Transforma Insights has once again placed Telenor IoT among the most capable global providers of managed IoT connectivity in its 2025 CSP IoT Peer Benchmarking Report, published in October 2025.
The study looks at 27 global providers of cellular connectivity, including AT&T, Vodafone, Telefónica, Deutsche Telekom IoT and Wireless Logic, and compares how well each one delivers secure, scalable and globally consistent IoT connectivity.
It offers a clear snapshot of a fast-moving industry and shows how different providers are approaching similar challenges.
The visual below summarises how Telenor IoT compares with the other 26 IoT connectivity providers on horizontal capabilities and vertical experience.
Source: Transforma Insights, 2025
This position reflects the nature of the deployments Telenor IoT supports and underpins several of the themes highlighted in the report.
Telenor IoT passed 25 million connections at the start of 2025, with Transforma Insights estimating that the figure had already climbed closer to 30 million by mid-year. More than three quarters of those devices sit outside Telenor’s home footprint, which says a lot about the type of deployments the company supports. These are global fleets spanning 190 countries, operating in sectors where reliability and compliance matter more than anything else.
That global reach rests on a mix of negotiated roaming in around 200 countries, bilateral access agreements in over 20 markets and network localisation in selected countries where regulation or performance makes it necessary. Through Telenor IoT’s local access capability first launched in Brazil, customers can meet local regulations, e.g., local IMSIs and local breakout where required. From the enterprise perspective it is still a single physical SIM, a single commercial contract and a single management interface making it straightforward to manage.
This acknowledgement is a reflection of the strong partnerships we’ve built with our customers. Their ambition pushes us forward, and our teams put a lot of heart into helping them succeed in complex, global IoT deployments. With IoT Complete and IoT Drive now in place, we’re in an even better position to support them with their industry specific opportunities. Cristoff Martin, CMO at Telenor IoT
One of the areas Transforma Insights calls out is Telenor IoT’s middleware platform, IoT Complete. It is cloud native on AWS and provides a unified interface for device management, connectivity, data handling and security controls. Underlying connectivity management comes from Aeris IoT Accelerator and Cisco Control Centre, but customers interact with a single set of APIs and tools.
The Analytics & Insights service, released in late 2024, builds on more than a decade of deployment data to spot anomalies and help with troubleshooting. It recently enhanced the IoT Complete capability with IoT Library, which monitors quality of service, handles fault resolution, and optimises network connectivity, through an agent on the customer hardware and use of the Analytics & Insights capability.
Global IoT deployments must account for differing regulatory requirements across regions. The Transforma Insights report reviews how leading providers approach these markets and the mechanisms they use to stay compliant, whether through roaming, bilateral access agreements or localisation where needed.
Telenor IoT’s approach combines these options depending on what is most appropriate for each customer deployment. The strategic partnership with Verizon strengthens access in the US, while local access arrangements in selected markets help ensure alignment with national regulations.
Transforma Insights highlights five areas where Telenor IoT has a particularly strong heritage: automotive, transport and logistics, smart cities, utilities and industrial manufacturing. Long-term relationships with companies such as Hitachi, Husqvarna, Scania, and Volvo reflect that focus.
The report also notes the introduction of IoT Drive in September 2025, a dedicated proposition for Connected, software-defined, vehicles with built-in eSIM, global compliance features, OTA updates, and AI-based monitoring. Dedicated teams in automotive and industrial manufacturing support these kinds of deployments with tailored services.
IoT Connect and IoT Complete both include solution lifecycle support, from device design considerations through to operations. The upgraded IoT Test Lab in Karlskrona gives customers a practical way to test roaming behaviour, latency, IMSI switching and power consumption across all Nordic networks before rolling out devices at scale.
The 2025 benchmarking report identifies Telenor IoT as an experienced IoT connectivity provider with the scale and capability to manage complex, multinational deployments. Its strengths lie in regulatory-aware localization, global fleet support, and a cloud-native platform enhanced by analytics and device-side intelligence.
In a market that includes both major operators and specialist IoT connectivity providers, Transforma Insights notes that Telenor IoT continues to evolve its offering while keeping a strong horizontal foundation and well-established vertical expertise.
