800 additional networks via roaming—all orchestrated through a customizable, low-cost cloud SaaS platform solution. “We will see a new generation of IoT platforms for MNOs that eliminate roaming challenges and enable shared eSIM configurations and global management. This will allow carriers to remain competitive and offer flexible, stable, and highly scalable global connectivity solutions while maintaining their critical relationships with existing customers,” said Ian Marsden, CTO of Eseye.
NB-IoT is declining as MNOs seek more scalable solutions
Positioned as a low-cost, low-power connectivity solution, NB-IoT is currently losing momentum due to low global adoption, rising infrastructure costs, and modem compatibility challenges. “Despite its technical advantages, NB-IoT has not achieved the critical mass needed to sustain the infrastructure keeping it alive. With major carriers like AT&T discontinuing support in 2025, we believe more MNOs will follow suit, favoring LTE and 5G as they are more versatile, economically viable, and widely adopted,” Marsden continued.
In Brazil, low-power wide-area (LPWA) technologies such as Sigfox, LoRa, LTE-M/CAT-M, and NB-IoT are present in varying proportions, depending on carriers and cities. “Currently, NB-IoT covers nearly all Brazilian cities thanks to vigorous efforts by the three major national carriers—Vivo, TIM, and Claro. Of Brazil’s 5,570 municipalities, 5,497 have NB-IoT coverage, representing 99.8% of the population. The challenge now is ensuring the market actually adopts this technology,” says Ana Carolina Bussab, General Manager of Eseye Brazil.
The rise of AIoT—the real game-changer for IoT connectivity
The convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and IoT, known as AIoT, will rewrite the IoT connectivity playbook in three critical areas: on-device processing, integration between different systems (application layer), and integration between different networks (network layer). “Businesses and MNOs will gain new capabilities: predictive maintenance that prevents failures before they occur, dynamic network management that adapts to changing conditions, and on-the-spot decision-making that reduces latency and improves reliability,” explained Marsden.
An example of an IoT solution already using AI to enable real-time connectivity management is Eseye’s AnyNet SMARTconnect™ intelligent connectivity software, which allows devices to intuitively respond to connectivity issues, optimizing their performance.
A Future Shaped by Flexibility, Innovation, and Convergence
Eseye’s 2025 predictions reflect a rapidly evolving IoT ecosystem driven by the need for greater flexibility, economic sustainability, and technological convergence. Earle concluded: “The market demands smart, scalable, and future-proof solutions. Whether through MNOs adopting a shared connectivity model, businesses moving away from NB-IoT, or the rise of AIoT—adaptability is key. Eseye is proud to be at the forefront of these changes, continuing to deliver innovative connectivity solutions that empower MNOs and enterprises to deploy IoT with confidence at a global scale.”
