Overview:

Machine-to-machine (M2M) communications is an emerging technology and industry sub-segment poised to change the way that business is conducted, impacting everything from traditional telephony and IT operations to ERP, SCM, public safety, homeland security, and more.

Written by industry experts who have actually designed, implemented and operated M2M applications, End-to-End M2M Fifth Edition provides invaluable information for anyone seeking to better understand the technology, applications, business and regulatory issues. This research distinguishes itself from other publications on this topic by providing the reader with an understanding of M2M, the technologies involved in M2M, reasons to use M2M, key M2M applications, challenges in deploying M2M, and more.

Core Publication Topics

M2M 101: The basics of M2M

M2M Technology: Machine communications, wireless data communications, technology strategy, and back-end processing support

M2M Business Dynamics: How to generate revenue and profits with M2M, ROI modeling, business case modeling, and more

M2M Politics and Regulation: Privacy issues, regulatory issues, challenges to implement

M2M Applications and Case Studies: Learn from what has already been done with expert analysis from the author

Audience:

· Those involved in the M2M industry will find the business modeling, case studies, and expert analysis to be an extremely valuable as tool in considering business expansion, M2M applications, and new projects

· Those new to the M2M industry will find this entire publication an invaluable resource and significant opportunity for cost savings versus the effort and pain of simply learning by trial and error

· This is a must-have resource for anyone engaged in business or technology planning and engineering involving M2M

· Investors, analysts, and consultants in the M2M industry will find that this report provides all they need to know about M2M

· Industry segments that will benefit most from this report are suppliers and service providers of wireless (including cellular and unlicensed spectrum), telemetry and telematics, enterprise users and beneficiaries of improved business process communications in areas such as SCM and ERP, and government, public safety, and homeland security personnel


Companies in Report:

· Aeris.net

· Aether Wire

· AIRDESK

· Alien Technology

· Ambient Devices

· Augusta Systems

· Axeda

· Centerpoint Energy

· Cimetrics

· Comverge/6D

· controlGen

· Crossbow Technology

· Datasweep

· Dust

· Echelon

· eDevice

· Ember Corporation

· emWare

· Espial

· Industrial Objects

· Isochron

· Itron

· Jasper Wireless

· KORE Telematics

· Lantronix

· MeshNetworks

· Millennial Net

· NetSilicon

· nPhase

· Numerex

· Oceana Sensor

· Opto 22

· Questra

· Sensoria

· SensorLogic

· Sierra Wireless

· Skybility

· SmartSignal

· SmartSynch

· Tekelec

· Telemetric

· Tridium

· Wireless Innovation

· XcelleNet

· Xsilogy

· Zetron
 

Table 1. Technology Comparison Between Telemetry and Modern M2M.16

Table 2 - Zeppelin Based Communication Backbone. 43

Table 5 - Cost Analysis. 46

Table 2. Wireless Revenue Projections For A 1000 Unit Account Over Five Years.111

Table 3. Typical Wireless Service Provider Performance Metrics.119

Table 4. Capital Expenditure, Fees for Solution Implementation.187

Table 5. Gross Profit Calculation.187

Table 6. ROI Analysis With Break-Even Reached After 18 Weeks.188


Graphs

Graph 1. Company Analysis

Graph 2.Technology focus

Graph 3. Application Focus

Graph 4. Important Factors and Current Trends

Graph 5. Predictions of Flourishing Segments

Keywords:

 M2M, Machine to Machine, Machine to Machine Communications, M2M Communications, Embedded Systems, RFID, Automatic Discovery, SCADA, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, Telemetry, Telematics, M2M Case Studies