The Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity solutions fall into four categories with significant overlap in specifications.
Click on a technology segment to see where it falls in terms of connectivity features
Data rate,
logarithmic scale
Power consumption,
indicative
Technology
segments
802.11ah
4G LTE
ZWave
ZigBee
Wi-Fi
SigFox
NB-IoT
LTE M
LTE Cat. 0
LTE Advanced
LoRa
Bluetooth
Range, logarithmic scale
1 802.11ah is a new low-power Wi-Fi standard.
Source: McKinsey Global Institute analysis
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The Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity solutions fall into four categories with significant overlap in specifications.
Click on a technology segment to see where it falls in terms of connectivity features
Data rate,
logarithmic scale
Power consumption,
indicative
Technology
segments
802.11ah
4G LTE
ZWave
ZigBee
Wi-Fi
SigFox
NB-IoT
LTE M
LTE Cat. 0
LTE Advanced
LoRa
Bluetooth
Range, logarithmic scale
1 802.11ah is a new low-power Wi-Fi standard.
Source: McKinsey Global Institute analysis
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The Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity solutions fall into four categories with significant overlap in specifications.
Click on a technology segment to see where it falls in terms of connectivity features
Data rate,
logarithmic scale
Power consumption,
indicative
Technology
segments
802.11ah
4G LTE
ZWave
ZigBee
Wi-Fi
SigFox
NB-IoT
LTE M
LTE Cat. 0
LTE Advanced
LoRa
Bluetooth
Range, logarithmic scale
1 802.11ah is a new low-power Wi-Fi standard.
Source: McKinsey Global Institute analysis
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The Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity solutions fall into four categories with significant overlap in specifications.
Click on a technology segment to see where it falls in terms of connectivity features
Data rate,
logarithmic scale
Power consumption,
indicative
Technology
segments
802.11ah
4G LTE
ZWave
ZigBee
Wi-Fi
SigFox
NB-IoT
LTE M
LTE Cat. 0
LTE Advanced
LoRa
Bluetooth
Range, logarithmic scale
1 802.11ah is a new low-power Wi-Fi standard.
Source: McKinsey Global Institute analysis
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The Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity solutions fall into four categories with significant overlap in specifications.
Click on a technology segment to see where it falls in terms of connectivity features
Data rate,
logarithmic scale
Power consumption,
indicative
Technology
segments
802.11ah
4G LTE
ZWave
ZigBee
Wi-Fi
SigFox
NB-IoT
LTE M
LTE Cat. 0
LTE Advanced
LoRa
Bluetooth
Range, logarithmic scale
1 802.11ah is a new low-power Wi-Fi standard.
Source: McKinsey Global Institute analysis
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The Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity solutions fall into four categories with significant overlap in specifications.
Click on a technology segment to see where it falls in terms of connectivity features
Data rate,
logarithmic scale
Power consumption,
indicative
Technology
segments
802.11ah
4G LTE
ZWave
ZigBee
Wi-Fi
SigFox
NB-IoT
LTE M
LTE Cat. 0
LTE Advanced
LoRa
Bluetooth
Range, logarithmic scale
1 802.11ah is a new low-power Wi-Fi standard.
Source: McKinsey Global Institute analysis
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The Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity solutions fall into four categories with significant overlap in specifications.
Click on a technology segment to see where it falls in terms of connectivity features
Data rate,
logarithmic scale
Power consumption,
indicative
Technology
segments
802.11ah
4G LTE
ZWave
ZigBee
Wi-Fi
SigFox
NB-IoT
LTE M
LTE Cat. 0
LTE Advanced
LoRa
Bluetooth
Range, logarithmic scale
1 802.11ah is a new low-power Wi-Fi standard.
Source: McKinsey Global Institute analysis
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The Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity solutions fall into four categories with significant overlap in specifications.
Click on a technology segment to see where it falls in terms of connectivity features
Data rate,
logarithmic scale
Power consumption,
indicative
Technology
segments
802.11ah
4G LTE
ZWave
ZigBee
Wi-Fi
SigFox
NB-IoT
LTE M
LTE Cat. 0
LTE Advanced
LoRa
Bluetooth
Range, logarithmic scale
1 802.11ah is a new low-power Wi-Fi standard.
Source: McKinsey Global Institute analysis
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The Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity solutions fall into four categories with significant overlap in specifications.
Click on a technology segment to see where it falls in terms of connectivity features
Data rate,
logarithmic scale
Power consumption,
indicative
Technology
segments
802.11ah
4G LTE
ZWave
ZigBee
Wi-Fi
SigFox
NB-IoT
LTE M
LTE Cat. 0
LTE Advanced
LoRa
Bluetooth
Range, logarithmic scale
1 802.11ah is a new low-power Wi-Fi standard.
Source: McKinsey Global Institute analysis
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The Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity solutions fall into four categories with significant overlap in specifications.
Click on a technology segment to see where it falls in terms of connectivity features
Data rate,
logarithmic scale
Power consumption,
indicative
Technology
segments
802.11ah
4G LTE
ZWave
ZigBee
Wi-Fi
SigFox
NB-IoT
LTE M
LTE Cat. 0
LTE Advanced
LoRa
Bluetooth
Range, logarithmic scale
1 802.11ah is a new low-power Wi-Fi standard.
Source: McKinsey Global Institute analysis
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The Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity solutions fall into four categories with significant overlap in specifications.
Click on a technology segment to see where it falls in terms of connectivity features
Data rate,
logarithmic scale
Power consumption,
indicative
Technology
segments
802.11ah
4G LTE
ZWave
ZigBee
Wi-Fi
SigFox
NB-IoT
LTE M
LTE Cat. 0
LTE Advanced
LoRa
Bluetooth
Range, logarithmic scale
1 802.11ah is a new low-power Wi-Fi standard.
Source: McKinsey Global Institute analysis
1
The Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity solutions fall into four categories with significant overlap in specifications.
Click on a technology segment to see where it falls in terms of connectivity features
Data rate,
logarithmic scale
Power consumption,
indicative
Technology
segments
802.11ah
4G LTE
ZWave
ZigBee
Wi-Fi
SigFox
NB-IoT
LTE M
LTE Cat. 0
LTE Advanced
LoRa
Bluetooth
Range, logarithmic scale
1 802.11ah is a new low-power Wi-Fi standard.
Source: McKinsey Global Institute analysis
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The Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity solutions fall into four categories with significant overlap in specifications.
Click on a technology segment to see where it falls in terms of connectivity features
Data rate,
logarithmic scale
Power consumption,
indicative
Technology
segments
802.11ah
4G LTE
ZWave
ZigBee
Wi-Fi
SigFox
NB-IoT
LTE M
LTE Cat. 0
LTE Advanced
LoRa
Bluetooth
Range, logarithmic scale
1 802.11ah is a new low-power Wi-Fi standard.
Source: McKinsey Global Institute analysis
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