By Ashish Sahay
As we step into 2025, the IoT ecosystem in India is witnessing exponential growth, fueled by the country’s ambition to become a $1 trillion digital economy by 2026. With over 2 billion IoT-connected devices projected to be deployed in India by 2025, the need for scalable, resilient, and cost-effective connectivity solutions has never been more pressing.
At Wirepas, we see this as a pivotal moment to drive innovation and adoption of decentralized mesh technology that addresses India’s unique challenges. Our technology already enables connectivity for over 4 million smart meters under the Advanced Metering Initiative (AMI), contributing significantly to India’s energy transition goals and ensuring accurate, uninterrupted data collection even in remote rural areas.
The Indian smart metering market alone is expected to grow at a CAGR of 10.2%, with over 250 million smart meters targeted for deployment by 2030. This presents a tremendous opportunity for solutions like ours, which are designed to be highly scalable, reliable, and adaptable to diverse environments.
Furthermore, as India invests heavily in its smart cities mission—set to reach $28.7 billion by 2027—IoT solutions are becoming the backbone of initiatives aimed at improving urban infrastructure, energy management, and logistics. Technologies like Wirepas Mesh and NR+ will be instrumental in supporting these projects by delivering decentralized, energy-efficient, and cost-effective connectivity at scale.
The convergence of IoT, AI, and big data analytics is also unlocking immense possibilities in predictive decision-making, particularly in energy management. For example, smarter insights into consumption patterns can help utilities reduce distribution losses, a critical issue for India, which currently sees an average of 20% loss in electricity distribution.
Wirepas remains deeply committed to India’s vision of a sustainable, interconnected future. By delivering innovative solutions that enable industries to optimize their operations, reduce costs, and achieve sustainability goals, we aim to play a key role in shaping India’s IoT revolution. As 2025 unfolds, we look forward to continuing our partnership with Indian enterprises and contributing to the country’s journey toward becoming a global leader in IoT adoption.
Ashish Sahay is the Country Manager & Sales Director for SEA at Wirepas. The opinions expressed by the author do not necessarily reflect the views of CIO Dimension
