Smart manufacturing looks set to drive growth in the industrial IoT market over the next five years. According to a recent study by Jupiter Research, the number of Industrial IoT connections will increase from 17.7 billion in 2020 to 36.8 billion in 2025, representing an overall growth rate of 207%. SEE MORE Technology integral to manufacturing challenges SEE MORE What is the Internet of Things

Telco giant claims acquisition will help it grab market share in 5G enterprise space Ericsson has closed its acquisition of wireless edge vendor Cradlepoint as it looks to grab market share in the 5G enterprise space. The $1.1bn all-cash acquisition was first announced in September and would see US-based Cradlepoint be acquired by the Swedish telco firm. At the time Ericsson said the