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July, 2009: Wireless Healthcare Market Brief
May, 2009: Cellular M2M Worldwide Market Forecast
Consumer M2M Report: The Approaching Mass Market
Additional information is available at Reports.
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April, 2010 Snaps: Mobile Broadband
From the current issue of Beecham Snaps:
The change to 2G or digital cellular networks from analog networks enabled a great surge in the development and adoption of cellular M2M technology. According to Beecham Research's figures, over 90% of existing wireless M2M modules, excluding eReaders and similar consumer devices, operate on 2G networks.
The changeover to 2G was several years ago, followed by still continuing 3G network deployment. Today, 4G -- or close to 4G -- networks have appeared in numerous locations. TeliaSonera has deployed test LTE networks in Stockholm and Oslo. Sprint/Clearwire continues to roll out WiMAX networks in U.S. cities. Verizon begins its LTE deployment this year, intending to complete it in 2013, and AT&T's LTE rollout begins in 2011. Collectively, these newer post-2G networking technologies are referred to as mobile broadband.
Mobile broadband will please anyone who wishes to watch television, movies, or amateur video on yet-to-be manufactured mobile devices incorporating suitable modules or chipsets, whether new advanced and very smart handsets, hybrid voice-data devices, or other yet-to-be imagined devices.
This may be very exciting for media companies, consumers, and any number of technology providers, but what about the millions of existing 2G M2M devices currently in operation, often intended to last for years? What does the change to an all-IP mobile broadband world bode for the M2M industry?
For the full article, see: Mobile Broadband.
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