Designing An M2M Platform For The Connected World

By Beecham Research

M2M initially started out as solutions at an operational level within enterprises, with service departments seeking to reduce downtime, improve support efficiency and save costs. These are B2B point solutions, where remote devices communicate with a central server via the Internet. Processed data is then also distributed via the Internet. Connectivity is the key enabler for these.

M2M market growth has been sector driven, with each sector having its own dynamics, trends, technologies, standards and regulations. The purpose of Service Enablement (M2M Cloud-based platforms) is to reduce time to market and cost of deployment for new services by developing cross-sector structures.

The M2M market is now at a critical point, moving to the Internet of Things (IoT). Whereas M2M focuses on B2B, IoT focuses on B2B2C – representing an increase in both scale and scope. These factors provide the context for these survey findings: Researching the current and future needs of M2M Solutions.

To provide a consistent body of research, data for this report has been drawn from three separate surveys.

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