IoT Week 2025

2025 could be considered the year that the internet of things joined forces with AI for the creation of highly intelligent sensors and connectivity offerings for the enterprise and small business alike.

Solution providers serving customers in a number of industries have had their eye on IoT for the last couple of years as the number of connected devices has exploded, and 2025 was no different.

For 2025’s IoT week, CRN is diving deep into various topics around the IoT opportunity for solution providers. This includes a look at the coolest IoT products and services that debuted this year. CRN will also highlight the IoT vendors with new or evolving partner programs, the latest trends in the industry and the overall state of IoT.

8 Big IoT Trends To Watch In 2025, According to Analysts And Executives
Executives and analysts talk to CRN about eight big trends they’re seeing in the IoT market this year, ranging from an AI skills gap and the infusion of new AI innovations into products, to a push by customers for interconnectivity among vendors and ongoing security concerns.

How AI Is Driving Demand For IoT Solutions And Enabling New Capabilities
In an interview with CRN, IDC analyst Carlos Gonzalez talks about how AI development is driving demand for IoT technologies and how IoT vendors are taking advantage of generative AI and agentic AI capabilities to introduce new features into their products.

6 IoT Vendors With New Or Evolving Partner Programs In 2025
CRN details recent channel moves, including new or evolving partner programs, by IoT vendors Vodafone, SOTI, Orbcomm, Nozomi, Soracom and Aeris.

10 Cool IoT Products And Services That Debuted In 2025
New, groundbreaking AI-powered IoT devices and products introduced this year include a remote telemetry device that can turn nonconnectivity equipment into a “smart” device, an industrial infrastructure management offering, and a tool aimed at securing cellular IoT connections.