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Explosion in Connected Devices to Spur M2M Software and Services Market, finds Frost & Sullivan
Three key factors profoundly impact market growth prospects. The sheer growth in need for information, ability of enterprises to convert raw data into business insights, the increasing partnerships between systems, and the rising need for remote monitoring solutions for distributed assets are three drivers that have the greatest impact on the North American machine-to-machine (M2M) software and services market. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan’s (http://www.industrialautomation.frost.com) Analysis of the North American [...]
SAP: ‘Internet of Things’ is Future of Information Management, Smart Cities
If you've ever wondered where information management and related IT fields are going, or where all the different strands will come together, new research by SAP may have the answer — M2M technologies across a vastly expanded internet are the next step in information and data management. ‘Internet of Things’ To do this, the Web will become much more than the Web we are familiar with today, becoming what SAP describes as the 'Internet of Things'. This is a concept that envisages a world where machines, people, enterprise resource [...]
Smart home vision critical to selling benefits of smart meters: O2 report
Report based on poll of more than 3,000 British adults, qualitative focus group and industry consultation shows: Low consumer awareness and understanding of smart meters | Visibility and control of energy use seen as key benefits but scepticism over cost savings | Security and privacy concerns must be addressed. The concept of a smart home, where consumers can remotely manage their home appliances such as lights, heating, oven, TV and more, will be crucial to selling the benefits of smart meters to consumers. That is the finding of a new [...]
Machine to Machine Technologies: Breaking the Barriers of a $1 Trillion Industry
Machine to machine (M2M) communication – whereby sensors and networks allow all the parts of a physical system to communicate directly with each other – will radically change the way we work, live and travel. M2M will allow us to do more with less, but only if the industry can overcome current market barriers, according to an AT&T-sponsored report published by Carbon War Room. The potential for M2M technologies to drastically change the way we do business, streamline operations and curb our environmental impacts is evident, but there [...]
Steve Priestley (WYLESS) interviewed by M2M WORLD NEWS
Steve Priestley, Managing Director EMEA at Wyless interviewed by Manuel Nau During the last Mobile World Congress (2013 edition), we had the opportunity to interview Steve Priestley. Steve tells us how Wyless gets prepared for the future of M2M and shares his vision of the M2M market. Can you please present Wyless' offering and key differentiating factors? S.P: Wyless has been established for around 10 years as an M2M data centric virtual operator. We are proud to be able to bring together 15 operators and more in the future to a [...]
Are we ready to profit a $1.2 trillion M2M market in the Internet of Things?
Many markets and businesses face stagnation or a falling trend. Not so with the M2M (Machine-to-Machine) market that promises an annual growth rate of 25-40% for the coming decade. The revenues in M2M will grow five times more than mobile speech and double as much as of mobile data. By Mads Winblad, CEO, NextM2M A/S Today M2M presents us with a growth potential that will surpass the revolution in mobile telephony that we went through since the early 1990’s. M2M (Machine-to-Machine) is a technology using e.g. mobile telephony and [...]
Frost & Sullivan: Prioritising M2M Revenue Potential Will Help Take the Service to the Next Level in 2013
Telecom service companies can accelerate M2M market development by increasing customer awareness and addressing specific customer needs. Telecom companies, despite continuous efforts to fine-tune their machine-to-machine (M2M) strategies, are seeking new ways for revenue growth in a connected M2M world. Up to now, telcos mostly targeted the easy to reach opportunities in areas such as new cars, electricity meters and those around consumer and professional healthcare, traditional telemetry, security and industrial automation. Telecom [...]
2012 – Significant Year of Growth in M2M Corporate Venturing
An article by Ken Figueredo @ More With Mobile 2012 proved to be another strong year for the M2M/Connected Devices market with a significant rise in corporate business ventures. A total of 114 corporate events represents a nearly 100% increase in activity compared to 2011 according to our database tracking M2M corporate ventures globally. The two business strategies showing the greatest amount of activity during 2012 were: The creation of commercial partnerships across different elements of the M2M value chain to supply integrated [...]
Embedded SIMs NOT the End for MNOs Competing Against Apple and Google for Customer Ownership says ABI Research
Whilst only 7 million embedded SIMs shipped in 2012 the advent of standards and subscription management are expected to result in 195 million devices including the technology by the end of 2017. Many assume that MNOs will be the biggest losers if embedded SIMs crossover into smartphones, tablets and consumer electronics devices. However, a new report from ABI Research concludes that, whilst the likes of Apple and Google would benefit from the introduction of embedded SIMs, it is the MNOs that potentially have the most to gain. Apple and [...]
Market Opportunity Exists for Enterprise MVNOs but Industry Targeting, M2M, and Value-Added Services Critical for Success, According to ABI Research
Wireless communications and mobility applications and services are permeating the enterprise, but the fragmentation in hardware, software and suppliers makes implementation and management of wireless and mobility a huge challenge. According to ABI Research the time is right for an enterprise MVNO if they target the right industry verticals. Says enterprise practice director Dan Shey: “Successful enterprise MVNOs need to target not only the right industries but also offer a range of value-added services - services for which they have more [...]
