M2M DEVICE CONNECTIONS AND REVENUE: WORLDWIDE FORECAST 2013–2023

We believe that device connections will increase more slowly than previously anticipated, particularly in the energy and utility sectors.
Machine-to-machine (M2M) represents a strong growth market across various industry segments. At the end of 2013, there will be 0.2 billion M2M device connections worldwide. This will increase to 2.2 billion by 2023. Utilities is the fastest-growing sector, which will account for 67% of overall M2M device connections by 2023. This report presents the annual update to our forecast for M2M connections.
The report provides:
a detailed 10-year forecast, worldwide and for eight regions, of:
M2M device connections
M2M connectivity-related average revenue per connection (ARPC)
M2M connectivity-related revenue.
analysis of key forecast data for connections, revenue and ARPC
a comparison of the trends in developed and emerging markets, and for fixed and mobile M2M solutions
a comparison of the latest forecast with our previous forecast
recommendations for operators and vendors.
DATA COVERAGE

Forecast data for connections, ARPC and connectivity-related revenue is broken down by:
market type (developed and emerging)
network type (mobile and fixed)
enterprise size (SMEs and large enterprises/public sector).
Forecast data covers the following eight industry sectors and 24 M2M solutions within those sectors:
automotive and transport
security
healthcare
government

utilities
retail
financial services
industrial.
GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE

Data is provided for the following eight regions:
Western Europe
Central and Eastern Europe
North America
Latin America

Developed Asia–Pacific
Emerging Asia–Pacific
Middle East and North Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa.