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http://www.abiresearch.com/research/1003361
The cellular M2M module market, while recovered from the decline in shipments it suffered in 4Q 2008 and 1Q 2009 at the height of the global financial crisis, nevertheless still faces several daunting challenges. Among these are an increasing commoditization and pricing pressure; new cost-optimized module vendor entrants from APAC, along with the traditional vendor base consolidates; value chain fragmentation and complexity; and continuing difficulty in M2M application development. Likewise, the market is grappling with the transition of cellular networks to 3G and 4G technologies, the impact of regulations and legislation on growth, and the coming of broad horizontal standards for M2M and the broader "Internet of Things." This report discusses these market trends, analyzes cellular M2M module vendor strategic responses, provides vendor market share data for the period from 2003 through 2010, and forecasts cellular M2M module shipment and revenue growth for the period from 2007 through 2016, segmented by region, application, and air interface standard.
What Questions Does This Report Answer?
- What were the cellular M2M module market size and module vendor market shares in 2010?
- What is the cellular M2M module market size, in shipments and revenue, segmented by region, application, and air interface standard?
- What is the cellular M2M module market forecast, by shipment and revenue, segmented by region, application, and air interface standard?
- What are the major strategic market forces impacting the cellular M2M market for module vendors?
- What are the strategic responses of cellular M2M module vendors to market forces and resulting market trends?
Who Needs This Report?
- Cellular M2M embedded module vendors
- Cellular M2M value chain participants: cellular IC suppliers, equipment makers, service providers, VARs, application developers, and system integrators
- Stock analysis firms covering the cellular communications market
- Venture capital firms involved in the cellular and cellular M2M markets
- Consultants advising clients in the cellular M2M market
