Global SCADA and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) via Satellite Markets

Abstract

By their very nature, Supervisory, Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) as well as Machine-to-Machine (M2M) services are largely recession-proof.Specific verticals that include the oil & gas industry, the utility industry and the transportation/cargo industries need to track and control critical assets as part of daily business operations regardless of the economic climate.

Satellite platforms that provide reliable and ubiquitous communications in far-flung areas where many vertical markets operate are becoming increasingly important and thus integrated in existing assets.As the need to monitor and control assets in areas previously unexplored leads to requirements for simplicity in the form of a single network implementation, satellite technology propositions increase as well.More importantly, emerging verticals such as the military as well as "Green" energy sources are likewise beginning to assimilate satellite platforms for current implementations and are likely bound to integrate such services in future deployments due to the advantages and benefits gained from both the technical and the business aspects in provisioning SCADA/M2M.

Currently a niche market and likely to remain so for the foreseeable future, SCADA/M2M presents stable and sustainable opportunities for the satellite industry during these troubled economic times.Today, despite the vast fluctuation of oil prices that challenge the revenue and profit outlook of oil-related companies, pipelines continue to be laid in anticipation of future demand that will require SCADA/M2M services for monitoring and security purposes.The utility industry has the same financial challenges currently, yet water and electricity for urban, rural and Greenfield market opportunities need to be addressed.For transportation and cargo, efficiencies and security features that ensure delivery have placed satellite communications at ever increasing levels of deployments worldwide.

Perhaps a nascent and potentially explosive market lies with the movement or shift in the global agenda towards protecting the environment and addressing climate change.Coupled with an economic rebound that is anticipated to take hold within the next 1-2 years, emerging vertical markets present potentially lucrative business cases for providing a host of SCADA/M2M services for assets that include wind farms, solar farms and other "Green" sources.Together, these factors should lead to higher or more robust growth levels within the medium term.

This study provides in-depth analysis of the satellite SCADA/M2M market by providing the revenue outlook over the next 10 years.More importantly, although prospects within the satellite SCADA/M2M industry look to be sustainable over time, the strategic landscape as well as the evolution of individual vertical requirements that include the technical, financial and business aspects will be assessed.In some cases, satellite offerings can tap a multitude of opportunities that can serve multiple verticals.However, in other cases such as the military market, specific solutions need to be retrofitted or uniquely engineered in order to gain advantages and inroads within the vertical market being targeted.

Technology and market requirements do not stand still, and here, this NSR study provides the future landscape by which the satellite industry will have to navigate in order to gain higher penetration and greater inroads vis-a-vis competing platforms.

• What is the current state of the industry?
• What is driving the market, its strengths and what opportunities exist?
• What is restraining the market, its weaknesses and what are the market threats?
• On each vertical or industry being targeted, what emerging landscape is beginning to take hold?
• What is the effect on satellite companies?
• Is there an opportunity for hybrid implementations?
• How important are partnerships?
• What does the emergence of "new" verticals mean to commercial satellite companies?
• What are the leading platforms?
• What are the key market differentiators to consider?
• What are key requirements today and for future implementations?
• Bottom Line: How does NSR expect the entire satellite SCADA/M2M market to play out over the next 10 years in each region and for each vertical market?

A Complete Analytical Perspective

• Complete report document segmented by analysis on all regions, vertical markets, technologies and revenue potential.The report also includes a detailed strategic analysis of SCADA/M2M applications and provides real recommendations for satellite companies to follow when targeting this emerging space.
• An Excel file containing extensive data and charts so the client can easily use this work as a basis for their own internal market projections

In addition, all clients of the Global SCADA/M2M via Satellite Markets report are entitled to a FREE half-day of consulting time with an NSR analyst.This time can be used to review report findings, interpret market forecasts and determine how the report information applies to your company' s business model.