''Gartner gives a figure of 30 billion, Cisco is predicting 50 billion, and European digital economy think-tank IDate goes as far as 60 billion. Whichever figure is closest to reality, we look certain to be completely surrounded by connected objects by the year 2020. They will come in all shapes and sizes, from our myriad portable terminals, to wearables electronic devices and connected cars. A large majority of these ‘objects’ will however be invisible sensors designed to measure a comprehensive range of parameters in the urban environment, including transport needs and resources, or monitor and control the equipment installed in our homes.''

http://www.atelier.net/en/trends/articles/iot-waveband-wars-about-hot_442655

''Qualcomm's Salvatori described spectrum as a "super critical" issue. He said he expects mission critical IoT networks to reside on the 700MHz band, with massive IoT networks sitting between 3.4 and 3.8GHz and operators will offer enhanced mobile broadband services on the 24.25GHz to 27.5GHz band''

http://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/news-analysis/operators-urged-to-use-lte-a-pro-nb-iot-to-help-devise-5g-future

25Ghz is Ka Band, Satelitte, but a bad choice for mission critial.

http://www.marinesatellitesystems.com/index.php?page_id=101

''Most applications use local network technologies like Wi-Fi or Bluetooth that operate in license-free frequency bands. In contrast, applications that depend on mobility or global accessibility make use of satellite technologies plus cellular mobile radio technologies, primarily of the second and third generation. Typical examples include fleet management, container tracking, coffee vending machines or ATM services, personal health monitoring, to name just a few''

https://www.electronic.nu/en/2016/09/18/lte-advanced-pro-the-mobile-future-of-the-internet-of-things/

Unlocking the future of the IoT
The basic requirements of the IoT are that all devices need to be connected wherever they happen to be.

While Wi-Fi deployments, Bluetooth and terrestrial GSM networks are able to support most applications, these network services simply cannot provide the ubiquitous and seamless coverage of satellites. The ultimate success of the IoT will depend on the active support of satellite networks, such as the L-band services provided by Thuraya, to address the following requirements:

http://www.thuraya.com/content/can-internet-things-iot-survive-without-satellite

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