The world’s 10 largest Machine-to-Machine (M2M) service providers in the world of the Internet of Things (IoT) have been profiled by Market research firm Infonetics Research in its Worldwide M2M Service Provider Leadership Analysis report.
A press release said the service providers based on cellular M2M connections were: AT&T, China Mobile, China Unicom, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Sprint, Telefónica, Telenor, Verizon, and Vodafone. Among other things, the 28-page report identifies the factors for success that are common among the world’s leading M2M providers.
The report includes global M2M service revenue and connection forecasts and profiles providers’ approaches to and activities in the M2M/IoT space, examining their M2M connections, total M2M revenue, scope of M2M operations (including partnerships and agreements), and resources (people) devoted to M2M.
“One of the key traits that enables the service providers in our report to be successful amid the great breadth and chaos of M2M is focus—the ability to identify the key vertical segments and hone resources on those that offer scale and growth. In the boundless world of M2M and the Internet of Things, focus is table stakes,” said Godfrey Chua, directing analyst for M2M and IoT at Infonetics Research.
Chua added: “Focus also means understanding the unique nature of M2M services and the importance of enabling technologies such as connectivity and application platforms purpose-built for M2M, like those from Axeda and Jasper.
M2M leadership highlights:
- Benefitting from the sheer scale of the Chinese market, China Mobile is the global M2M connections leader, with over 32 million M2M connections served in 2013 (+43% from 2012)
- AT&T, the reigning M2M leader in North America, comes in #2 overall in connections thanks to a large U.S. M2M market coupled with global roaming agreements
- Hot on the heels of AT&T, Vodafone rounds out the top 3, owing to its strong global presence, breadth of operations, and homegrown connectivity platform
- Currently, the most popular vertical M2M segment among service providers is automotive/transport/logistics
Infonetics Research, founded in 1990, is an international market research and consulting firm helping clients plan, strategize, and compete in the global communications market. Among the many services it offers are Market share, market size, and forecasts, Insightful, strategic, and timely analysis.
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