Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications is changing the way that business is conducted, impacting everything from operations to finance. Understanding M2M solutions, identifying opportunities within specific industries, seeing the big picture, developing strategy, and executing against plans are all important to success in any industry vertical.
This publication includes M2M Business Strategy and Planning as well as M2M Technology Drivers, Market Dynamics and Industry Verticals. This report introduces M2M to business leaders. It provides critical information for small businesses, large enterprise and the public sector to begin to exploit M2M. It will also provide key knowledge for understanding the impact of M2M on operations, profitability and competitiveness. This research also evaluates legacy M2M solutions, current status, value creation, building blocks, players and market direction. It addresses several industries and introduces methods for organizations to identify potential value from M2M solutions for their organization.
Target Audience:
- Mobile and wireless network operators with an emphasis on cellular service providers
- M2M companies of all types including infrastructure, software, applications, support service providers, and integrators
- Decision makers across all industry verticals with an emphasis on business owners and leaders within finance and operations
Published: October 2012 No. of Pages: 106
Price: Single User: US $ 995 Corporate User: US $ 2995
Table of Contents
M2M Technology Drivers, Market Dynamics, and Industry Verticals
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4
1.1 OVERVIEW 4
1.2 KEY BENEFITS 4
1.3 KEY FINDINGS 4
1.4 QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY REPORT 5
1.5 TARGET AUDIENCE 5
M2M AS A BUSINESS ENABLER 6
1.6 M2M IS INTEGRAL TO THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS 6
1.7 THE M2M VALUE PROPOSITION 8
M2M TECHNOLOGY DRIVERS 11
1.8 VERSATILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS 11
1.8.1 CELLULAR 11
1.8.2 SATELLITE 12
1.8.3 WI-FI 13
1.8.4 BLUETOOTH 13
1.8.5 ZIGBEE 13
1.9 AFFORDABLE GEOLOCATION 14
1.10 LOWER COST SPECIALIZED SENSORS 16
1.11 INTEGRATED, SPECIAL-PURPOSE DEVICES NOW AFFORDABLE 17
1.12 EFFICIENCY OF AUTONOMOUS SOFTWARE-DRIVEN DECISIONS 18
1.13 THE M2M PLATFORM ADVANTAGE 19
1.14 “BIG DATA” ANALYTICS AND ACTIONABLE INFORMATION 21
M2M MARKET DYNAMICS 23
1.15 MOBILE OPERATOR IMPERATIVES 23
1.16 PRESSURES ON BUSINESSES TO INNOVATE 26
1.17 VEHICLE TELEMATICS: A NEAR-TERM OPPORTUNITY 28
1.18 SMART ENERGY 30
1.19 TELEHEALTH: GOVERNMENT, MARKET-DRIVEN INITIATIVE 32
M2M ECOSYSTEM 33
1.20 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE 33
1.20.1 DEVICES 33
1.20.2 M2M PLATFORMS 34
1.21 COMMUNICATIONS 35
1.22 M2M APPLICATION DEVELOPERS 35
M2M MARKET SEGMENTATION 36
1.23 TRANSPORTATION 36
1.23.1 COMMERCIAL FLEETS 36
1.23.2 PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION 39
1.24 ENERGY 41
1.24.1 SMART GRID 41
1.24.2 COMMERCIAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT 42
1.24.3 PERSONAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT 43
1.25 HEALTHCARE 44
1.25.1 REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING 44
1.25.2 DEVICE MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT 47
1.26 MANUFACTURING 48
1.26.1 M2M AND THE FACTORY FLOOR 48
1.26.2 M2M IS ABOUT TO CHANGE THE MANUFACTURING BUSINESS MODEL 49
1.27 DISTRIBUTION 50
1.27.1 SUPPLY CHAIN 50
1.27.2 REMOTE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT 52
1.28 ASSET TRACKING (LIVING THINGS INCLUDED) 52
1.29 BUILDING AND HOME AUTOMATION 55
1.29.1 SECURITY 55
1.29.2 FACILITIES CONTROL 55
1.30 KIOSKS AND OUT OF HOME NETWORKS 57
1.30.1 INTERACTIVE KIOSKS 57
1.30.2 OUT OF HOME ADVERTISING 58
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 60
ENDNOTES 63
M2M Business Strategy and Planning
1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4
2.0 INTRODUCTION 5
3.0 THE POWER OF CONNECTING AND COMPUTING 7
4.0 CURRENT SITUATION 10
4.1 FIXED MOBILE SUBSTITUTION (FMS) 10
4.2 M2M LEGACY SOLUTIONS 11
4.3 WIRELESS M2M 12
4.4 MOBILE OPERATORS 13
4.5 ELECTRICITY 14
4.6 TRANSPORTATION 14
4.7 ROAD TRAFFIC 14
4.8 PARKING 15
4.9 VENDING MACHINES 15
4.10 CONTAINER 16
4.11 ALARMS 16
4.12 RETAIL 16
4.13 HEALTHCARE 17
5.0 CREATING VALUE USING M2M 18
5.1 OPERATIONAL VALUE 20
5.2 STRATEGIC VALUE 20
6.0 THE BUILDING BLOCKS 21
6.1 CONNECTIVITY ONWARDS 21
6.2 LOCAL VS WIDE AREA NETWORKS 22
6.3 SERVICES ENABLEMENT 23
6.4 STANDARDIZATION 24
6.5 LEVERAGING DATA 25
6.6 USER INTERACTION AND THE “IPHONE REVOLUTION” 25
6.7 VISUALIZATION 27
6.8 DEMOCRATIZATION OF DEVELOPMENT TOOLS 29
6.9 SECURITY AND INTEGRITY 30
7.0 WHO DOES WHAT IN M2M? 32
7.1 OPERATORS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS 32
7.2 GOVERNMENTS 32
8.0 WHERE IS THE MONEY IN M2M? 34
9.0 WHERE IS THE MARKET GOING? 37
9.1 QUITE OBVIOUS 37
9.2 QUITE LIKELY 38
9.3 QUITE POSSIBLE 38
10.0 M2M FOR REAL™ – A METHODOLOGY FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO EXPLORE M2M 40
11.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 42