Seventh, a new wave of vendors vying to become the “platform of platforms”, where their management platform will become the aggregator of the multiple sub-platforms and solve the ongoing platform and standard dilemma.
Eighth, firms will partner to thrive instead of survive, specifically in Asia Pacific. The new groups will bring together vendors from across the IoT ecosystem as well as end users to target specific industry verticals, solution types and customer types.
Ninth, the combination high demand and limited supply with unsure monetization potential will create a risky investment environment.
And tenth, Asia Pacific becomes the front line for IoT. IDC believes the government, mining, energy and manufacturing industries will see the most significant growth and competition. Many will look to the region’s growing list of capable and innovative OEM/ODM vendors for partnership and joint R&D opportunities.