Top 50 world leaders of the Internet of Things – 2021: gadgets, software and services


Personal computer Lenovo ThinkCentre M75n on the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO processor

Computer Reseller News (CRN) magazine ranks annually Internet of Things 50, choosing fifty “coolest” industry players at the moment.

The latest 2021 ranking is compiled into five categories:

10 coolest hardware manufacturers

According to Gartner’s forecast, the number of IoT devices in the world will grow to 5.8 billion by the end of this year. Obviously, manufacturers are now having a hard time in the face of a global shortage of microcircuits in all markets.

Hereinafter, next to the names of the companies, are examples of the latest products and technical advances for which they have been honored to be included in the ranking. The lists are in alphabetical order.

  • Advantech (Taiwan), specialized equipment: from self-service kiosks to machine vision systems for factories
  • AMD, Ryzen Embedded V2000 line of embedded processors
  • Cisco Systems (USA), extending AWS IoT Core functionality
  • Dell Technologies
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • Intel, Intel Time Coordinated Computing feature in the latest CPUs, as well as the Atom x6000E line of processors
  • Lenovo, ThinkCentre M75n IoT computer (on KDPV), ThinkEdge SE30 and SE50 embedded computers
  • NvidiaJetson Xavier NX System-on-Chip
  • Qualcomm, Qualcomm 212 LTE modem for NB-IoT networks
  • Supermicro, Intelligent Retail Edge Platform

10 coolest software companies

  • Akamai, IoT Edge Connect service based on proprietary CDN
  • Amazon Web Services, a range of new services, including the AWS IoT SiteWise Managed Service for collecting and monitoring data from industrial equipment, as well as AWS Snowcone and Amazon Monitron
  • Edgeworx, the ioFog platform for deploying microservices to various types of devices in various networks (Kubernetes for IoT), as well as a Darcy video camera with machine vision and automatic checking for the presence of masks in people, among other functions
  • EDJX, global IoT infrastructure on a planetary scale
  • IOTech (UK), EdgeXpert open source platform
  • Kloudspot, corporate surveillance system QuickStart (Situational Awareness and Intelligence Platform)
  • Microsoft, purchase of CyberX (IoT security) startup, Azure IoT functionality enhancement, Azure Digital Twins system for digital modeling of real-world objects
  • Nubix, embedded applications with support for containers on Linux devices with real-time OS
  • Pelion, a subsidiary of Arm, software for managing IoT device infrastructure via Kubernetes containers
  • Zededa, launching legacy in VM next to new applications in containers, orchestration, open source operating system EVE-OS

10 coolest companies in the field of communication and device connectivity

  • Aeris Communications, Aeris Connectivity Platform
  • BehrTech (Canada), MIOTY Long Range Radio Protocol
  • Celona, private mobile networks LTE and 5G
  • EseyeAnyNet + SIM technology for seamless switching between mobile networks

  • Infiot, Intelligent Edge platform as an alternative to VPN and SD-WAN
  • NetFoundry
  • Senet, LPWAN provider
  • Sierra Wireless, system integrator for the deployment of corporate IoT networks
  • Verizon
  • Windstream

10 coolest companies in the industrial sector

  • FogHorn, an innovative startup implements various AI systems in industrial production
  • Hitachi vantara, Lumada IoT platform
  • KMC Controls, KMC Commander IoT platform for collecting, visualizing and analyzing information from sensors and devices, setting notifications and alerts
  • Litmus Automation, Litmus Edge platform collects data from 250 types of devices, the latest version of Litmus Edge 3.0 supports analytics, digital twin of objects and machine learning algorithms
  • PTC, IoT and augmented reality technologies are being developed in alliance with Rockwell Automation and Fujitsu
  • Radix IoT, data-driven production management
  • Samsara
  • Schneider Electric (France), EcoStruxure Power IoT platform
  • Siemens (Germany), a huge number of hardware and software products for IoT, such as a wall-mounted KNX Touch Control TC5 touchscreen for controlling a smart apartment (lighting, air conditioning, ventilation, blinds), as well as a number of industrial systems
  • Software AG (Germany), new TrendMiner app (in SAP catalog) for industrial analytics in smart factories

10 coolest companies to be safe

  • Armis (Evgeny Dibrov), Armis Asset Management system for studying all devices connected to the network and assessing risks
  • Claroty
  • GlobalSign, platform IoT Identity Platform secures IoT networks with support for encryption, authentication and authorization. Powered by a public key infrastructure with certificates from the GlobalSign CA. Device identity management throughout the entire lifecycleincluding automatic provisioning, release, renewal and end-of-life decommissioning

  • Karamba Security (Israel), XGuard Monitor platform
  • Medigate, a secure analytics platform for the healthcare facility
  • Ockam, a security system with support for cryptography and blockchain
  • Ordr, monitoring of connected devices, Systems Control Engine system with elements of machine learning
  • ReFirm Labs, the Binwalk platform checks for vulnerabilities in all firmware of all devices
  • Sepio Systems, protection of the network from suspicious devices and unwanted connections from the outside
  • Vdoo (Israel), search and elimination of vulnerabilities in IoT devices, verification for compliance with security standards.


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