Research and Markets: M2M - The Role of Telecoms Service Providers

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/92a4e2/m2m_the_role_of) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "M2M - The Role of Telecoms Service Providers" to their offering.

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The provision of M2M services by all tiers of telecom companies seems inevitable. While tier 1 telcos have already started offering the service and have gained a definite first-mover advantage, particularly in terms of capturing immediate, well-defined opportunities and key market participants in other sectors, there is scope of the other telcos to catch up. The immediate steps for devising an M2M strategy involve comprehending the evolution of M2M demand for telcos to prioritise their action plans, identifying key stakeholders in adjacent industries for telcos interested in establishing vertical expertise and understanding the necessary infrastructure required as M2M evolves to include more devices. Telcos relying on relationships are looking to extend their core expertise into the M2M communications area in immediate applications such as smart metering and next-generation tracking and tracing in logistics and automotive industries. In tapping the next growth area, telcos are also improving their know-how and experience to manage changes in M2M demands.

A shift in M2M demand is quite likely as technology permeates more applications in industries where business efficiency from automation and increased intelligence is crucial, says the analyst of this research. Telcos are also aligning their offers in anticipation of this change in demand. Successful M2M telecom service providers will be able to leverage partnerships to tap into this demand change. Telcos should also possess the ability to demonstrate credibility beyond connectivity, establish key partnerships in M2M verticals and leverage all its operations efficiently for the customer. As telcos are established experts in providing connectivity, users will quite naturally expect them to offer M2M communications. Although such expectations are not misplaced, telcos will face considerable competition from established IT companies and industry vendors.

In the long term, there could be a widening of M2M scope to reflect an overall ICT trend of injecting intelligence into more machines and objects, notes the analyst. Frost & Sullivan expects groundwork on defining the concept of Internet of Things (IoT) for practical application, specifically in the ICT sector. Telenor and Orange have made substantial headway in this area and have developed path-breaking strategies. The push for horizontal and open platforms is just one of the first steps to placing these companies on the same page as the ICT ecosystem.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Executive Summary

2. Research Study Objectives and Scope

3. Study Implications and Recommendations

4. Supply Landscape Analysis

5. Demand Evolution

6. Stakeholder Analysis

7. Recommendations

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