M2M: The Machine-to-Machine Market 2009-2013

Abstract

This report provides an analysis of the M2M market that is currently changing shape, assessing the key technologies to accelerate such a development of this promising market, along with an examination of the positioning of the top players, the key issues to be addressed and market forecasts up to 2013 by geographical area and by type of market (modules, connectivity, software)...

Key questions

• What is the size of M2M markets in Europe, North America and Asia and will it evolve?
• What are the key evolutions of the M2M products/services?
• What are the main vertical markets of M2M, currently and in the coming years?
• What are the key drivers for the M2M market to take-off?
• Who are the leading players (telcos, hardware providers) on this market and how are they positioning themselves?
• What are the quantified opportunities for telcos on cellular and satellite networks?
• What are the main impacts of the economical downturn on the M2M industry?

Database (Excel):

Zones covered:

• World
• Europe
• North America
• Asia-Pacific

Data analysed: 2009-2013

• Cellular M2M Modules/SIMs (in million units)
• Satelitte-based M2M modules (in million units)
• Total M2M market (cellular & satellite) (at year end, million EUR)
• Cellular M2M market (at year end, million EUR) (at year end, million EUR)
• Satellite-based M2M markets (at year end, million EUR)
• M2M communication & associated services revenues (at year end, million EUR)
• M2M hardware & associated services revenues
• M2M software & IT services revenues

Players included in the report

Modules vendors:

• Cinterion Wireless*
• Coronis
• Enfora
• Erco Gener
• Kyocera
• Maestro
• SimCom*
• Skybility
• Telit*
• Wavecom*

Mobile network operators

• AT&T
• Bouygues Telecom*
• BT*
• NTT DoCoMo*
• O2*
• Orange*
• Telefonica*
• Telecom Italia
• Telenor*
• T-Mobile
• T-Mobile USA
• Vodafone*

MVNO

• Aeris
• Jasper Wireless*
• KORE Telematics
• Kuantic
• Maingate
• Wyless*

Satellite operators

• Eutelsat
• Globalstar*
• Inmarsat*
• Iridium*
• Orbcomm*

Software players

• Accenture
• Anywhere (Wavecom)
• Atos Origin
• Axeda
• AWS
• Cap Gemini
• Comtech M2M
• EmWare
• IBM
• Mobile Wisdom
• NPhase (Qualcomm)
• Questra (now Axeda)*
• SensorLogic
• Tridium

* Detailed player profiles

Methodology

Market assessment and forecasts

IDATE' s forecasts are based on:

• Primary data gathering worldwide, through desk research and a dozen of interviews with the major module manufacturers and mobile and satellite operators.
• Market models which isolate key service consumption parameters and service pricing assumption.

Data for estimations and forecasts (from 2007 to 2013) is segmented by :

• type of network (cellular and satellite)
• geographical area
• building block of M2M (hardware, software, connectivity).