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M2M 2011: Opportunities and Challenges with Connected Devices
[October 04, 2011]

M2M 2011: Opportunities and Challenges with Connected Devices


NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: M2M 2011: Opportunities and Challenges with Connected Devices http://www.reportlinker.com/p0629368/M2M-2011-Opportunities-and-Challenges-with-Connected-Devices.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Wireless_Technology M2M is set to transform the telecoms industry M2M will allow operators to expand their portfolio of offerings and therefore create new value added services and revenue streams in an increasingly saturated market place. M2M has potential applications in virtually limitless number of industries, with successful current uses documented in the report, in the automotive, e-health and energy sectors. This report proposes business models for successful adoption of M2M by operators.



Monetising future M2M applications Smart metering, Smart Services and the Connected Home are just some of the M2M services, covered in this report, that promise to transform the lives of end-users, in addition to increasing operator revenues. For operators this research allows for the assessment of the current M2M space. For enterprises this report examines how to increase efficiency levels and reap the significant OpEx and CapEx savings that M2M delivers.

How pervasive will M2M be in the future? Global M2M connections will top 850 Million by 2016. Adoption of M2M is inevitable, but to benefit from the technology, a successful strategy must be employed. This timely report is essential for potential ecosystem members, who must take action now to ensure their share of the $66 Billion industry of M2M in 2016.


What is Different about this Report? We conducted an independent and unbiased non-vendor affiliated assessment of the M2M market. We surveyed and interviewed several key industry players to gain an in-depth view of the market. We believe such a research will help you in assessing the market potential and in designing M2M strategies.

Some of the key points researched and forecasted include: How is the M2M ecosystem developing? What are the opportunities offered by M2M communications to mobile network operators? What are the challenges faced by operators in embracing M2M? How can operators use Mobile device management to manage the connected devices? Which areas or market verticals offer greatest potential for the use of M2M communications? What is the lifecycle stage of M2M communications? Which geographical regions offer the greatest growth potential for M2M services? What are the opportunities for app developers in different market verticals? How are M2M communications being used in the sectors such as smart transportation and healthcare? How can operators ensure that they offer the best services? What are the successful strategies for operators to monetise in the M2M market? Who needs to read this report? Service Providers - Operators are set to gain a wide revenue stream from M2M services and applications, providing a much needed boost to ARPU in an increasingly saturated market. This report provides carefully considered strategies that will help operators reap benefits. This report also details the new business models needed in preparation for monetising M2M.

M2M ecosystem members - Everyone from equipment manufacturers to application developers will benefit from this reports detailed analysis of current business model, proposed revenue share agreements and an overview of the current market.

Enterprises - Enterprises stand to benefit in several vital ways from the successful adoption of M2M. This report evidences potential savings and operational benefits while also addressing the barriers, giving a complete view of how to create a successful M2M strategy.

Increase your understanding of this exciting market by ordering: M2M: Opportunities and Challenges with Connected Devices Visiongain is a trading partner with the US Federal Government CCR Ref number: KD4R6 NB: All visiongain reports are password locked so please let us know what licence is most suitable for your business needs Table of Contents Executive Summary E1. Growing Uses for M2M E2. M2M to Become Ubiquitous E3. M2M for Enterprise E4. LTE and M2M Uptake E5. Points Emerged from this Research 1. Introduction - What is M2M? 1.1 M2M History and Recent Developments 1.2 The Impact of Cloud Computing on M2M 1.3 M2M Entering Rapid Growth Phase 1.4 Aim of the Report 1.5 Questions Answered by this Report 1.6 Structure of the report 1.7 Methodology 2. Current M2M Market and Business Models 2.1 Network concerns for M2M 2.1.1 Requirements to Solve M2M Deployment Issues 2.1.1.1 Secure Data 2.1.1.2 GPRS / SMS / CDMA / LTE 2.1.1.3 Two-Way Communication 2.1.1.4 Support for More than One Communication Type 2.1.1.5 Availability 2.1.1.6 Costs 2.1.1.7 Toolsets 2.1.1.8 Billing 2.2 M2M Business Case 2.2.1 Smart Services for M2M 2.2.1.1 Smart Service Business Plan for OEMs 2.3 M2M in the Future 2.3.1 Systems Awareness 2.3.2 Business Case for Systems Awareness 2.3.3 M2M Platform Requirements and Opportunities 2.4 e-Book Readers - An M2M Success Story 2.4.1 e-Book Readers by Region 2.4.2 e-Book Readers by vendor 2.4.3 eBook Sales 2.4.4 eBook Reader - an M2M Business Model 2.5 Opportunities with M2M 2.5.1 e-health 2.5.1.1 CardioNet 2.5.1.2 Smart Bandaids 2.5.1.3 Public Health 2.5.1.4 Personal Health 2.5.2 Smart Grid 2.5.3 Connected Appliances 2.5.3.1 Microchip 2.5.4 Why Operators Need the Connected Home 2.5.4.1 What is the Connected Home? 2.5.4.2 Home Area Networks 2.6 Internet Protocol Version 6 - IPV6 2.6.1 Potential Impact of IPv6 on M2M 2.6.2 Successful M2M migration to IPv6 2.6.3 IPv6 to benefit M2M 2.7 M2M Standards and Standards Bodies 2.8 M2M Applications 2.8.1 After-Market M2M Applications 2.8.2 Regulatory M2M Applications 2.8.3 OEM Based M2M Applications 2.8.4 M2M Application Summary 3. Key M2M Providers 3.1 nPhase 3.1.1 nPhase M2M Service Delivery Platform 3.1.1.1 Industries served by nPhase 3.1.1.1.1 Wireless Health 3.1.1.1.2 Car Industry and Telematics 3.1.1.1.3 Smart Energy and Utilities 3.1.1.1.4 Consumer Products 3.1.1.1.5 Retail/ATM/POS 3.2 Tyntec 3.2.1 Tyntec Offerings 3.2.1.1 Mobile Outbound SMS 3.2.1.2 Mobile Inbound SMS 3.2.1.3 2-Way SMS 3.2.1.4 Number Lookup 3.2.1.5 Mobile Authentication 3.2.1.6 Mobile Ticketing 3.2.1.7 Online SMS Portal 3.3 Orange and Deutsche Telekom 3.3.1 M2M for Wi-Fi 3.3.2 Everything Everywhere 3.3.3 TeliaSonera 3.4 Nokia Siemens Network and M2M 3.4.1 Metrik Solutions 3.4.1.1 iMETRIK 3.4.1.1.1 iMetrik-COLLECT 3.4.1.1.2 iMetrik-COVER 3.4.1.1.3 iMetrik-PROTECT 3.5 M2M in the LTE Era 3.5.1 Switching from GSM to LTE 3.5.2 Impact of Switch from GSM to LTE on M2M 3.5.3 Future Proofing M2M 3.6 Verizon Wireless 3.6.1 4Home and Connected Solutions 3.6.1.1 4Home Control Home Management 3.6.1.2 4Home Energy Analysis and Management 3.6.1.3 4Home Security and Monitoring 3.6.1.4 LTE and the Connected Home 3.7 AT&T 3.7.1 Axeda 3.7.2 ILS Technology 3.7.3 SensorLogic 3.7.4 Sierra Wireless 3.7.5 AT&T Connected Devices 3.8 NTT DoCoMo 3.8.1 NTT DoCoMo and Telematics 3.9 Vodafone 3.9.1 The Vodafone M2M offering 3.9.2 The Vodafone M2M Offering - Key Features 3.9.3 Global Strategy with Vodafone and Bosch 3.9.4 Telematics Initiative with Vodafone and Hyundai 3.9.4.1 BlueLink Telematics from Hyundai 3.9.4.2 Issues with BlueLink 3.9.5 Vodafone and Intel Partnership to Drive M2M 3.9.5.1 M2M Smart Services Developer Kit 3.9.5.2 Intel and M2M 3.10 M2M Company Directory 4. M2M Market Forecasts 4.1 Connected Devices 4.2 M2M Market Value 4.3 M2M Connections by Region 2010 4.4 M2M Connections by Region 2016 4.5 M2M Connections by Operator 2010 4.6 Connected Devices - Revenue Breakdown 4.7 GSM Subscriptions for M2M 5. M2M Conclusions and Recommendations 5.1 M2M Drivers 5.1.1 Network Coverage 5.1.2 Telematics and Telemetry Increasing Efficiency 5.1.3 M2M for Market Segmentation 5.1.4 Service Providers Need to Expand Offerings 5.1.5 Telematics initiatives 5.1.6 IPv6 Will Increase M2M Opportunities 5.1.7 M2M Creating Scope for Development of New Applications 5.2 M2M Barriers 5.2.1 M2M a mystery to consumers? 5.2.2 Difficulties for Developers 5.2.3 M2M Solutions Too Expensive? 5.2.4 Limited 3G Infrastructure Stunting Global Growth? 5.2.5 Technical Problems in Realising M2M 5.3 Recommendations for Service Providers 5.4 Recommendations for MVNOs 5.5 Recommendations for Application Developers 5.6 SWOT Analysis for Operators List of Figures Figure 1: M2M Diagram Figure 2.3: Smart Services Revenue Stream Diagram Figure 2.5: Enterprise benefits from M2M usage Figure 2.14: CardioNet and the M2M Business model Figure 2.15: Smart Grid Diagram Figure 2.17: M2M for Energy Efficiency Figure 3.9: M2M Ecosystem Figure 3.11: iMetrik-COLLECT Figure 3.16: Revenue Share Agreement Figure 5.1: M2M SWOT Analysis for Operators List of Tables Table 2.6: e-book readers Table 2.8: eBook Reader Sales 2010-2016 Table 2.12: M2M Industry and Sector Opportunities Table 2.13: M2M Industry and Sector Opportunities Table 2.18: M2M Standards Bodies Table 3.1: nPhase Service Delivery Platforms Table 3.5: Subsidiaries of Deutsche Telekom Table 3.6: Subsidiaries of France Telecom-Orange Table 3.8: TeliaSonera operations Table 3.10: iMetrik M2M Services Table 3.12: iMetrik-PROTECT Table 3.13: proposed LTE roll out schedules Table 3.14: proposed LTE roll out schedules Table 3.15: proposed LTE roll out schedules Table 3.17: 4Home Energy Analysis and Management Service Table 3.20: M2M Company Directory Table 3.21: M2M Company Directory Table 3.22: M2M Company Directory Table 3.23: M2M Company Directory Table 4.3: Connected devices 2010-2016 Table 4.6: Global M2M Market Value 2010-2016 Table 4.12: Global M2M Connections 2010-2016 Table 4.16: Revenues of Connected Devices Market 2010-2016 Table 4.21: GSM Subscriptions for M2M List of Charts Chart 1.1: Global M2M Connections 2009-2010 Chart 2.1: % of Revenue from Services for OEMs Chart 2.2: % of Margin Contributions from Services for OEMs Chart 2.4: Kindle sales 2009-2010 Chart 2.7: eBook Reader Sales 2010-2016 Chart 2.9: eBook Readers Market Share by Vendor 2011 Chart 2.10: eBook Sales Chart 2.11: global Book Sales 2010 Chart 2.14: Average Home Electricity Use Chart 3.2: US Wireless Health Market Revenue Forecast 2010-2016 Chart 3.3: % of cars manufactured with telematics 2010-2016 Chart 3.4: % of cars with telematics 2016 Chart 3.7: Everything everywhere market share in the UK (2010-2011) Chart 3.18: AT&T Approved Devices Chart 4.1: Connected devices 2010-2016 Chart 4.2: Connected devices 2010-2016 Chart 4.4: Global M2M Market Value 2010-2016 Chart 4.5: Global M2M Market Value 2010-2016 Chart 4.7: Share of M2M Connections by Region (2010) Chart 4.8: % Share of M2M Connections by Region (2010) Chart 4.9: Share of M2M Connections by Region 2016 Chart 4.10: % Share of M2M Connections by Region 2016 Chart 4.11: Global M2M Connections 2010-2016 Chart 4.13: Number of M2M Connections by Operator (2010) Chart 4.14: Market Share of M2M Connections by Operator (2010) Chart 4.15: Revenues of Networked Device 2010-2016 Chart 4.17: Apps and Services Revenues - 2016 Chart 4.18: M2M Revenue Share Model (2016) Chart 4.19: GSM Subscriptions for M2M Chart 4.20: GSM Subscriptions for M2M Companies Listed 3 Denmark 4Home 7 Layers ABB Power & Robotics Aeris Cummunications Aeroscout Air Products Aircell Al Madar Alcatel-Lucent Alien Technology Alliance for Telecommunication Industry Solutions Amazon America Movil Apple Arkessa Arrayent Asiaspace AT&T Atos Origin SA Augusta Systems AVIDwireless Axeda Barnes & Noble BayRICS Bell Canada Best Buy Bite Bookeen CalAmp Call Me CardioNet Cell C Cellcom Cellular South CentreNet CenturyTel CETECOM Chess Communication (MVNO) China Mobile China Telecom Chunghwa Telecom Cisco Claro CLEAR Mobitel Commnet Wireless Comtrol Condor Technology Connect One Coronis Cox Communications CSL Limited DataOnline DataRemote Deutsche TeleKom DiGi DNA Dust Networks E Plus EBS Technology Echelon eDevice Eesti Telekon ei3 Electric Power Research Institute Elisa Elonex Ember Emobile EMT Endless Ideas Enfora Entel PCS Entourage Equant Esprida Etisalat Mobility European Telecommunications Standards Institute Eurotech Everything Everywhere Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Fnac Foxit Software France Télécom Gemalto General Electric Geocell GlobeCast Google GSMA Halebop Hanvon Honeywell International Huawei Hughes Telematics Hutchison 3 IBM ICARUS Reader IiMetrik Solutions ILS Technology Inilex Innovacom Intel Interead International Telecommunication Union iPapyrus iRex Technologies Iridium Communications iRiver italica GmbH Itron Janus Remote Communications Jasper Wireless Jinke Kcell KDDI Kobo Kogan Technologies Kolporter KORE Telematics KPN KT Laird Technologies Lantronix Lap wireless Lattelecom LG Telecom LightSquared LMT M1 M2M Communications M2M DataSmart Magyar TeleKom Marvell MegaFon MEMSIC Metrik Solutions MetroPCS Microchip Technology Millenial Net Mobikom Austria Mobyland Moldcell Morey Motorola Movistar MOXA MTS Allstream Ncell NetCom NextGenTel Nintendo nPhase NSN NTT DoCoMo Numerex O2 Omnilink Systems Omnitell Onyx International OpenTransit Optus Orange ORBCOMM Own Name Palantiri Systems Panasonic PCCW Pedigree Technologies Perle Systems PocketBook Precidia Technologies Proteus Biomedical Public Service Wireless Qualcomm RACO Wireless Red Bend Software RF Code Inc.

RF Monolithics Rogers Wireless Rostelecom Samsung Sasktel Savi Technology SENA Technologies SensorLogic SFR Shaw Communications Siemens Water Sierra Wireless SIMCom SingTel Sixnet SK Telecom SkyTel Slovak Telecom Smartone Softbank Mobile Sony SpiceNepal Spring Design Sprint Starhub STC Stereo International Enterprise Svyazinvest Swisscom Synchronoss Technologies T Mobile Tcell TDC TelaSonera Telcel Tele2 Telecom Italia Telecom NZ Telecommunications Industry Association Telefonica Telefonica O2 TeleNor Telenor Magyarorszag Telia TeliaSonera Telit Wireless Siolutions Telstra Telular Telus TELUS Mobility Tendril Networks Teo LT Texas Energy Network Texas Instruments ThingMagic T-Home T-Hrvatski Telekon TMN T-Mobile T-Online Tridium Trimble T-Systems Turkcell Tyntec U.S. Department of Energy ublox UCell UME EPM UTC Power V2COM Verizon Wireless VHA Viva Cell-MTS Vivo Vodacom Vodafone WebTech Wireless Wind Wolder Electronics Wyless Group Yoigo Yota Your Voice S.p.A.

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