Businesses and people alike rely on fast, reliable Internet now more than ever. Which is where the Internet of Things (IoT) comes in, not just to power smart devices, but also to drive the expansion of broadband infrastructure itself.
From optimising network performance to guiding investments in connectivity, IoT plays a major role in making sure that this level of dependable Internet is achieved.
How else is IoT reshaping the broadband landscape? The experts have weighed in.
Our Experts
- Adam Yong: Founder & CEO of BrandPeek
- Pino Valenza: Director at FLR Spectron
- Laviet Joaquin: Head of Marketing at TP-Link Philippines
- Dmitry Nazarevich: CTO at Innowise
Adam Yong, Founder & CEO of BrandPeek
“Most providers are still using manual checks to determine if there are any issues in their network, but that old way of working just isn’t fast enough anymore. Based on my years in the field, I’ve seen the power of real-time network monitoring using smart sensors in identifying localised bandwidth bottlenecks for immediate resolution. The biggest change I’ve noticed is that engineers find the problems before the customers even call up to complain. Automated load balancing also works to redistribute traffic during high hours for stability. These predictive maintenance sensors avoid hardware failures before service disruptions happen.
As I have seen it, connected devices keep an eye on the environmental factors that affect physical fibre and copper lines before they break. Early detection of cable degradation is saving the long-term operational replacement costs for all providers that we work with. Data driven insights help engineers focus on making repairs in specific spots instead of making guesses.
If you’ve had this experience, you know that hardware fails for the most part due to heat or moisture. We use smart sensors to monitor these minute changes in real-time. This engineering mindset helps us to fix little problems before they become huge outages.
Based on my years in the field, I’ve seen how traffic pattern analysis tells us exactly where to put more hardware assets. Our internal testing shows that granular usage data is helping providers to meet actual demand and not rough estimates. We found that 62% of regional outages occur because providers miscalculated peak traffic spikes in the initial planning phase.
If you place value on efficiency you know that you need hard data to justify your next big infrastructure spend. This method of systematic expansion ensures future proof expansion of regional high-speed networks. We take this engineering mindset when ensuring that every dollar spent on broadband is actually reaching the people who need it most.”
Pino Valenza, Director at FLR Spectron
“IoT SIM connectivity plays a vital role in enhancing and complementing traditional broadband infrastructure. Mobile data connectivity adds a flexible, resilient layer that strengthens overall network performance rather than replacing fixed Ethernet services.
By integrating IoT SIMs alongside broadband, businesses can deploy connected devices quickly without waiting for fixed installations, extend coverage to remote or temporary sites (particularly for clients in the construction sector) and maintain continuity if primary and potentially secondary circuits fail. This hybrid approach improves uptime and ensures that a variety of critical applications, from payment systems to remote monitoring, remain operational even during outages.
Having IoT SIMs within our portfolio of products, allows us to deliver greater resilience, flexibility and operational efficiency to our clients. It transforms connectivity from a single access line into a multi-layered, future-ready infrastructure designed to support digital growth and evolving business demands.”
Laviet Joaquin, Head of Marketing at TP-Link Philippines
“Broadband expansion today isn’t just about speed, it’s about device density and reliability inside the home.
In the Philippines, households have moved from a few connected devices to more than a dozen. Smartphones, smart TVs, security cameras, appliances, and remote work setups generate continuous background traffic. Many are latency-sensitive, video calls can’t lag, and security cameras can’t buffer. Yet many homes still rely on legacy routers built for lighter use.
Market behaviour reflects this shift. Adoption of mesh systems is rising, expectations for whole-home coverage are higher, and tolerance for dead zones is shrinking. Connectivity is now assumed to be seamless and always on.
This changes how infrastructure efficiency is approached at the ecosystem level. Modern home networks distribute traffic intelligently, balance loads across nodes, and prioritise critical applications. Better coverage also reduces repeat installations and service disruptions.
Infrastructure must evolve with device behaviour, not just bandwidth demand.”
Dmitry Nazarevich, CTO at Innowise
“The connection is becoming a two-way street. In the past, we thought of IoT as a bandwidth hog, but now IoT is actually the “brain” that makes this infrastructure “smarter.”
In my experience, the most efficient use of IoT technology is in Real-Time Predictive Maintenance. By installing IoT sensors on physical network infrastructure, we can shift from reactive to predictive maintenance. We are seeing instances where AI-powered sensors can predict fibre degradation or hardware overheating before it happens, cutting truck rolls by as much as 30 percent.
Dynamic Traffic Steering is another game-changer, and it is enabled by IoT sensors at the edge of the network. These sensors can indicate local changes in demand in real-time, allowing software-defined networks (SDN) to dynamically shift bandwidth where it is actually needed. This “just-in-time” capacity allocation avoids congestion without needing to over-provision expensive hardware on a massive scale.
In summary, IoT enables broadband infrastructure to become a self-aware, self-healing system. This is not just about speed; it is about making the infrastructure we already have work twice as hard.”
