Abstract
This Manufacturing Insights report provides a broad overview of
machine-to-machine (M2M) communication technology and discusses typical
applications of this technology to improve service levels. Machine-to-machine
communication, which has long been focused on wired and wireless communication
technologies, is emerging as a technology foundation that provides
cost-effective, real-time visibility to assets and facilitates innovative smart
services business solutions that improve asset utilization, boost service
levels, and exploit new revenue opportunities.
Joe Barkai, practice director of Product Life-Cycle Strategies says, "We are
approaching the inflection point where M2M is starting to rise from a
technology category to a business strategy, with new business models enabled by
remote service and machine-to-machine communication technologies that establish
business differentiation and offer new revenue opportunities."
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Manufacturing Insights Opinion
- In This Report
- Introduction to M2M Technology
- Figure: M2M Framework
- Intelligent Devices: Data Acquisition and Machine Control
- Figure: M2M Device
- Network: Data Transmission
- Figure: M2M Communication Framework
- Remote Client: Turning Information into Action
- Implementation Architecture
- Figure: M2M Implementation Taxonomy
- Situation Overview
- Table: M2M Adoption Accelerators
- Extreme Verticalization
- Wireless Networks
- Value Chain Overview
- Utilities
- Network Management
- Automated Meter Reading
- Smart Services
- Fleet Management
- Unusual Asset Tracking
- Wireless Network Backhaul and Backup
- Mississippi Barges
- Land Surveying
- Temporary/Seasonal Services
- How to Sneak Behind the CIO' s Back
- Plan Ahead
- Future Outlook
- The Emergence of Enterprise M2M Platforms
- Service-Oriented Architecture
- M2M Software as a Service
- Continued Verticalization
- New Ideas, New Issues
- Telematics - M2M in Automotive
- Technology Convergence
- Demand for Content
- New M2M Players
- Essential Guidance
- Actions to Consider
- The Basics
- The Technology
- The Vendor
- Business Transformation
- Recommendations for Service Providers
- Verticalize
- Befriend the CIO
- Cut the Jargon
- Prepare for the Big Guns
- Consider Becoming an M2M Service Provider
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Companies Interviewed for This Report
- Synopsis
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