"Internet of Things+" enters the fast lane of development. The number of IoT connections in my country is expected to exceed 2.3 billion in 2023

CCTV News: The Internet of Things is a network for information exchange and communication between things. It is also called the "Internet where everything is connected." The reporter learned from the World Internet of Things Conference being held in Beijing that the number of Internet of Things connections in my country is expected to exceed 2.3 billion this year, with a year-on-year increase of 30%.

Currently, IoT technology is widely used in manufacturing, agriculture, transportation, medical, public life and other industries. The World Internet of Things Conference predicts that the output value of the global digital economy driven by IoT technology will exceed US$20 trillion this year, and by 2030, the output value of the digital economy is expected to exceed US$40 trillion. China is at the forefront of the world in terms of IoT infrastructure, industrial applications, and innovative development. The number of IoT connections is expected to exceed 2.3 billion this year, an increase of 30% from last year.

At present, the number of IoT connections in my country has exceeded the number of human connections, making China the first country among the world's major economies to achieve "superhumanity of things".

He Xuming, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the World Internet of Things Conference: (Internet of Things) has been implemented in various industries throughout society. The digital economy supported by the intelligent technology of the Internet of Things is surging around the world, and it is developing rapidly in China.

Let us use a piece of data to explain the concept that the number of "thing" connections exceeds the number of "people" connections. According to data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, as of the end of 2022, the total number of terminal connections to my country's mobile network has reached 3.528 billion. Among them, the number of mobile IoT terminal users representing the number of "thing" connections is 161 million higher than the number of mobile phone users. , accounting for 52.3% of the number of mobile network terminal connections.