The Wearable Technology Ecosystem: 2015 – 2030 - Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies, Industry Verticals and Forecasts

While wearable technology has been utilized in vertical sectors such as the military and healthcare for many years, ongoing advances have triggered a major resurgence of the concept, particularly among the consumer community. Key enabling technologies including low cost sensors, wireless connectivity, active materials and energy have converged to make wearable technology mainstream.
With the continued miniaturization of enabling technologies, wearable devices have hit the mass market in a diverse variety of form factors, ranging from glasses to even jewelry.

Driven by the ability to interconnect with key modern trends of healthcare, fitness, messaging and socialization, the wearable technology ecosystem is attracting significant levels of interest. Companies as varied as smartphone OEMs, wireless carriers, health insurers and retailers are circling the ecosystem alongside tiny startups, all vying for a stake.

SNS Research estimates that by 2016, wearable device shipments will surpass 140 Million and will account for nearly $30 Billion in revenue. The market is further expected to grow at a CAGR of 30% over the next five years.

The “Wearable Technology Ecosystem: 2015 – 2030 – Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies, Industry Verticals & Forecasts” report presents an in-depth assessment of the wearable technology ecosystem including key market drivers, challenges, investment potential, consumer & vertical market opportunities, use cases, future roadmap, value chain, case studies, vendor market share and strategies. The report also presents forecasts for wearable device shipments and revenue from 2015 through to 2030. The forecasts are further segmented for 7 device form factor submarkets, 7 vertical markets, 6 regions and 73 countries.

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

1 Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Executive Summary
1.2 Topics Covered
1.3 Historical Revenue & Forecast Segmentation
1.4 Key Questions Answered
1.5 Key Findings
1.6 Methodology
1.7 Target Audience
1.8 Companies & Organizations Mentioned
　 　
2 Chapter 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 3: Vertical Opportunities & Use Cases
3.1 Consumer Markets
3.2 Healthcare
3.3 Professional Sports
3.4 Retail & Hospitality
3.5 Military
3.6 Public Safety
3.7 Other Verticals
3.8 Case Studies
　 　
4 Chapter 4: Industry Roadmap & Value Chain
4.1 Wearable Technology Industry Roadmap
4.2 The Wearable Technology Value Chain
　 　
5 Chapter 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 Professional Sports Wearable Devices
5.14 Retail & Hospitality Wearable Devices
5.15 Military Wearable Devices
5.16 Public Safety Wearable Devices
5.17 Wearable Devices in Other Verticals
5.18 Regional Market Segmentation
5.19 Asia Pacific
5.20 North America
5.21 Western Europe
5.22 Eastern Europe
5.23 Middle East & Africa
5.24 Latin & Central America
　 　
6 Chapter 6: Key Market Players
　 　
7 Chapter 7: Conclusion & Strategic Recommendations
7.1 Wearable Technology Operating Systems: Is there a Dominant Market Leader?
7.2 LTE Direct & its Impact on Wearable Technology
7.3 How is Wearable Technology Affecting the Wireless Chipsets Ecosystem?
7.4 How Big is the Wearable Applications Ecosystem?
7.5 Prospects of Standardization & Regulation
7.6 Prospects of Smartphone OEMs in the Wearable Technology Ecosystem
7.7 Wireless Carriers: The Wearable Service Revenue Opportunity
7.8 Vendor Share: Who Leads the Market?
7.9 The Rise of Wearable Startups
7.10 Combining Fashion with Technology
7.11 Prospects of Fitness & Sports Centric Wearables
7.12 Recommendations