End-to-End M2M, Fourth Edition

April 2011

Single-user License: $ 1,995 USD
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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 Fourth 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.

Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Radio Frequency ID (RFID), Second Edition

April 2011

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Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications and Radio Frequency ID (RFID) together represent a means of direct communication between connection hardware and the object that needs monitoring: the information about its status of performance is directly sent to a computer system without the need for human intervention. This makes automation of processes or consumer action possible.
The technology that utilized originates largely in the manufacturing and industrial processes industry, where physical assets networking have been done for decades. The goal of M2M-RFID is exactly as of a plant-floor automation systems or remote-monitoring solutions: it evolves getting information from sensors in a device and transmitting it to an IT network.
This report evaluates the working aspects of M2M along with the details of RFID, provides deep insights into telecommunication technologies, reviews the latest developments within M2M, and provides further analysis through in-depth case study examples. The report includes a listing of M&A activity.

Location-based Services: Solutions and Market Opportunities

January 2011

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This report bundle is by far the most comprehensive research covering the market for Location-based Services (LBS) solutions and market opportunities. It covers cellular mobile location determination and related services as well as other location methods such as RFID. It includes research that covers market opportunities, company analysis, solution analysis, emerging opportunities, market verticals, and more.

• Note: This replaces the previous version of this report package entitled the same.

The 2011 Ultimate Guide to Location Based Services and Applications

January 2011

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Location-Based Services, often referred to as LBS, use information transmitted from a device to determine its presence and location. Terminals can be fixed or mobile; both receive and transmit data. They include, but are not limited to, wireless phones, laptops, portable navigation devices, and embedded systems. Amassed with location identification are a host of functions ranging from marketing and payments, safety and security, and social networking and local business search. Usually coupled with LBS are navigation solutions.

RFID Deployment and Analysis with Business Plan and Company Analysis

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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is proving to be one of the best solutions for tracking and identifying assets globally. It can be used for many functions including locating items, provide quick identification and tracking of medicines in the hospitals, tracking animals, etc. RFID can be deployed in various market verticals for tracking and managing moveable assets. It is arguably the most promising technology to enable new efficiencies in the supply chain life cycle from tracking goods at the moment they are manufactured through retail point of sale.

Google Places vs. Facebook Places

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This report evaluates the two location-based services from Google and Facebook in terms of their use for marketing purposes by companies in B2C markets that have physical points of sale (referred in the report as "local businesses"). The report is written in a user-friendly (business/ marketing oriented) way and does not require technical knowledge.

Location-based Services (LBS) Solutions and Market Opportunities

September 2010
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This report package is by far the most comprehensive research covering the market for Location-based Services (LBS) solutions and market opportunities. It covers cellular mobile location determination and related services as well as other location methods such as RFID. It includes research that covers market opportunities, company analysis, solution analysis, emerging opportunities, market verticals, and more.

E911 and NG 911:
Expanding Intellectual
Property Beyond Emergencies

August 2010
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Enhanced 911 services is a tight ecosystem. There are a few leaders in control of all key customers. Each lead provider controls a niche that overlaps with other providers. Whilst revenue for most of the leads is secure due to lengthy government contracts, the stock gains are negligible. There are options in portfolio restructuring for the leaders – acquire or develop new technologies and sales channels.

Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum Applied-Use: A Comparative Analysis

July 2010

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Enterprise and consumer are increasingly annoyed and bored with location-based applications that provide only adequate positioning when their needs are becoming more transparent with the rise of social media as a method for communicating their desires and disappointments. Enterprise and consumer want the most powerful positioning solutions available for mobile work and social life - including employee safety, product sales, peer networking, and travel.

Mobile Wallet: Location-based Commerce and Peer-to-Peer Payments

June 2010

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World-wide, mobile commerce and peer-to-peer payments are in their infancy. While Japan and Korea are leading, France, Finland, and the U.K. are just moments behind. Key South American and Central American countries are exploring business process and market acceptance of mobile commerce. African nations, challenged by politics, have seen recent developments in peer-to-peer payments collapse while India has seen success. And, the United States and Canada, leaders in banking business process and industry regulation design are aggressively pursuing global partnerships.

Peer-to-peer Location-based Mobile Services: Local Social Mobile Applications Beyond the Hype

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The marketplace is booming with mobile local social applications leveraging peer-to-peer location-based technologies. Many of the companies carving out their niche in mobile social have not presented a transparent revenue model that extends beyond the next 12 months. Additionally, many of the companies have not presented a vision of how their specific products will enhance the lives of their consumers over the next five years.

RFID: Scope, Viability and Company Analysis

April 2010
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As consumer demand for higher capacity and faster service, new technologies and approaches will emerge within the overcrowded and scarce radio frequency (RF) spectrum. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a revolutionary technology that allows effective supervision and maintenance of physical assets by networking.

Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and RFID

March 2010
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Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications and Radio Frequency ID (RFID) together represent a means of direct communication between connection hardware and the object that needs monitoring: the information about its status of performance is directly sent to a computer system without the need for human intervention

End-to-End M2M, Third Edition

January 2010
Single-user License: $695.00 USD, Company-wide License: $1,995.00 USD, Team License (Up to 5 Users): $965.00 USD

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 Stephen Dye, an industry expert who has actually designed, implemented and operated M2M applications, End-to-End M2M provides invaluable information for anyone seeking to better understand the technology, applications, business and regulatory issues. End-to-End M2M distinguishes itself from other publications on this topic by providing the reader with an understanding of what is M2M, what are the technologies involved in M2M, reasons to use M2M, what are the key M2M applications, the challenges in deploying M2M, and more.

The Definitive Guide to: GPS, RFID, Wi-Fi, and other Wireless Location-Based Services

August 2009
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With researching dating to 2006, this report represents the most comprehensive guide ever published on LBS and a must-have for any company interested in Location-Based Services! The Definitive Guide to GPS, RFID, WiFi, and Other Wireless Location-Based Services addresses the forecast for LBS, emerging and hot markets and applications, key enabling technologies, and more. Discover the secrets on how to best design and market Location-Based Services, how to design an LBS business endeavor, LBS application profiles, and the most useable information about GPS technology available.

Wireless Sensor Network Solutions with Case Analysis of Asia Pac Market

August 2009
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This report evaluates the latest developments in the sensor network arena including tracking and monitoring applications. This report addresses all of the most important applications and uses today and those anticipated in the future. For example, wireless sensor networks find a huge role in homeland security applications. The report analyzes opportunities in this area with special focus on key applications such as passport control, air defense systems and border security applications.

Ultra-wideband (UWB): Technology, Applications, and Solutions 2009

July 2009
Single-user $ 495 Company-wide $ 1,495

Ultra-wideband (UWB): Technology, Applications, and Solutions 2009 evaluates various aspects of UWB starting with UWB technology basics and also focusing on the advanced concepts of UWB including design issues and bottlenecks. The report also evaluates products and some key players of the UWB arena, current developments, and product potential including: cable TV, asset management, radar and imaging, surveillance systems, and medical applications. The report also analyzes the future possibilities of UWB and potential pitfalls taking into account some important case studies and recent deployments all around the world. A future roadmap is also presented in this report with special emphasis based on the developing and developed countries. The future of the technology is also presented in the research and thus can be very useful to evaluate the technology and understand the key findings and shortcomings of the technology giving special focus and comparisons with PAN.

Home Automation: Solutions and Business Issues 2009

July 2009
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This report provides updated information about home automation technologies, standards, organizations, designers and installers. The report also provides an updated vision for the home automation market, including an overview of current business models, global SWOT Analysis for the industry including real-world examples. The report also includes a market segmentation study that contains factors that shape the home automation industry. Additional analysis covers consumer attitudes and concerns towards home automation. The report also gives an overview of home automation technologies growth during the last years and expectations for the upcoming years. The report is also an excellent reference for companies working on designing and installing home automation systems.

RFID in Tracking & Monitoring: In-depth Product & Service Analysis + Case Studies

July 2009
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RFID in Tracking & Monitoring: An In-depth Product & Service Analysis with Case Studies explains the technology available to support tracking both normal and hazardous environments, including Radio frequency identification (RFID), Barcodes, GPS enabled tracking, WiFi enabled Tracking and others. Nearly all aspects of tracking addressed in this report via detailed evaluation, analysis, and price comparisons.

Real-time Location Services (RTLS): Applications, Services and Company Analysis

June 2009
Single-user $ 495 Company-wide $ 1,495

With research beginning in 2008, this unique report addresses core technology and business aspects of real-time location services (RTLS) and guides the reader through the most important aspects of enabling technologies including RFID. It covers the critical factors and gives the user the views about the different kinds of RFIDs. The report also addresses the advantages and the bottlenecks for deployment of RTLS applications, evaluating available solutions and the methodologies. The report includes an exhaustive study of leading RTLS companies.

Google in Location Services:
Location-based Advertising Patent

July 2010
Single-user(PDF-only) $ 495 US
Company-wide License $ 1,495 US

Google recently announced it was granted patent 7,668,832 for "Determining and/or using location information in an ad system". This patent contains eight (8) claims, including two (2) independent claims.

This report provides a patent analysis including a detailed assessment of the two independent claims. This report also evaluates the patents applicability and impact on Google competitors as well as the location infrastructure companies and the wireless carriers.

Deploying a RFID Solution: Practical Case Studies and Business Plan

April 2009
Single-user $ 995 Company-wide $ 4,995

First published in 2007, this report provides case study analysis of RFID solution deployment and related business plan. The report contains new information covering Scheduling Policies for RFID, Warehouse Goods Updates, Logistics Tracking, and Store Level Inventory Control. The report also has many updated aress including: Mobile Maintenance, Vehicle Tracking, Workforce Tracking, Electronic Ticketing, Application Scenarios, Maintenance and Updating, Tracking products and containers, Retail Applications, Logistics, Manufacturing, Security, and more !!

RFID Applications, Implementation, and Business Case Analysis with Predictions & Strategic Roadmap to 2014

April 2009
Single-user $ 795 Company-wide $ 2,995

First published in 2007, this unique report is written by an independent expert in the field, Sanjay Chatterjee and updated to include the latest in RFID developments. The report evaluates RFID from an application, adoption, usage, and policy perspective. The report evaluates the current options and the future of RFID, analyzing the often overlooked challenges encountered during deployment and operation of RFID systems. It also provides economic analysis and ROI assessment for RFID deployment.

RTLS: Applications, Services and Company Analysis

December 2008
Single-user $ 495 Company-wide $ 1,495

This unique report addresses core technology and business aspects of real-time location services (RTLS) and guides the reader through the most important aspects of enabling technologies including RFID. It covers the critical factors and gives the user the views about the different kinds of RFIDs. The report also addresses the advantages and the bottlenecks for deployment of RTLS applications, evaluating available solutions and the methodologies. The report includes an exhaustive study of leading RTLS companies.

End-to-End M2M, Second Edition

November 2008
Single-user $ 495 Company-wide $ 1,995

Originally published in 2004, this publication had been expanded to cover the following address M2M Employer Value Chain Analysis, M2M Needs From Employers Perspective, M2M Technological Advances, M2M Sensors, M2M Sensors: challenges, M2M Sensor Requirements, M2M Sensor Networks, M2M Sensor Specifications, M2M Communication Protocols. M2M Standards for RFID, M2M Case Studies, Focused Case Study on Jasper Wireless: M2M Services and Applications

Home Automation: Solutions and Business Issues 2008

September 2008
Single-user $ 495 Company-wide $ 1,495

First published in 2007, Home Automation: Solutions and Business Issues 2008 provides updated information including company SWOT analysis for leading companies: Lutron Electronics Company, Control4, Home Automation Inc., JCL Automation, Cestron, Custom Solutions Inc. and Promwad. The updated report also includes a market segmentation study that contains factors that shape the home automation industry. Additional analysis covers consumer attitudes and concerns towards home automation. The publication also includes an evaluation of the different home automation technologies, a complete analysis for each technology, and finally the market analysis for the technology and future outlook from a market perspective.

UWB: Technology, Applications, and Solutions

June 2008
Single-user $ 495 Company-wide $ 1,495

Ultra-wideband (UWB): Technology, Applications, and Solutions addresses various aspects of UWB starting with UWB technology basics and also focusing on the advanced concepts of UWB including design issues and bottlenecks. The report also evaluates products and some key players of the UWB arena, current developments, and product potential including: Cable TV, Asset Management, Radar and Imaging, Surveillance Systems, and Medical Applications. The report also analyzes the future possibilities of UWB and potential pitfalls.

Wireless Sensor Networks: Solutions and Market Opportunities

May 2008
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Wireless Sensor Networks: Solutions and Market Opportunities address the important areas of the sensor networks are addressed and focusing on the present and the future areas will be presented to the reader to give a clear idea of what the sensor network is capable of. The current trends and the future prospects will be highlighted as well to make this report unique targeted towards a better understanding of sensor networks.

Personal Area Networks: Solutions and Market Opportunities

January 2008, 103 Pages
Single-user $ 495 Company-wide $ 995

This report provides the reader with everything needed to understand PAN technology, solutions and market opportunities. The report covers technical options, standards, commercial applications, trends and the future of PAN. It also discusses PAN vendors and products. The report also addresses more advanced topics such as security and quality of service (QoS). The report also provides a case study analysis for implementing a location tracking system with Zigbee-based active RFID.

Home Automation: Solutions and Business Issues

December 2007, 74 Pages
Single-user $ 495 Company-wide $ 1,495

Home Automation is a set of techniques that are implemented and deployed within the building in order to provide comfort and security for the residents of that building. The main goal of applying home automation techniques is to enable residents to perform normal daily tasks in a simpler manner. This forces many technologies to be integrated together to achieve the required functionality. An example to that integration is controlling the status of the device using the cell phone. This publication provides evaluation of the different Home Automation technologies, a complete analysis for each technology, and finally the market analysis for the technology.

RFID Case Studies and Business Plan

November 2007, 114 Pages
Single-user $ 995 Company-wide $ 4,995

The report provides expert analysis of RFID in practice including an evaluation of the RFID value chain, business process life-cycle, business process strategy, market overview and challenges. RFID middleware providers are profiled with device selection criteria is evaluated. Active RFID vendors and products are profiled and evaluated. The report discusses risk profile assessment and risk assessment services. The report also includes eight case studies for RFID implementation and operation.

RFID Applications, Implementation, and Business Case Analysis with Predictions & Strategic Roadmap 2007 to 2010

July 2007, 98 Pages
Single-user $ 795 Company-wide $ 2,995

This unique report is written by an independent expert in the field, Sanjay Chatterjee. The report evaluates RFID from an application, adoption, usage, and policy perspective. The report evaluates the current options and the future of RFID, analyzing the often overlooked challenges encountered during deployment and operation of RFID systems. It also provides economic analysis and ROI assessment for RFID deployment. Finally, the report provides a strategic view of the anticipated evolution of RFID through 2010 from an application perspective. Combining financial analysis, fact sheets, device comparisons, estimation analysis and trend analysis, this report is a must for anyone with a vested interest in RFID now or considering an investment over the next three years.

ZigBee: A New Frontier for Low Cost Active RFID

February 2007, 49 Pages
Single-user $ 295 Company-wide $ 995

This report begins with an excellent introduction to RFID, ZigBee and its use in automation. It also evaluates the use of ZigBee and Active RFID for a Location Tracking System. In addition, this publication presents analysis, case studies, and real-life experiences in which the author has utilized ZigBee to create Active RFID devices, which not only overcame the drawbacks during Tag-to-Reader communication, but also supported Tag-to-Tag communication to realize a very low cost Active RFID System robust enough to achieve a real-time Tracking and Monitoring System with many value-added functionalities.

Mobile Local Search: Location-based Search

March 2007, 56 Pages
Single-user $ 995 Company-wide $ 4,995

Awareness of mobile local search continues to grow with consumers, creating new opportunities for brands and vendors to exploit the power of the mobile channel. Tthis report evaluates location-based search business opportunities and vendors that exploit them, and provides an analysis of the current market and technology landscape. The analysis was predominantly based on a combination of primary and secondary research techniques, including interviews. Through triangulation and cross-verification of information obtained through these sources, this report evaluates the current state of mobile local search technology throughout the industry.