The M2M, IoT & Wearable Technology Ecosystem: 2015 – 2020 - Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies, Industry Verticals and Forecasts

As consumer voice and data services revenues reach their saturation point, wireless carriers are keen to capitalize on other avenues to drive revenue growth. One such opportunity is providing network connectivity for M2M (Machine to Machine) devices like smart meters, connected cars, healthcare monitors and digital signage. Despite its low ARPU, M2M technology has helped carriers establish steady revenue streams across several verticals including utilities, healthcare, automotive, transportation, logistics, public safety, retail, and even consumer electronics.

Another key opportunity is the monetization of wearable technology. Mobile device OEMs are aggressively investing in wearable devices, in order to offset declining margins in their traditional smartphone and tablet markets. As a result, the market has been flooded with a variety of smart bands, smart watches and other wearable devices capable of collecting, sending and processing data over mobile applications.

Eyeing opportunities to route huge volumes of traffic from these wearable devices, many wireless carriers are now seeking to fit wearable technology with their M2M offerings, targeting both consumer and vertical markets. SNS Research expects that M2M and wearable devices can help carriers pocket as much as $116 Billion in network connectivity revenue by the end of 2020, following a CAGR of over 40% between 2015 and 2020.

Spanning over 800 pages, "The M2M, IoT & Wearable Technology Ecosystem: 2015 – 2020 - Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies, Industry Verticals and Forecasts" report package encompasses two comprehensive reports covering both the M2M and wearable technology markets:

- The Wireless M2M & IoT Bible: 2014 – 2020 - Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies, Industry Verticals and Forecasts
- The Wearable Technology Ecosystem: 2014 – 2020 - Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies, Industry Verticals and Forecasts

This report package provides an in-depth assessment of M2M and wearable technology, including key market drivers, challenges, investment potential, consumer & vertical market opportunities, use cases, future roadmap, value chain, deployment case studies, ecosystem player profiles and strategic recommendations. The report also presents forecasts for wearable device shipments, M2M module shipments, M2M connections, and associated submarkets from 2014 through to 2020. The forecasts are further segmented into vertical, regional, technology and country submarkets.

The report package comes with an associated Excel datasheet suite covering quantitative data from all numeric forecasts presented in the two reports.

Report 1: The Wireless M2M & IoT Bible: 2014 – 2020 - Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies, Industry Verticals and Forecasts
1 Chapter 1.1: Introduction
2 Chapter 1.2: An Overview of the M2M Market
2.1 What is M2M Technology?
2.2 M2M Architecture
2.3 The Wireless M2M Business Case: What is Driving the Market Forward?
2.4 Challenges & Inhibitors to the M2M Ecosystem
2.5 M2M and the IoT Vision
2.6 M2M Standardization Bodies
2.7 M2M Wireless Carrier Alliances
3 Chapter 1.3: Vertical Markets - M2M Opportunities, Use Cases, Applications and Case Studies
3.1 Utilities and Smart Grid
3.2 Automotive and Transportation Industry
3.3 Logistics
3.4 Public Safety, Security & Surveillance
3.5 Retail and Vending
3.6 Healthcare
3.7 Consumer Electronics
3.8 Intelligent Buildings & Smart Cities
3.9 Other Industry Verticals
4 Chapter 1.4: Wireless M2M Industry Roadmap, Value Chain and Key Trends
4.1 Wireless M2M Industry Roadmap
4.2 The Wireless M2M Value Chain
4.3 Service and Application Platforms: Diversifying the Value Chain
4.4 Partnerships: Key to Operator Profitability
4.5 The M2M Module Market: Consolidation & Acquisitions Lead the Way
4.6 Networking Requirements for M2M
4.7 M2M Business Models for Operators
4.8 M2M in the LTE Era
5 Chapter 1.5: Embedded Wireless M2M Module Vendors
6 Chapter 1.6: M2M Hardware and Bundled Solution Providers
7 Chapter 1.7: Vertical Market Specialists
8 Chapter 1.8: M2M MVNOs and Platform Specialists
9 Chapter 1.9: M2M Integration Specialists
10 Chapter 1.10: Wireless Industry Incumbents in the M2M Market
11 Chapter 1.11: M2M Network Operators
12 Chapter 1.12: Market Analysis and Forecasts
12.1 The Global Wireless M2M Market: 2014 - 2020
12.2 Wireless M2M Network Connections: 2014 - 2020
12.3 M2M Network Connectivity Submarket: 2014 - 2020
12.4 M2M Application Services Submarket: 2014 - 2020
12.5 Embedded Wireless M2M Modules Submarket: 2014 - 2020
12.6 M2M Network Security Submarket: 2014 - 2020
12.7 M2M Connected Device Platform (CDP) Submarket: 2014 - 2020
12.8 M2M Application Platform (AEP, ADP) Submarket: 2014 - 2020
12.9 M2M Integration Services Submarket: 2014 - 2020
12.10 M2M Enabling Technology Submarket: 2014 - 2020
12.11 M2M Industry Verticals: 2014 - 2020
12.12 The North America Wireless M2M Market: 2014 - 2020
12.13 The Asia Pacific Wireless M2M Market: 2014 – 2020
12.14 The Western Europe Wireless M2M Market: 2014 – 2020
12.15 The Eastern Europe Wireless M2M Market: 2014 – 2020
12.16 The Middle East & Africa Wireless M2M Market: 2014 – 2020
12.17 The Latin & Central America Wireless M2M Market: 2014 – 2020
13 Chapter 1.13: Country Level Segmentation
13.1 North America
13.2 Asia Pacific
13.3 Western Europe
13.4 Eastern Europe
13.5 Middle East & Africa
13.6 Latin & Central America
14 Chapter 1.14: The Satellite M2M Market
14.1 Global Satellite M2M Connections: 2014 - 2020
14.2 Global Satellite M2M Service Revenue: 2014 - 2020
14.3 North America Satellite M2M Market: 2014 – 2020
14.4 Asia Pacific Satellite M2M Market: 2014 – 2020
14.5 Western Europe Satellite M2M Market: 2014 – 2020
14.6 Eastern Europe Satellite M2M Market: 2014 – 2020
14.7 Middle East & Africa Satellite M2M Market: 2014 – 2020
14.8 Latin & Central America Satellite M2M Market: 2014 – 2020
15 Chapter 1.15: The Wi-Fi & Short Range Wireless M2M Market
15.1 Global Short Range Wireless M2M Connections: 2014 - 2020
15.2 Global Short Range Wireless M2M Service Revenue: 2014 - 2020
15.3 Key Vertical Markets
15.4 North America Short Range Wireless M2M Market: 2014 – 2020
15.5 Asia Pacific Short Range Wireless M2M Market: 2014 – 2020
15.6 Western Europe Short Range Wireless M2M Market: 2014 – 2020
15.7 Eastern Europe Short Range Wireless M2M Market: 2014 – 2020
15.8 Middle East & Africa Short Range Wireless M2M Market: 2014 – 2020
15.9 Latin & Central America Short Range Wireless M2M Market: 2014 – 2020
16 Chapter 1.16: The Wireline M2M Market
16.1 Global Wireline M2M Connections: 2014 - 2020
16.2 Global Wireline M2M Service Revenue: 2014 - 2020
16.3 North America Wireline M2M Market: 2014 – 2020
16.4 Asia Pacific Wireline M2M Market: 2014 – 2020
16.5 Western Europe Wireline M2M Market: 2014 – 2020
16.6 Eastern Europe Wireline M2M Market: 2014 – 2020
16.7 Middle East & Africa Wireline M2M Market: 2014 – 2020
16.8 Latin & Central America Wireline M2M Market: 2014 – 2020
17 Chapter 1.17: Conclusion and Strategic Recommendations
17.1 Conclusion
17.2 Strategic Recommendations


Report 2: The Wearable Technology Ecosystem: 2014 – 2020 - Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies, Industry Verticals and Forecasts
1 Chapter 2.1: Introduction
2 Chapter 2.2: An Overview of Wearable Technology
2.1 What is Wearable Technology?
2.2 Device Classification
2.3 Enabling Technologies
2.4 Market Growth Drivers
2.5 Market Barriers
3 Chapter 2.3: Vertical Opportunities & Use Cases
3.1 Consumer Markets
3.2 Healthcare
3.3 Retail & Hospitality
3.4 Military
3.5 Public Safety
3.6 Other Verticals
3.7 Case Studies
4 Chapter 2.4: Industry Roadmap & Value Chain
4.1 Wearable Technology Industry Roadmap
4.2 The Wearable Technology Value Chain
5 Chapter 2.5: Market Analysis & Forecasts
5.1 Global Outlook of Wearable Technology
5.2 Form Factor Segmentation
5.3 Smart Bands
5.4 Smart Watches
5.5 Smart Glasses
5.6 Smart Clothing
5.7 Smart Jewelry
5.8 Heads-up Display Systems
5.9 Others
5.10 Vertical Market Segmentation
5.11 Consumer Wearable Devices
5.12 Healthcare Wearable Devices
5.13 Retail & Hospitality Wearable Devices
5.14 Military Wearable Devices
5.15 Public Safety Wearable Devices
5.16 Wearable Devices in Other Verticals
5.17 Regional Market Segmentation
5.18 Asia Pacific
5.19 North America
5.20 Western Europe
5.21 Eastern Europe
5.22 Middle East & Africa
5.23 Latin & Central America
6 Chapter 2.6: Key Market Players
7 Chapter 2.7: Conclusion & Strategic Recommendations
7.1 LTE Direct & its Impact on Wearable Technology
7.2 How is Wearable Technology Affecting the Wireless Chipsets Ecosystem
7.3 How Big is the Wearable Applications Ecosystem?
7.4 Prospects of Standardization & Regulation
7.5 Prospects of Smartphone OEMs in the Wearable Technology Ecosystem
7.6 Wireless Carriers: the Wearable Service Revenue Opportunity?
7.7 Vendor Share: Who Leads the Market?
7.8 The Rise of Wearable Startups
7.9 Combining Fashion with Technology
7.10 Recommendations