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Smart Machines & Connected Objects - From M2M to the invisible Internet of things

Innovation Reports - 15/06/2008 Smart Machines & Connected Objects - From M2M to the invisible Internet of things

From M2M to the invisible Internet of things

This report addresses the next major disruption for the Internet, coming from the potential connection of billions of machines (with M2M) and trillions of objects (with RFID and the Internet of things). It assesses the key technologies to accelerate such a development, the applications that are or will be the most relevant in a connected mode and the early positioning of the industry players on this promising market.


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Contents

1 - Technology Enablers




1.1 Key Technologies
• Electronic components : scaling and miniaturization
• Batteries : nanotechnology cell, fuel cell
• Displays : e-paper, LCD, OLED, NED…
• Sensors : vector, scalar, standards
• Geo-detection : GPS, Wireless-based
• RFID : active/passive, frequencies
• Long range network technologies : Satellite, cellular, WiMAX
• Short-range network technologies : Bluetooth, Zigbee, …
• Other technologies

1.2 M2M Architecture
• Module
• Network
• Middleware
• Gateway





2 - Applications and Usages




2.1 Maturity by application
• Types of usages
• Customer benefits
• Industry breakdown

2.2 Analysis of main sectors
• Transportation: fleet management, anti-theft, parking management, maintenance
• Public infrastructure: environmental, access
• Advertising: outdoor inventory, dynamic placement
• Healthcare: wireless hospital, home hospitalisation
• Home automation: AMR, smart home, security
• Retail: monetics and payment, vending machines, product information
• Consumer electronics and toys : E-books, gadgets, robots, …

Case Studies : General Motors, On Star, Telenor Cinclus, Tom Tom, Orange Healthcare, Ambient Devices, Clear Channel, Nazbatag, …



 



3 - Market and Ecosystem




3.1 Market structure
• Customer needs
• Commercial approach

3.2 Value chain
• Sale approach
• Fragmentation, consolidation and standardisation

3.3 Main players
• Satellite providers
Players profiled : Orbcomm, Iridium, Qualcomm Wireless, Globalstar, Eutelsat, Inmarsat
• Cellular telcos
Players profiled : Orange, T-Mobile, Telefonica, Telenor, Vodafone, BT, SFR
• MVNOs
Players profiled : Wyless, Jasper Wireless, Wireless Maingate, Kuantic, Mobius Networks, Kore Telematics, Aeris
• Hardware
Players profiled : Wavecom, Siemens, Enfora, Coronis Systems, Telit, Owasys, Skybility

3.4 Perspectives
• Drivers and challenges
• Market potential
• Towards the Internet of things

• What are the key technological evolutions which will allow any object or machine to connect to the Internet?

• Which applications are already available through smart machines on the M2M market?

• Which emerging applications will benefit from the connection of things to the Internet?

• Who are the leading players (telcos, hardware providers) on this market and how are they positioning themselves?

• What are the perspectives and the potential impacts of the Internet of things?


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