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Healthcare Reform to Boost Growth in Telehealth Market by 55 Percent in 2013
From 2010 to 2011 usage of remote patient monitoring, or telehealth, increased by 22.2 percent as the number of patients enrolled worldwide reached 241,200. However, telehealth device revenues only grew by 5.0 percent from 2010 to 2011; and 18.0 percent from 2011 to 2012. InMedica, a division of IMS Research (now part of IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS)) attributes slow revenue growth over the last year to poor economic conditions leading to restrictions in healthcare funding particularly in Europe, and ambiguity on the impact of healthcare reform and [...]
4.3 million small business and home alarm systems will be connected to European cellular networks in 2016
According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, shipments of wireless M2M modules for security applications in EU27+2 is forecasted to grow from 2.9 million in 2011 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 47.1 percent to reach 20.0 million in 2016. At the same time, the number of tracking devices and wireless alarm systems monitored from an alarm receiving centre and similar will grow from 9.1 million in 2011 to 39.7 million by the end of 2016. Adoption of cellular connectivity is increasing in the intrusion [...]
Gas Meter Market to Reach $2 Billion Annually in 2013
Revenues for the global gas meter market are to surpass $2 billion annually in 2013, according to a new market study from IMS Research, part of IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS). New advanced metering initiatives and construction in developing countries are forecast to grow market revenues to over $2.7 billion by 2016. The EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) region is expected to see especially strong growth, at approximately 12 percent year-over-year until 2016 at least, due in large part to EU member countries issuing directives for [...]
Worldwide Smart Meter Shipments Surpass 15.4 Million Units in 3Q 2012, According to IDC Energy Insights
Cellular AMI Communications Will Present Growth Opportunity Through 2016. Worldwide smart meter shipments surpassed 15.4 million units in the third quarter of 2012 (3Q12), representing year-over-year growth of 126.9% and a 58.6% increase over the second quarter, according to the IDC Energy Insights Worldwide Quarterly Smart Meter Tracker. Growth was observed across all regions except for the Americas, as several large projects came to completion in the previous quarter. Latin and South America remain promising, but scale projects have [...]
GPS/GNSS IC Market on Course to Break $2 Billion in 2012, Says ABI Research
The GNSS IC market is showing steady revenue growth in 2012, with the industry now setting its sights on the next major milestone: $3 Billion. The smartphone market remains over 70% of revenue in 2012, but is an increasingly difficult market for standalone GPS IC vendors. For those that remain, indoor location will be the next major make-or-break technology, while also presenting the potential to generate additional revenue, as illustrated by Qualcomm’s IZat platform. However, in the latest edition of its GPS & GNSS Market Data, ABI [...]
Machine-to-Machine connections to hit 18 billion in 2022, generating USD1.2 trillion revenue
Machina Research has issued its annual assessment of the global opportunity for M2M. The latest study finds that M2M connections will grow from two billion in 2011 to 18 billion in 2022, of which 2.6 billion will be wireless wide area network connections. Total market revenue will exceed USD1 trillion but the opportunity depends on your role in the value chain. Machina Research, the world’s leading advisors on M2M today published its most recent report, M2M Global Forecast & Analysis 2011-22. It provides a comprehensive and detailed [...]
Worldwide M2M market represents 22 billion EUR in 2012 – 14% growth compared to 2011
Recently, IDATE has published its annual M2M in-depth market report which analyses the overriding trends and changes taking place in the M2M market around the globe. It explores the driving forces behind the market’s growth and transformation, including an examination of the chief market trends, plus volume and value forecasts up to 2016 by geographical area, by country (China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK and USA). It also presents the quantitative evolution of the cellular modules, by application and by networking [...]
Jasper Wireless #1 in M2M Connected Device Platform Competitive Assessment, but Watch Out for Ericsson, Says ABI Research
Jasper Wireless has been ranked as the leading M2M Connected Device Platform (CDP) vendor in a new Competitive Assessment released by ABI Research. Its ability to present a global footprint, dominant market share, and vertical-specific expertise were fundamental to it securing top spot. CDPs are key tools that help make a positive business case for MNOs in the M2M market. Typical features of a platform include the ability to automatically self-provision remote en masse, enable customers to self-diagnose connectivity problems and ensure MNOs [...]
Global Cellular Machine-to-Machine Connections Growing to More than 325 Million by 2016
IMS Research, now part of IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS) forecasts the market for cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity services to rise from approximately 107 million connections globally in 2011 to about 326 million connections by 2016. Mobile operators are intently focused on developing and expanding their activities in the cellular M2M market as a key growth opportunity in the face of increasing saturation and maturity of the core mobile voice/data services market. A number of factors are enabling and driving cellular M2M market growth [...]
1.5 Million Home Automation Systems Installed in the US This Year
The global market for home automation services saw strong growth during 2012, driven by a wave of new entrants and offerings in the North American market. The US in particular leads in deployments and new shipments - acting as a bellwether for markets around the world. Even with the low growth US economy and the stuttering housing market, home automation systems installed in the US this year almost doubled over 2011 shipments, according to the latest market study from ABI Research. In 2017, more than 8 million systems will ship, showing a [...]
