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Internet of Things - Industry Applications Landscape of the United Kingdom
1,435 Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies in the United Kingdom, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based, what the news is about, which skills employers want and where the research is going. Updated August 2026.
1,435companies tracked
$5.2Bdisclosed funding
50hiring right now
263events · 24 months
52,172news articles · 12 months
Who leads Internet of Things - Industry Applications in the United Kingdom
Shows 1,435 UK IoT‑industry‑applications firms, highlighting the top hiring, best‑funded and most‑covered companies; 50 are hiring now and 317 have disclosed a funding round.
open roles
Hiring now
ranked by live open roles
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Entrematic4last posted Dec 2025
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FPC Global4last posted Jul 2026
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Cuvva3last posted Jun 2026
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Circadia3last posted Nov 2025
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Fleetondemand2last posted Jun 2026
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Bikmo2last posted May 2026
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Energy Assets2last posted Jun 2026
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Revitive2last posted Jan 2026
50 companies hiring · 2 posted in the last 30 days
disclosed funding
Most funded
disclosed totals, all rounds
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Dexory$297.4MSeries C · Mar 2026
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Fractile$264.4MSeries B · May 2026
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Optibus Technologies$260MSeries D · Jul 2022
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Zego$229.7MSeries C · Apr 2026
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Open Energi$167.6MSeries C · Oct 2016
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Wejo$159.6MPost IPO · Mar 2021
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Elvie$157.6MSeries C · Apr 2024
317 companies with disclosed rounds · $5.2B total
revenue
Revenue leaders
official filings first, else latest snapshot
- 01
Coats Digital$1.5BFY2024 filing
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BMSI$40.3MFY2023 filing
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CyanConnode$6Msnapshot Dec 2018
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Restrata$4.1Msnapshot Dec 2021
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Reactive Technologies$3.4Msnapshot Mar 2024
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CameraMatics$2.9Msnapshot Jan 2023
13 companies with a revenue figure
headcount
Largest teams
ranked by tracked headcount
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Smart Parking135tracked employees
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Iceotope114tracked employees
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IntelliSense.io102tracked employees
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58 companies with headcount data
share of events
Share of voice
share of all tracked sector news events, 24 months
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Ventive16.5%66 tracked events
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Big Technologies11.5%46 tracked events
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Rithum8.5%34 tracked events
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Shot Scope4.5%18 tracked events
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Novosound3.5%14 tracked events
399 tracked events across 51 companies
articles
In the news
Prism news coverage, last 12 months
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CMD46articles in the window
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Current health36articles in the window
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Flexitricity32articles in the window
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TWI29articles in the window
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Tempcover27articles in the window
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Nextbase22articles in the window
66 of these companies drew sector coverage in the window
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How the Internet of Things - Industry Applications ecosystem in the United Kingdom grew, 2016–2025
Shows the number of companies founded each year from 2016‑2025, with a peak of 131 founded in 2018 and only 5 in 2025.
Companies founded / year
new Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies in the United Kingdom
20162025
peak 131 in 2018
Companies raising / year
with a disclosed round that year
20162025
peak 74 in 2019
Disclosed funding / year
sum of disclosed rounds (USD)
20162025
peak $1.6B in 2021
Where Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies in the United Kingdom are based
Hub 01
London
434 Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies
74% of the Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies across these hubs
434companies
$2.3Bdisclosed funding
20hiring now
Hub 02
Cambridge
40 Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies
7% of the Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies across these hubs
40companies
$166.3Mdisclosed funding
4hiring now
Hub 03
Manchester
27 Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies
5% of the Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies across these hubs
27companies
$23.2Mdisclosed funding
Hub 04
Edinburgh
21 Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies
4% of the Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies across these hubs
21companies
$113.3Mdisclosed funding
2hiring now
Hub 05
Bristol
20 Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies
3% of the Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies across these hubs
20companies
$17.5Mdisclosed funding
1hiring now
Hub 06
Leeds
17 Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies
3% of the Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies across these hubs
17companies
$147kdisclosed funding
1hiring now
Hub 07
Milton Keynes
15 Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies
3% of the Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies across these hubs
15companies
$151.6Mdisclosed funding
Hub 08
Birmingham
15 Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies
3% of the Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies across these hubs
15companies
$43Mdisclosed funding
The Internet of Things - Industry Applications market map of the United Kingdom: what these companies actually do
Breaks down product sub‑categories and revenue models, noting enterprise tech (921) and consumer digital (667) as the largest groups, and subscription (908) as the most common revenue model.
- Enterprise Tech921 companies · $4.5B raised · 41 hiring
- Consumer Digital667 companies · $1.6B raised · 12 hiring
- Consumer Internet of Things611 companies · $1.4B raised · 11 hiring
- Enterprise Software312 companies · $1.1B raised · 15 hiring
- SaaS289 companies · $2.6B raised · 15 hiring
- IoT in Healthcare288 companies · $937.1M raised · 10 hiring
- Healthtech282 companies · $921.6M raised · 10 hiring
- Smart Buildings244 companies · $384.3M raised · 14 hiring
- Medical Devices220 companies · $721.8M raised · 9 hiring
- Life Sciences218 companies · $729.4M raised · 9 hiring
- Internet of Vehicles198 companies · $1.1B raised · 7 hiring
- Industrial Internet of Things178 companies · $489.6M raised · 14 hiring
Monetization
How Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies make money
How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.
Subscription908
E-Commerce - Product378
Physical Commerce334
Fee-For-Service132
Commission on Transaction123
E-Commerce - Service54
Advertising36
Licensing12
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Internet of Things - Industry Applications in the United Kingdom
Leadership 51Funding 48Earnings 31M&A 29Contracts 22Announcement 21Capital 17IPO 17Product 12Board Updates 6
- FundingSpread the love In a remarkable development for the tech startup landscape, Fractile, a London-based AI chip manufacturer, is in the process of negotiating a substantial $200 million funding round that could propel its valuation to an impressive $1 billion, marking its entry into the coveted unicorn club.2026-03-31
- FundingThe British Business Bank has invested £8.5 million in Dexory as part of the company's Series C funding round.2026-03-26
- M&ACheck Point announced three strategic acquisitions to accelerate its push into AI-driven security and exposure management: Cyata, Cyclops, and Rotate.2026-03-09
- FundingFounded in 2022 by Melissa Chambers and Ben Harper, Sitehop raised £7.5m in seed funding led by Northern Gritstone, bringing the company’s total investment to £13.5m.2026-02-10
- M&Aits acquisition of Energy Assets Group (EAG), a leading, nationwide, utilities infrastructure organisation that provides innovative metering and data services as well as future-proofed network construction and ownership solutions.2026-02-10
- M&ADrax Group has announced plans to acquire UK-based energy optimisation firm Flexitricity in a £36 million deal, with the final purchase price expected to total approximately £42 million following working capital adjustments.2026-01-27
- IPOBig Technologies plc – trading as Buddi – is currently suing its founder Sara Murray OBE for hundreds of millions of pounds after accusing her of forgery and deliberate falsification of documents to push through the company’s £577m IPO in 2021.2026-01-20
- IPOOndo raises £2.30 million via the placing of 6.2 million shares to institutional and other investors and a further 3.0 million shares by way of the subscription.2025-12-05
- FundingThe UK government has announced nine winners of up to £130,000 to support testing of innovative technologies across the freight and logistics sector2025-12-04
- FundingThe $55 million energy technology program—funded by Wells Fargo & Company and coadministered by NREL—welcomed three startups to its next cohort in the Emerging Tech track.2025-11-26
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Internet of Things - Industry Applications company in the United Kingdom was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| undisclosed | Completed | 2026-04-02 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-03-09 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-02-10 | ||
| undisclosed | Completed | 2026-01-21 | ||
| Target Entity | undisclosed | Rumored | 2025-10-17 | |
| Soham Leisure Ventures Private Limited | undisclosed | Completed | 2025-09-25 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Details specific events such as IPO filings, leadership changes, product launches and contract wins for companies in the sector.
IPO pipeline
3 companies listed or filing · last 24 months
OndoOFS · 1 reportDec 2025
Leadership moves
16 tracked people moves · last 12 months
SitehopKarl Perkins · Appointment → Board AdvisorJan 2026
Product launches
tracked launches · last 12 months
TOWER Cold Chain Solutionslive tracking feature (Temperature monitoring)Jan 2026
CatapultSlingshot Implementation PackagesOct 2025
DIGISEQVisa tokenisation support (Wearable payment technology)Sep 2025
Contract wins
19 customer wins · last 24 months
Entopywon ørstedMar 2026
Edgewon safaricomOct 2025
Regulatory & litigation
1 regulatory events · 4 tracked suits · 24 months
- telekom deutschland v Edge Networktelecommunications services feesFeb 2026
- big technologies v Sara Murrayalleged undisclosed links to offshore companies · OngoingMay 2025
Earnings pulse
companies reporting results · last 24 months
9 companies reporting28 company-quarters tracked
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +15.0%, half slower.
Who is building Internet of Things - Industry Applications in the United Kingdom
Profiles 907 founders and CEOs across 693 firms, noting Cambridge (37), Imperial (26) and Oxford (11) as common alma maters and Microsoft (3) and Morgan Stanley (3) as frequent prior employers.
Founders and chief executives12 of 907, from the best-funded companies on this page
Ex-GigaSpaces, Applied Materials. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev BSc 2007, Tel Aviv University MSc 2011
Ex-Founder Realister, Deliveroo, onefinestay. Tallinn University of Technology BA 2008
Elvie, ex-Prosiebensat 1 Media, ex-Dyson, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, 1994
Founder Green Power Partnership, Actual Analytics, Deejaycee. Strathclyde Business School MBA 1994
Ex Innovision Research & Technology plc, Innovations Group, HCL Hewlett Packard. University of Portsmouth
Ex-Athens Medical Grοup, Euroclinic Group, The Monitor Group · MIT Sloan School of Management MBA 2004
Ex-AppyParking, Capgemini, Ubinow. FIB 2008
UKRI Speech and Language Technologies, ex-Co-Founder-Koemei, Philips Speech Processing.University of Cambridge P.HD 2002
Ex-CEO C24 Technologies, Crane Software, Automic Software, BMC Software, Citrix Netscaler.
Where the founders studied
alma mater on record for 122 of 907 founders
University of Cambridge37
Imperial College London26
University of Oxford11
INSEAD8
University College London8
University of Bristol8
University of Manchester6
University of Warwick5
Where they worked before
a previous employer on record for 12 of 907 founders
Microsoft3
Morgan Stanley3
McKinsey1
Amazon1
Boston Consulting Group1
Intel1
Facebook1
Google1
Founders flagged as repeat founders
of 777 founders with a profile on this page
7
carry a repeat-founder flag
- flagged as repeat founders7
- no repeat-founder flag770
Women and men among the founders
first names matched for 849 of 907 founders
11%
of matched founders are women
- women91
- men758
Inferred from first names, using 119 million people who state their own gender: a first name counts only where at least 20 of them share it and at least 90% of those share the same gender. The other 58 founders go in neither column.
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Who funds Internet of Things - Industry Applications in the United Kingdom
Records 823 funding rounds since 2016 from 770 investors, with a typical round size of $1 million.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europa | 53 | — | Feb 2023 |
| Gov | 19 | 2 | Sep 2023 |
| EIC Fund | 16 | — | Jan 2023 |
| Scottish Enterprise | 15 | 2 | Apr 2025 |
| Mercia | 14 | 9 | Apr 2025 |
| BGF | 12 | 7 | May 2024 |
| Techstars | 10 | 8 | Jan 2023 |
| Entrepreneur First | 10 | 4 | Mar 2026 |
| Octopus Ventures | 9 | 6 | Jul 2021 |
| Development Bank of Wales | 9 | 5 | Apr 2025 |
Stage mix · rounds since 2016
Seed & Angel399
Series A–B213
Series C+ / PE36
Grants, debt & other175
The typical round is $1M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Internet of Things - Industry Applications funding rounds in the United Kingdom
Highlights the largest disclosed round—Fractile’s $220 million Series B—and lists ten other large recent rounds.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series B | $220M | May 2026 | Accel, Factorial Funds, Founders Fund +6 more | |
| Series C | $150M | Mar 2021 | DST Global, General Catalyst, Target Global +3 more | |
| Series C | $113M | Sep 2012 | Ombu Group | |
| Series C | $107M | Mar 2021 | Bessemer Venture Partners, Insight Partners, Verizon +4 more | |
| Series B | $102.7M | Jan 2019 | General Motors | |
| Series D | $100M | May 2022 | Insight Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Verizon +3 more | |
| Series C | $100M | Oct 2025 | Eurazeo, LTS Investments, Endeavor +6 more | |
| Seed | $80.2M | Oct 2016 | — | |
| Series C | $80M | Jul 2021 | BGF, BlackRock, Hiro Capital +2 more | |
| Series C | $79.2M | Dec 2019 | — |
Venture round sizes · 2023–2025
<$1M37
$1–10M46
$10–50M13
$50–250M4
>$250M0
100 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
Fresh cheques · last 6 months
Series AundisclosedApr 2026
Series A$2.7MMar 2026
Series AundisclosedMar 2026
Seed$477kFeb 2026
What the news says about Internet of Things - Industry Applications in the United Kingdom
Counts 52,172 news articles in the last year, most often covering product launches, technology adoption, partnerships and international sports competitions.
News volume
Internet of Things - Industry Applications coverage across United Kingdom · articles per quarter
2021Q22026Q1
peak 17,267 in 2025Q1 · 52,172 articles in the last 12 tracked months
Tone of coverage
share of articles by dominant sentiment (positive / neutral / negative)
202120232025
Positive-tone share moved 81% → 78%, negative 18% → 20% across 2021–2025.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Internet of Things - Industry Applications news in United Kingdom. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- New product launches and innovations4,661→+9%
- Technology adoption and digital transformation4,546→+5%
- Strategic partnerships and collaborations4,481▲+15%
- International sports competitions2,013▼-75%
- Industry awards and recognition announcements1,851▼-13%
- Executive leadership changes and appointments1,810▲+20%
- Wearable technology and smartwatches1,620▼-34%
- Tablets and e-readers1,380▲+40%
- Market research and consumer behavior analysis1,291▲+41%
- Artificial intelligence advancements1,276→+4%
Most-covered companies · last 12 months
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66 Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies here were named in the news over this period.
Prism
Watch Internet of Things - Industry Applications coverage in United Kingdom as it happens
Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.
Momentum
The words getting louder — and quieter
Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.
android tablet+78%tablet+92%ipad+66%fire tablet+108%galaxy tab+178%cloud infrastructure+59%online safety parenting+56%tariff negotiations+53%college playoffs+622%satellite broadcasting+388%
smartwatch-36%apple watch-34%fitness watch-36%galaxy watch-36%wearable device-39%
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in United Kingdom Internet of Things - Industry Applications coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Regulatory Risk ▲ rising
62,995 articles touch this dimension · 42.4% critical tone
20212025
signals: ai regulation compliance, responsible ai, drone airspace rules
Funding Momentum ▲ rising
14,238 articles touch this dimension · 36.0% critical tone
20212025
signals: quarterfinals, satellite telecommunication, satellite ground stations
Growth ▲ rising
36,154 articles touch this dimension · 28.7% critical tone
20212025
signals: business partnership, earnings report, quarterly financials
Internet of Things - Industry Applications jobs in the United Kingdom: who is hiring and what they ask for
Shows 27 job postings over 12 months from eight employers, with top‑required skills including Elixir, CCTV control rooms, social media, Tailwind and GPS.
27postings · last 12 months
60postings tracked overall
8employers advertising
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Internet of Things - Industry Applications employers in the United Kingdom put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.
- elixir5▼
- cctv control rooms5→
- social media5▼
- tailwind4▼
- gps4→
- liveview4→
- sql3→
- huawei3→
- python3▲
- aws3▲
Most advertised titles
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- 1
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What Internet of Things - Industry Applications research is working on
Indexes 53,452 academic papers, of which 5,563 identify common problems, 1,003 issue cautions and 40,492 discuss opportunities.
How this field talks about itself
Internet of Things - Industry Applications papers (gold) against all published research (grey)
Breakthrough40.9% · 26.2%1.6×
Promising34.9% · 36.8%≈ par
Problem-identifying10.1% · 9.5%≈ par
Descriptive9.3% · 18.0%0.5×
Comparative2.7% · 4.0%0.7×
Cautionary1.9% · 4.5%0.4×
Internet of Things - Industry Applications literature runs 1.6× more “breakthrough” than science at large (40.9% vs 26.2% baseline).
How the work is done
Methods-led67.7%
Reviews14.0%
Empirical13.7%
Position pieces4.0%
Theoretical0.6%
How the research reads
95% positive · 1% neutral · 4% negative, across 53,452 papers.
The institutions behind the field
- 22k
- 18k
- 17k
- 16k
- 15k
- 15k
ranked by how often their work is cited
Researchers who shaped it
Mohsen Guizani · Ala Al‐Fuqaha · Michele Zorzi · Li Da Xu · Mehdi Mohammadi · Moussa Ayyash · Lorenzo Vangelista · Mohammed Aledhari
The most-cited breakthroughs
- Smart Cities in Europe · 3k cites
- XORs in the Air: Practical Wireless Network Coding · 2k cites
- Effective Heart Disease Prediction Using Hybrid Machine Learning Techniques · 2k cites
- Internet of Things: Architectures, Protocols, and Applications · 2k cites
- Learning IoT in Edge: Deep Learning for the Internet of Things with Edge Computing · 2k cites
Common problems researchers identify4,994 papers · 7 recurring themes
Problems · theme 01
IoT Foundations and Integration
1,322 papers · 26.5% of this block
▼ -67% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Researchers discuss core IoT concepts, embedded systems, and the link between web technologies and industrial deployments.
Internet of Things · Embedded system · World Wide Web · Industrial Internet
“Wearables and the Internet of Things (IoT), Applications, Opportunities, and Challenges: A Survey”
1322 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 02
IoT Security and Privacy Challenges
1,051 papers · 21.0% of this block
▼ -50% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers highlight vulnerabilities, privacy concerns, and intrusion detection needs across connected devices.
Computer security · Internet of Things · Internet privacy · Intrusion detection system
“Understanding Security Requirements and Challenges in Internet of Things (IoT): A Review”
1051 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 03
Computing Continuum for IoT
953 papers · 19.1% of this block
▲ +5% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Works examine cloud, edge, and big‑data processing limits for intelligent IoT services.
Cloud computing · Emerging technologies · Big data · Edge computing
“Empowering Things With Intelligence: A Survey of the Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities in Artificial Intelligence of Things”
953 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 04
Wireless Sensor Network Constraints
530 papers · 10.6% of this block
▼ -34% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies address reliability, key distribution, and communication issues in sensor‑based monitoring.
Wireless sensor network · Wireless · Key distribution in wireless sensor networks · Wireless network
“Wireless Sensor Networks: a Survey on Environmental Monitoring”
530 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 05
Smart City Governance Issues
517 papers · 10.4% of this block
▲ +38% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Analyses focus on urban planning, environmental management, and corporate oversight within IoT‑enabled cities.
Smart city · Corporate governance · Environmental planning · Architectural engineering
“Smart City Development: A Pathway Toward Sustainable Urbanization”
517 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 06
Healthcare Wearable Obstacles
369 papers · 7.4% of this block
▲ +6% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research outlines technical, standardization, and security hurdles for medical IoT wearables.
Health care · Internet of Things · Wearable computer · Wearable technology
“Internet of Things for Smart Healthcare: Technologies, Challenges, and Opportunities”
369 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 07
Agricultural IoT Adoption Barriers
252 papers · 5.0% of this block
▲ +49% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers discuss integration difficulties, data reliability, and sustainability concerns in smart farming.
Agriculture · Precision agriculture · Internet of Things · Food security
“A Survey on the Role of IoT in Agriculture for the Implementation of Smart Farming”
252 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions892 papers · 7 recurring themes
Cautions · theme 01
Interoperability Risks in IoT
231 papers · 25.9% of this block
▲ +26% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Authors caution about cross‑domain compatibility and data exchange problems in supply‑chain and health applications.
Internet of Things · Agriculture · Health care · Interoperability
“Examining potential benefits and challenges associated with the Internet of Things integration in supply chains”
231 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 02
Energy and Routing Limits
168 papers · 18.8% of this block
▼ -44% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Surveys warn of power consumption and routing inefficiencies affecting sensor network longevity.
Wireless sensor network · Wireless · Computer network · Wireless network
“Energy Harvesting Sensor Nodes: Survey and Implications”
168 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 03
Privacy‑Centric Security Concerns
165 papers · 18.5% of this block
▼ -50% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Works stress the need for privacy‑preserving mechanisms and robust intrusion defenses.
Internet of Things · Computer security · Internet privacy · Intrusion detection system
“Privacy-preserving security of IoT networks: A comparative analysis of methods and applications”
165 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 04
Robustness of Wearable Systems
124 papers · 13.9% of this block
▲ +17% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research evaluates resilience of digital health devices against adversarial attacks and system failures.
Robustness · Resilience · Wearable technology · Digital health
“Smart Defenders: An Empirical Analysis of Adversary System Resilience in Cybersecurity”
124 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 05
Governance and Planning Uncertainties
107 papers · 12.0% of this block
▲ +38% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Analyses explore ambiguous policy frameworks and planning challenges for IoT‑driven urban projects.
Smart city · Corporate governance · Environmental planning · Urban planning
“Smart city concept: Integrating technology into municipal governance”
107 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 06
Blockchain Integration Challenges
55 papers · 6.2% of this block
▼ -33% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers note scalability, consensus, and security issues when merging blockchain with IoT.
Blockchain · Internet of Things · Computer security · Supply chain
“Blockchain technology for security issues and challenges in IoT”
55 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 07
Edge Computing Deployment Hurdles
42 papers · 4.7% of this block
▲ +8% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies highlight data rate, device heterogeneity, and coordination problems in edge‑centric IoT.
Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution · Edge computing · Edge device · Internet of Things
“Role of Edge Computing in IoT”
42 of these papers raise it as a problem
Opportunities36,998 papers · 7 recurring themes
Opportunities · theme 01
Scalable Wearable Computing
1,227 papers · 20.4% of this block
▲ +69% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research proposes robust, large‑scale deployment strategies for health and mobility wearables.
Wearable computer · Software deployment · Scalability · Robustness
“Enhancing Fall Risk Detection in Intelligent Healthcare System: A <scp>6G</scp> ‐Enabled Integrated Communication, Sensing, and Computing Ap”
Opportunities · theme 02
Energy‑Efficient Smart City Networks
1,208 papers · 20.1% of this block
▼ -54% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Works present methods to reduce power use while maintaining performance in urban IoT infrastructures.
Internet of Things · Smart city · Computer network · Edge computing
“Energy efficient resource management for real-time IoT applications”
Opportunities · theme 03
Real‑Time Embedded IoT Systems
1,057 papers · 17.6% of this block
▼ -61% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers showcase integrated platforms for instantaneous monitoring and control in various environments.
Internet of Things · Embedded system · Computer security · Real-time computing
“Integrated IoT System for Real-Time Electrical Load Monitoring”
Opportunities · theme 04
Optimized Sensor Placement Techniques
986 papers · 16.4% of this block
▼ -34% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies develop algorithms for efficient sensor deployment and data acquisition in wireless networks.
Wireless sensor network · Wireless · Key distribution in wireless sensor networks · Wireless network
“Efficient Placement and Dispatch of Sensors in a Wireless Sensor Network”
Opportunities · theme 05
Advanced Intrusion Detection for IoT
646 papers · 10.8% of this block
▲ +37% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research introduces machine‑learning models to identify anomalies and mitigate denial‑of‑service threats.
Intrusion detection system · Internet of Things · Anomaly detection · Denial-of-service attack
“A Novel Deep Learning-Based Intrusion Detection System for IoT Networks”
Opportunities · theme 06
Secure Blockchain‑IoT Frameworks
459 papers · 7.7% of this block
▲ +8% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Works outline cryptographic and authentication schemes combining blockchain with IoT for trusted services.
Blockchain · Internet of Things · Encryption · Authentication
“A blockchain‐ and artificial intelligence‐enabled smart IoT framework for sustainable city”
Opportunities · theme 07
Precision Agriculture Automation
417 papers · 7.0% of this block
▲ +45% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers describe IoT‑driven monitoring and irrigation systems that enhance crop productivity and resource use.
Agriculture · Precision agriculture · Internet of Things · Irrigation
“IoT-Based Smart Agriculture Monitoring and Automated Irrigation System for Efficient Farming”
Which of these themes are growing fastest
Tracks how the share of research themes changes globally between 2022 and 2025.
Problems
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Agricultural IoT Adoption Barriers▲+49%
Smart City Governance Issues▲+38%
Healthcare Wearable Obstacles▲+6%
Computing Continuum for IoT▲+5%
Wireless Sensor Network Constraints▼-34%
IoT Security and Privacy Challenges▼-50%
IoT Foundations and Integration▼-67%
Cautions
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Governance and Planning Uncertainties▲+38%
Interoperability Risks in IoT▲+26%
Robustness of Wearable Systems▲+17%
Edge Computing Deployment Hurdles▲+8%
Blockchain Integration Challenges▼-33%
Energy and Routing Limits▼-44%
Privacy‑Centric Security Concerns▼-50%
Opportunities
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Scalable Wearable Computing▲+69%
Precision Agriculture Automation▲+45%
Advanced Intrusion Detection for IoT▲+37%
Secure Blockchain‑IoT Frameworks▲+8%
Optimized Sensor Placement Techniques▼-34%
Energy‑Efficient Smart City Networks▼-54%
Real‑Time Embedded IoT Systems▼-61%
Who files Internet of Things - Industry Applications patents in the United Kingdom
Lists 11,127 patent filings from 2016‑2025 by about 8,000 organisations, with British Telecom, IBM and Vodafone IP Licensing as the top filers.
11,127 filings 2016–20258,000 assigneespeak 1,329 in 2021
Filing momentum
patents published / year
20162025
Who files the most
- British Telecomm1,639
- IBM1,240
- Vodafone IP Licensing716
- SONY Europe665
- Vodafone549
- Metaswitch Networks381
- SONY376
- Advanced RISC MACH365
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