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Is the potential of M2M overstated?
Preliminary findings from European Communications’ latest quarterly survey show over a quarter of respondents think the potential growth that M2M offers operators is overstated. Analysts have predicted that anywhere between 12 billion and 50 billion devices will become connected within the next few years. Beecham Research predicts global revenues will grow to more than €25 billion by 2016, while Analysys Mason predicts the total will be €41.5 billion by 2021. However, 26 percent of those who have taken the European [...]
Smart Appliances and Remote Monitoring and Control Systems will Drive Smart Home Revenues in the UK to $1.5 Billion
Over 5 Million UK Homes Will Have Smart Systems by 2017 Strategy Analytics predicts that nearly 13 percent of broadband homes in the UK will have at least one smart home system by 2017. Growing awareness of energy management solutions, and a desire for remote-enabled entertainment controls and availability of smart appliances from companies such as Indesit and Bosch Siemens, will drive the bulk of households that adopt smart home systems and services in the UK, according to the latest Strategy Analytics Smart Home Strategies (SHS) [...]
Washing Machines Lead $7.7 Billion Smart Appliances Market
According to a recent report by industrial and energy market research publisher SBI Energy, washing machines are leading the consumer charge in smart appliance purchases. Smart appliances are the next generation of home appliances that have the ability to receive, interpret, and act on a signal received from a utility, then automatically adjust their operation to save energy or perform other functions. The report finds growth and development of smart appliances represents a substantial component of the residential demand response [...]
Creative Contention Drives Internet of Things Growth – Smart Connected Devices To Reach 13.5 Billion in 2016 With $500 Billion Of Potential Smart Services
Harbor Research announces these facts with the release of the Smart Systems Global Forecast 2012-2016 Harbor Research is pleased to announce the publication of their 2012 Smart Systems Global Forecast Report. Harbor comprehensively analyzes the evolving Smart Systems and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) market size, growth rates and the current state of adoption of intelligent device networking technologies and managed services. The study also analyzes the diverse challenges that the market faces going forward. Glen Allmendinger, Harbor [...]
Rapid migration to embedded SIM forecast for cellular M2M
Approaching 100 million embedded SIMs are forecast to be shipped for use in cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) communications in 2016. This is one of the key results from IMS Research’s (recently acquired by IHS Inc.) just published report “Smart Cards in M2M – World – 2012.” Although in the cellular handset market, the future of the embedded SIM is still very much in question and vehemently opposed by many operators, within the M2M market, embedded devices are already being shipped and volumes are ramping up. “The [...]
Merchant-Market Solutions Dominate $2.14 Billion M2M Connected Device Platform (CDP) Market Over Self-Built Platforms
Connected Device Platforms (CDP) are software that help to facilitate the deployment and management of connected devices for M2M applications over cellular networks. With an expected market of $2.14 billion in 2017, CDP are typically deployed by Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and provided to M2M application deployers as a cloud service. While several large MNOs have built their own CDP, there is a clear trend in the market towards third-party-provided solutions. “Several vendors are [...]
The $1.7 Billion M2M Software Market Sees Developers Increasingly Out-Sourcing Core Functionality
Cellular M2M application development has traditionally been a complex, costly, and time-consuming endeavor. Typically, developers create their applications from start to finish as entirely custom projects. However, across different applications and verticals, there is actually much commonality of requirements in terms of core features and functionality. For example, how to model an object in the application, how to create rules and alerts, and how to provide security mechanisms are all [...]
The installed base of fleet management systems will reach 8.7 million units in the Americas by 2016
According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of fleet management systems deployed in commercial vehicle fleets in North America was 2.8 million in Q4-2011. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.9 percent, this number is expected to reach 5.9 million by 2016. In Latin America, the number of installed fleet management systems is expected to increase from 1.3 million in Q4-2011, growing at a CAGR of 16.6 percent to reach 2.8 million in 2016. Fleet management vendors such as Qualcomm, XATA and [...]
M2M Communication in Smart Cities & Public Transport to reach 512 million connections by 2020
The Smart City sector is deploying M2M across a diverse range of public services and infrastructure comprising Public Transport, Traffic Management, Environment and Public Safety and Public Space Advertising and represents a sizeable opportunity for market players. The market will grow from 59 million connections in 2011 to 512 million in 2020. Michele Mackenzie, Principal Analyst said: "Smart Cities & Public Transport is a diverse sector with a wide range of different public services, all of [...]
GSMA Announces the Proliferation of Connected Devices in China Will Be Worth More than US$700 Billion in 2020
Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Connectivity Will Drive Significant Growth, Cost Reductions and Efficiencies Across the Automotive, Building and Energy Industries The GSMA, in partnership with Machina Research, today announced that the business impact from the growth of connected devices in China will increase six fold from US$116 billion in 2012 to US$707 billion in 2020, fostering the Connected Life. Connected devices, including smartphones, tablets, consumer electronics and so-called machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity, are driving [...]
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