33 Real-World IoT Examples Across Industries

See how Telenor IoT customers use managed connectivity to scale connected products, assets, vehicles, and infrastructure across markets.

Connecting a device is only the start. The real challenge begins when products need to stay connected across countries, networks, customer environments, and long lifecycles.

This collection gives you a practical look at how companies approach that challenge in real deployments, from connected vehicles and industrial equipment to healthcare devices, security systems, smart buildings, utilities, and logistics assets.

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33 Real-World IoT Examples

Download the customer stories booklet to explore examples from Telenor IoT customers across automotive, manufacturing, transport and logistics, healthcare, security, utilities, and smart cities.

What You’ll Find Inside

Use the overview below to see which industries, companies, and IoT deployments are covered, from connected vehicles and industrial equipment to healthcare devices, utilities, smart buildings, and logistics assets.

Industry	Selected companies	Use cases covered
Automotive	Volvo Cars, Scania, Koenigsegg, Safedrive	Connected cars, fleet management, remote diagnostics, road safety alerts
Transport and logistics	Sony, M2Cloud, CIMC HiTech, Bornemann AG	Asset tracking, cold chain monitoring, fleet management, connected containers
Manufacturing	Toyota Material Handling, Husqvarna, PLAATO, ISA	Smart warehouse fleets, connected products, production insight, remote monitoring
Security	Verisure, Reolink	Connected alarms, smart home services, cellular security cameras
Utilities and smart cities	Anticimex, Grundfos, Swegon, Waste Vision, Kamstrup	Smart metering, water infrastructure, waste management, climate systems
Healthcare	CardiLink, 8 West, Amber, Vestalis	AED monitoring, remote safety services, tracking and tracing, telehealth connectivity

What These IoT Examples Show About Scaling Connected Products

Across the examples, one pattern is clear: the hard part of IoT is rarely just getting a device online.

The bigger challenge is keeping connected products, vehicles, equipment, and infrastructure working reliably once they are deployed in the real world. Devices may move between markets, depend on different networks, sit unattended for long periods, or remain in operation for many years.

The customer stories show how companies use IoT connectivity to support practical business needs such as remote monitoring, fleet visibility, predictive maintenance, service continuity, asset tracking, safety alerts, and connected customer experiences.

They also show why scalability depends on more than coverage. As deployments grow, companies need to manage connectivity across markets, simplify operations, support changing requirements, and keep services running throughout the product lifecycle.

Explore More IoT Examples and Use Cases

Want to go deeper into a specific company story? Browse the IoT case studies to read individual examples from Telenor IoT customers.

Looking for practical ways IoT is used across applications such as fleet telematics, predictive maintenance, smart metering, smart waste management, or cold chain monitoring? Explore the IoT use cases.

Customer Perspectives From Real IoT Deployments

These customer stories are not abstract examples. They come from companies using Telenor IoT connectivity in real products, services, and operating environments.

When Sony proposed mSafety with connectivity from Telenor IoT, we seized the opportunity based on LTE-M's connectivity and battery life benefits. It is also very important that our connectivity provider has global roaming capabilities. LTE-M is the state of the art, offering carrier-grade machine-to- machine network connectivity.

We were looking for a partner to provide plug & play global connectivity. Telenor IoT has also guided us with technical decisions. Overall, this has helped focus our development resources to deliver a world-class application for our customers. Trusting Telenor's robust global connectivity is important for our application.

Telenor IoT are the backbone of our operation and have been our partner from early scale-up through to today. We selected Telenor IoT as our global connectivity partner, because they had the best performing SIMs and have proved to be trustworthy partners. Their global managed connectivity is reliable and secure which is critical.

Our target market is global customers who want the best-of-the-best. Telenor IoT was the obvious choice for connecting our cars, with their broad and extensive experience in connected automotive solutions. Also, their technical expertise and ability to trouble-shoot is industry-leading.

As industry leader, partnering with Telenor IoT has enabled us to move into new markets with comparative ease. Their support and troubleshooting tech team is world-class and when we need them, they are always available for questions and support.

Frequently Asked Questions

What Kinds of IoT Examples Are Included?

You’ll find examples of connected vehicles, fleet management, asset tracking, smart metering, remote monitoring, connected industrial equipment, healthcare devices, security systems, smart buildings, and city infrastructure.

Are These Real Telenor IoT Customer Examples?

Yes. The booklet features Telenor IoT customers using connectivity and services to support connected products, assets, infrastructure, and services in real deployment environments.

Can I Read the Individual Stories Online?

Many examples are also available as individual customer stories in the IoT case studies section. The booklet gives you a broader overview in one place, while the individual case pages go deeper into specific companies, industries, and use cases.

Ready to Explore the Examples?

Download the customer stories booklet to see how Telenor IoT customers use managed connectivity in real deployments across vehicles, equipment, infrastructure, healthcare, logistics, security, utilities, and smart cities.