How Vodafone is taking the lead for hyperscale IoT. (Spoiler - simplicity is the key, says the CEO...)

Vodafone IoT has taken a commanding lead in the race to support a new generation of Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure for connected devices. Today, this service connects over 220 million devices in more than 180 countries across over 760 networks globally.

Vodafone is positioning this as a hyperscaler for connectivity. The thesis is that by streamlining management, provisioning, and security, they can create value in a relatively low-margin business. In the long run, this could open new opportunities for higher-level services built on top of this core infrastructure, leading to an economy of things.

Even with this commanding lead, Vodafone is not standing still. The supporting infrastructure for 5G and emerging standards for automating service provisioning and new AI capabilities are undergoing a seismic shift as carriers begin launching a new generation of 5G standalone infrastructure and provisioning new SG.32 Remote Service Provisioning standards for simplifying the management ...