Internet of things (IoT) related deals made up 11.1% of all deals announced in the technology and communications sector in the first six months of 2021.
The figure highlights how the proportion of IoT deals has jumped compared to the 9.9% noted in the last six months of 2020. It is also an increase from the 8.3% share IoT deals took up in the first six months of 2020.
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In the first six months of 2021, the overall number of announced deals in the technology and communications sector increased by 6.2%, compared to the same period in 2020.
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By GlobalDataThese themes, of which IoT is one, are best thought of as "any issue that keeps a CEO awake at night", and by tracking them, it becomes possible to ascertain which companies are leading the way on specific issues and which ones have some work to do.
