AI Drives U.S. Enterprises to Scale IoT, Verizon Survey Finds

Overview

• A survey of 500 U.S. companies finds 84% view AI as a key IoT technology and 70% say it has accelerated their deployments.
• 82% report that pairing AI with video or camera data enables real-time decision-making from IoT feeds.
• Respondents expect large fleets to surge, with deployments of more than 10,000 devices projected to more than triple next year.
• 87% say mobile network operator systems integration is important or critical, and 52% plan to use private wireless networks within 12–24 months.
• Companies highlight enabling connectivity plans, with 74% targeting 5G RedCap, 74% expecting satellite integration, 78% valuing network slicing, and Verizon ThingSpace data showing a 240% year-on-year rise in eSIM connectivity.