According to Berg Insight, the number of machines that have a connection to one or more mobile networks will grow by over 34% this year.
This will mean that over 14 million machines will be connected by the start of 2009, and this number is set to grow by 33% each year to 2013.
“The total number of mobile network connections used by machines now equal that of a medium-sized European country. While the market for personal communication has reached its saturation point, the machine communication market will continue to grow for many years to come.”, commented Tobias Ryberg, Senior Analyst, Berg Insight.