This is why more than 140 countries have adopted national broadband-related policies, plans and digital agendas precisely recognizing the cross-sectoral and pervasive nature of ICTs on all aspects of the digital economy. More analysis of the impact of broadband policies and regulation on getting people connected is available in Sections 1.3 and 1.4. Sensors are deployed in a number of places to quantify (measure) almost anything from human, animals to machine activities. The Internet of Things (IoT), which connects many things to the Internet, and Machine to Machine (M2M) communications through cellular mobile networks are predicted to become the fastest-growing parts of the industry in terms of traffic.