The 10 Coolest IoT Connectivity Companies: The 2026 Internet Of Things 50

Here are the 10 IoT Connectivity providers on the 2026 CRN IoT 50 creating a new blueprint for businesses in the AI era.

IoT connectivity providers are ramping up their efforts to provide the robust networking offerings necessary to power a new generation of IoT AI solutions.

The connectivity companies on this year’s IoT 50 have invested heavily in building out their networks to drive the IoT revolution.

Case in point: AT&T’s $5.75 billion deal to acquire 95 percent of Lumen Technologies Quantum Fiber with 4 million fiber locations in 11 states and about 1 million subscribers. The deal expands AT&T Fiber offerings in 32 states.

“It will allow us to accelerate fiber access to millions of new customer locations outside our traditional wireline operating region,” said AT&T CEO John Stankey. “As a result, we now expect to increase our total fiber reach to more than 30 states and approximately 60 million total customer locations by the end of 2030. This is roughly double the amount of AT&T Fiber locations today. We’re looking forward to accelerating an efficient fiber-build engine as we expand our award-winning AT&T Fiber service.”

Among the other IoT connectivity companies breaking new ground are Myriota, which launched AssetHawk, a global asset tracking offering beyond the reach of cellular networks; OneLayer, which teamed with partners Heddian and Druid Software to deliver a unified cellular connectivity and security offering for electric utilities; and Vodafone, which recently teamed with CRN Solution Provider 500 powerhouse CGI on a four-year digital transformation deal to provide Centrica fixed and mobile services, and IT end-user compute services.

VodafoneThree Business Director Nick Gliddon called the partnership a “catalyst” for real change.

“By combining our advanced connectivity, IT services and automation with the collective expertise of Vodafone Business and our partners, we are creating a new blueprint for how businesses can transform at scale,” he said.

Here then are the 10 IoT Connectivity providers on the IoT 50 creating a new blueprint for businesses in the AI era.

1nce

Alexander P. Sator, Ivo Rook

Co-CEOs

1nce took its IoT platform to another level in 2025. The Cologne, Germany-based company added 10 million endpoints, bringing the total number of devices it manages to 40 million for 30,000 customers in 17 industries.

Aeris

Aziz Benmalek

CEO

Aeris continues to raise the bar for secure global IoT offerings, surpassing 100 million connected devices this year. The San Jose, Calif.-based company also recently completed its product integration with Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE 5G.

AT&T

John Stankey

Chairman, CEO

In a $5.75 billion deal, Dallas-based AT&T acquired 95 percent of Lumen Technologies Quantum Fiber with 4 million fiber locations and about 1 million subscribers. The deal expands AT&T Fiber offerings in 32 states.

Celona

Rajeev Shah

CEO

The private 5G innovator launched its game-changing AerFlex product last August. The new cloud-native offering is designed for the AI era, enabling rollouts in hours not weeks, according to the Campbell, Calif.-based company.

MachineQ

Steve Salata

VP, GM

MachineQ continues to push the IoT envelope with a new AI smart summary feature for its MQinsights software, translating millions of data points into what the Philadelphia-based company calls “clear actionable insights.”

Myriota

Ben Cade

CEO

Adelaide, South Australia-based Myriota recently launched AssetHawk, a global asset tracking offering beyond the reach of cellular networks. Cade says it provides partners a way to “scale tracking profitably” for remote assets.

OneLayer

Dave Mor

Co-Founder, CEO

The Tel Aviv, Israel-based provider of private cellular network security recently teamed with communications technology provider Heddian and software maker Druid Software to deliver a unified cellular connectivity and security offering for electric utilities.

Soracom

Ken Tamagawa

Co-Founder, CEO

The IoT SIM superstar and channel stalwart recently unveiled a new partnership to provide solution provider Bridgepointe Technologies with what Tokyo-based Soracom said is “secure, cloud-native cellular connectivity purpose-built on AWS for IoT.”

Telit Cinterion

Paolo Dal Pino

CEO

The Boca Raton, Fla.-based end-to-end IoT solution powerhouse is pushing the AI envelope by leveraging Nvidia Metropolis VSS blueprint and NIM microservices to deliver real-time AI for industrial automation, computer vision and edge intelligence.

Vodafone

Margherita Della Valle

CEO

The next-generation mobile and broadband provider, based in Newbury, Berkshire, U.K., recently teamed with CRN Solution Provider 500 powerhouse CGI on a blockbuster four-year digital transformation deal to provide Centrica fixed and mobile services, and IT end-user compute services.