[May 09, 2013] Healthcare and Wireless ICT: M2M, WBAN and Underlying Technologies - Standards, Trends and Markets 2013 Tweet May 09, 2013 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4snjx2/healthcare_and) has announced the addition of the "Healthcare and Wireless ICT: M2M, WBAN and Underlying Technologies - Standards, Trends and Markets" report to their offering. The healthcare cost is rising each year, and in the U.S. reached around 16%-17% of the GDP with the trend to add at least one percent each year. Wide utilization of wireless communications can reduce the healthcare cost by billions of dollars on an annual basis, keeping the high quality of services. Ambient Intelligence is a vision where environment becomes smart, friendly, context-aware and responsive to any type of human needs. In such a world, computing and networking technology coexist with people in a ubiquitous, friendly and pervasive way. Numerous miniature and interconnected smart devices create a new intelligence and interact with each other seamlessly. For healthcare, this translates into proliferation of remote monitoring and telemedicine; as well as M2M networking. The report addresses recent advances of wireless communications technologies for medical/fitness applications. Particular, it analyzes the following: - Status of M2M technologies, standardization and development for medical applications - Development and standardization of the wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) and Medical Body Area Network (WMBAN) Underlying technologies: - Bluetooth and its Medical Profile - ZigBee and its Medical Profile - Wi-Fi low-power consumption technology - Z-Wave, Ant and other technologies - Self-powered wireless sensors - Continua Health Care Alliance activities and wireless communications. The report concentrates on up-to-date progress of WICT (and particular M2M) integration with healthcare and wellness. It analyzes technologies and market characteristics, related standards, surveys industries and shows the importance of WICT in the process of healthcare transformation. The report emphasizes the necessity of further proliferation standardized wireless communications in medicine and wellness to reduce their cost and enhance quality of services. Key Topics Covered: 1.0 Introduction 2.0 M2M Specifics 3.0 M2M Standardization 4.0 M2M Industry 5.0 M2M Markets and Applications 6.0 WBAN/WMBAN - Features and Standardization 7.0 IEEE 802.15.1 (Bluetooth-BT) 8.0 ZigBee 9.0 Low-power Consumption Wi-Fi 10.0 Competition 11.0 Self-powered Wireless Sensors 12.0 Conclusions Companies Mentioned - Please click here to view a full list of companies features in this report - Aeon Labs - Aeris - Atech - Axeda - Bluegiga - Continua - Coronis - GE - Gemalto - Intel - Libelium - Medtronic - Nokia - Nonin - Numerex - Omron - RF Monolithics - Roving Networks - Siemens - Sigfox - Sigma Designs - Stollmann - Suunto - TI (Chipsets) - Toumaz - VitaMove - Vivago - Wireless Logic - Zarlink For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4snjx2/healthcare_and About Research and Markets Research and Markets is the world's leading source for international market research reports and market data. We provide you with the latest data on international and regional markets, key industries, the top companies, new products and the latest trends. CONTACT: Research and Markets, Laura Wood, Senior Manager. [email protected] Fax from USA: 646-607-1907 Fax from rest of the world: +353-1-481-1716 Sector: Advanced Technology (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/categories.asp cat_id=31&campaign_id=4snjx2) ((M2 Communications disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.com on the world wide web. Inquiries to [email protected]. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]