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Berg Insight says family locator services to reach 70 million active users in Europe and North America by 2016
According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of active users of family locator services in Europe and North America is forecasted to grow from 16 million in 2011 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 34 percent to reach 70 million in 2016. In terms of number of users, family locator services is the largest segment for people monitoring and safety solutions based on either GPS-enabled smartphones or dedicated cellular/GPS location devices. Many parents are now discovering free and low cost apps that [...]
Cloud as the enabler for M2M mass adoption
Maravedis-Rethink recently concluded a study on the intersection of M2M and cloud computing. A key driver of the study was to analyze the impact that cloud computing will have on mass adoption of M2M solutions. The study asked which M2M mass adoption challenges cloud will most likely have the biggest positive impact on. Cloud can have a positive impact in multiple areas, including infrastructure-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service, and software-as-a-service: IaaS: more cost efficiency and innovation M2M applications PaaS: more [...]
Global cellular M2M market to reach US$2.76 billion
GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Cellular Machine-to-Machine (M2M) markets. The global market for Cellular M2M Modules is projected to reach US$2.76 billion, primarily driven by expanding applications of Cellular M2M Communications, and strong support from Governments across the globe. Robust demand from developing markets, particularly Asia-Pacific, also bodes well for the future of this market. With the introduction of advanced network technologies, traditional mobile networks, which have been for [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
One in Every Five Wearable Wireless Devices Set for Healthcare Deployment by 2017
Small footprint, low-cost, low-power, and standardized wireless connectivity embedded in wearable devices will transform the lives and activities of millions of consumers and patients over the next five years as wearable wireless-enabled devices increasingly track an individual’s activity and condition. A new wave of wearable devices are coming to market that will help track and share data from a range of activities and conditions. These devices will track the pace of someone’s daily run, [...]
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 [...]
