Bringing wireless broadband to vertical markets. A high-margin revenue stream for operators and compelling services for enterprises and public entities.

Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary

2. Report road map

3. Introduction: connecting the environment

4. The addressable market

• 4.1 Moving from niche to mainstream
• 4.2 Why now? Global drivers to growth
  • 4.2.1 Wireless broadband
  • 4.2.2 Wireless connectivity in vertical markets

5. The value proposition

• 5.1 Network operators: the business case
• 5.2 Vertical players: better functionality, lower costs
• 5.3 An ecosystem supporting multiple business models

6. Forecast approach and model

• 6.1 Our definition of vertical markets
  • 6.1.1 Requirements
  • 6.1.2 Exclusions
• 6.2 Segments, applications, devices, technology
• 6.3 Vertical market segments
• 6.4 Vertical market applications
  • 6.4.1 Examples of vertical applications
• 6.5 Devices: M2M, vehicles, human
• 6.6 Wireless broadband technologies: 3G, WiMAX, LTE
• 6.7 Geographic coverage
• 6.8 Assumptions and methodology
  • 6.8.1 Assumptions
  • 6.8.2 Sources
  • 6.8.3 Comparison to the cellular market
  • 6.8.4 Retail and vertical markets
  • 6.8.5 Wholesale and retail models
• 6.9 The forecast model

7. Forecast summary: global and regional markets

• 7.1 Connections by region
• 7.2 Service revenues
• 7.3 Device revenues

8. Applications

• 8.1 Overview of global forecast by application
• 8.2 Telemetry
• 8.3 Vehicle telematics
• 8.4 Financial transactions
• 8.5 Building monitoring
• 8.6 Surveillance
• 8.7 Content delivery
• 8.8 Mobile workforce

9. Devices: M2M, in-vehicle, human

• 9.1 Overview of global forecast by application
• 9.2 M2M devices
• 9.3 In-vehicle devices
• 9.4 Human devices

10. Technologies: 3G, WiMAX, LTE

• 10.1 Global comparison across technologies
  • 10.1.1 Connections
  • 10.1.2 Service revenues
  • 10.1.3 Applications
  • 10.1.4 Devices
• 10.2 3G
  • 10.2.1 3G connections by region
  • 10.2.2 3G service revenues by region
  • 10.2.3 3G connections by application
  • 10.2.4 3G connections by device type
• 10.3 WiMAX
  • 10.3.1 WiMAX connections by region
  • 10.3.2 WiMAX service revenues by region
  • 10.3.3 WiMAX connections by application
  • 10.3.4 WiMAX connections by device type
• 10.4 LTE
  • 10.4.1 LTE connections by region
  • 10.4.2 LTE service revenues by region
  • 10.4.3 LTE connections by application
  • 10.4.4 LTE connections by device type

11. Segments: the addressable market

• 11.1 Global connections and service revenues by segment
• 11.2 Distribution of applications across segments
• 11.3 Connections and service revenues by region

12. Geography: forecast by region and country

• 12.1 Asia Pacific
  • 12.1.1 Japan
  • 12.1.2 China
  • 12.1.3 South Korea
  • 12.1.4 India
  • 12.1.5 Australia
• 12.2 Western Europe
  • 12.2.1 Germany
  • 12.2.2 UK
  • 12.2.3 Italy
  • 12.2.4 France
  • 12.2.5 Spain
• 12.3 North America
  • 12.3.1 USA
  • 12.3.2 Canada
• 12.4 Eastern Europe
  • 12.4.1 Russia
• 12.5 MENA
• 12.6 Latin America
  • 12.6.1 Brazil
  • 12.6.2 Mexico
  • 12.6.3 Argentina
• 12.7 Sub-Saharan Africa

13. Conclusions: new room for growth

14. Acronyms and abbreviations