Wireless M2M and Telematics: 

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A Worldwide analysis of the prospects for wireless technologies in Machine-to-Machine Vertical Markets

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M2M means "machine-to-machine", "machine-to-man" and "man-to-machine" and is to do with the remote monitoring and control of machines. Wireless M2M implies that this is achieved over wireless links.

This report examines which wireless technologies are best suited to different M2M and Telematics applications, assessing more than 70 different types of application in 16 application groups, and analysing their prospects in major vertical market sectors worldwide.

Technologies covered in the report include:

  • Bluetooth

  • Cellular - GSM, CDMA, PHS

  • RFID

  • Wireless LAN - WiFi

  • UWB - Ultra-Wideband

  • ZigBee

Traditionally, M2M solutions in business have been isolated from a company’s IT systems. They have tended to be localised and custom-designed for a specific purpose in each individual company. However, with the advent of system platforms designed to open standards and with the increasing use of low cost wireless networking, there is now a growing opportunity to link M2M solutions with a company’s IT systems. Enterprises invest heavily in IT to improve business performance and competitiveness through higher levels of automation. An M2M solution directly connected to an enterprise IT infrastructure extends this automation to real-time activities and processes.

At the same time, lower device costs, lower tariffs and increasing use of unlicensed wireless bands have introduced the prospect of many new M2M opportunities in consumer markets.

As a result, the wireless M2M and Telematics market is now rapidly gaining momentum and with it the increasing importance of vertical market solutions. While costs and complexity rise for vertical business solutions, so too do the business benefits. It therefore follows that, as the M2M business matures from its current early days, it will become an increasingly essential way for companies to differentiate their total offerings and compete in their own vertical market sectors.

Sections in this report include:

  • The Significance of Wireless M2M

  • Matching Technologies to Applications

  • Vendor Solutions

  • Key Market Trends for Wireless M2M

  • Wireless M2M Case Studies

  • Analysis of Vertical Markets

  • Evaluating the Business Case

  • Worldwide Market Forecasts for all Wireless M2M technologies  2003-08

  • Strategies for Vertical Markets

The report includes details of supplier solutions for a variety of M2M-related issues, together with detailed case studies of pilot trials and implemented M2M solutions. It also examines how M2M benefits are being evaluated for business case purposes. Market forecasts covering vertical market sectors worldwide for the period 2003-08 are included along with an analysis of strategies for vertical markets.

This report will be valuable for:

  • Market players participating in the supply of M2M solutions.

  • Business users looking to gain business advantage from implementing M2M.

  • Financial institutions looking to invest in this market.

See also:

Our complementary report concentrating on M2M over cellular networks.
 

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