M2M in Transportation and Distribution: Track and Trace t

This Insight-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) is part of the Connected Worlds subscription and includes market intelligence on the M2M Transportation and Distribution market. M2M (machine-to-machine technology) is based on the concept of allowing "machines" (devices or sensors) "talk" to each other over a network. For the purposes of our research, Compass Intelligence requires the communication to happen over a commercial wireless cellular network. M2M wireless solutions use wireless modems to communicate using 2.5G/GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) or the faster 3G mobile network, GPRS is "always on", allowing it to communicate data immediately, and at much higher speeds. GPRS is billed according to the amount of data used and not the amount of time the connection lasts. The wireless device communicates over the wireless networks through an APN (Access Point Name) at the Mobile Network Operator (MNO) to the customer's firewall and onto a central server for processing. The standard MNO offering uses a general APN, so all customers use the same APN, and dynamic IP addresses on the devices i.e. the IP address keeps changing each time it communicates over the network. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is James Brehm. Forecasts are from 2010 through 2015 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.

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Sources: Compass Intelligence’s segment and market forecasts, which include business expenditures, market demographics, and usage and adoption statistics are built using multiple sources, including proprietary Compass Intelligence research. These sources include, but are not limited to, secondary research, government data and statistics (e.g. Department of Commerce, Federal Communication Commission, Bureau of Labor Statistics and US Census Bureau), primary research, vendor-based research and in-depth interviews with key decision-makers, where relevant. Compass Intelligence selects data sources to provide greatest degree of perspective on each market or segment, in addition to the highest level of data accuracy, stability, and consistency over time.