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SUMMARY
Machine to machine (M2M) is fashionable again. There is a consensus that the
circumstances are right for the wireless M2M market to boom. While it may be
true that the number of M2M devices and connections will substantially
increase over the next five years, suppliers must also consider the value
attached to each device. In addition, suppliers should not expect to be able
to offer horizontal products and services to a broad customer base. M2M is a
highly fragmented market with multiple niches, each of which must be addressed
individually.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Key messages
- M2M is hard to pin down
- Suppliers should support fixed and wireless networks
- Fleet management is still the main wireless M2M application
- Application uptake will be staggered, not linear
- There are few broad horizontal opportunities for suppliers
- Why M2M, why wireless and why now?
M2M is a concept, not a well-defined market
Applications and usage scenarios: a mosaic of niche markets
- There are few unique wireless M2M applications
- There are no purely horizontal M2M applications
- Five main usage scenarios
Wireless M2M hardware -- price is everything
Sizing the opportunity
- Volume versus value: revenues per device can be very low
- Americas
- EMEA
- Asia
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