Gartner predicts that there will be almost 11.2 billion devices in operation in 2018, which is almost double the amount deployed just two years ago (6.4bn) We are seeing this technology used in almost every industry, from solar, to transport, to pharmaceuticals, and everything else in between. In 2018, we can expect to see the following trends impact IoT adoption: More and more connected devices will be deployed across a range of industries. The impact of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is designed to strengthen and unify data protection for everybody living in the EU, will come into force on May 25.”]