Mobile will continue to grow in North America and a prime factor is the advancement of IoT adoption, specifically machine-to-machine and general digitalization of services and industries.

That's the focus of a new GSMA Intelligence study which predicts almost 41 trillion dollars will be generated by mobile technologies, according to a Media Post report.

"While subscriber and smartphone growth is maturing, North America's mobile operators are now looking to connect a growing range of other devices, everything from cars to drones, and bringing the Internet of Things to life," Michael O’Hara, chief marketing officer at GSMA, said, according to Media Post.

The study states developing IoT-specific network standards will also factor into the mobile growth landscape.