Sensors for the Internet of Things (IOT): Global Markets

Report Code: IFT130A

Publish Date: Mar 2017

Publisher: BCC Publishing

Category: Information Technology

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Report Highlights

The global market for Internet of Things (IoT) sensors reached $7.3 billion in 2015. This market is expected to increase from nearly $10.6 billion in 2016 to nearly $47.8 billion in 2021 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 35.0% for 2016-2021.

Report Includes

  • An overview of the global markets for sensors for the Internet of Things (IOT), a market which is ideal for manufactures of these products and technologies.
  • Analyses of global market trends, with data from 2015 and 2016, and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2021.
  • Isolation of the sensor market opportunity in IOT, separate from network and analytic applications, which should provide unique and valuable insight.
  • Insight into how new technology shaped by new requirements for IOT applications will create new product categories or bring new life through adaptations to existing products.
  • A look at factors driving the market such as lower power and longer battery life requirements, improved networking capability though embedded antennas and the ability to process or store short bursts or long streams of real time data.
  • Coverage of applications including agriculture and farming, environmental impact assessment, home automation, healthcare, industrial controls, logistics, retailing, security and emergency, water and waste management, and utility metering.
  • Profiles of major players in the industry.

Report Scope

This report covers the global market for IoT sensors and provides regional analyses of North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Applications covered include agriculture and farming, environmental impact assessment, home automation, healthcare, industrial controls, logistics and retailing, security and emergency, water and waste management, and utility metering. Sensor types covered include temperature, flow level, pressure, and position sensors.

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Analyst Credentials

Michael Sullivan has more than 20 years of experience tracking and analyzing technology and buyer behavior in energy and information technology (IT). He is an expert in the changes to business, energy and technology strategy that occur at the inflection points. Michael has written and researched the current inflection points of green buildings, energy management systems and cloud for companies such as Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard, as well as energy and building system transformation for companies such as Schneider-Electric. An author and journalist, he also writes market research reports in the categories of Environment, Healthcare, Information Technology, Instrumentation and Sensors and Security. He has an MBA from Boston University School of Management.

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Table of Contents

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Title/Chapter NamePagesMember Price
Full Report: Sensors for the Internet of Things (IOT): Global Markets219Free
Chapter- 1: INTRODUCTION3Free
Chapter- 2: SUMMARY3Free
Chapter- 3: OVERVIEW12Free
Chapter- 4: KEY REQUIREMENTS OF IOT SENSORS4Free
Chapter- 5: IOT SENSORS BY APPLICATION8Free
Chapter- 6: IOT SENSORS BY REGION15Free
Chapter- 7: IOT SENSORS BY TYPE28Free
Chapter- 8: IOT SENSORS INDUSTRY STRUCTURE4Free
Chapter- 9: IOT SENSOR COMPANY PROFILES142Free

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Report Includes

    Total Number of Tables in this Report: 26

  • Summary Table: GLOBAL MARKET FOR IOT SENSORS, BY REGION, THROUGH 2021
  • Table 1: SENSORS USED IN VARIOUS APPLICATIONS
  • Table 2: COMPUTER NETWORK TYPES
  • Table 3: POPULAR WIRELESS PROTOCOLS FOR IOT SENSORS
  • Table 4: GLOBAL MARKET FOR IOT SENSORS, BY APPLICATION SEGMENT, THROUGH 2021
  • Table 5: NORTH AMERICA MARKET FOR IOT SENSORS, BY APPLICATION SEGMENT, THROUGH 2021
  • Table 6: LATIN AMERICA MARKET FOR IOT SENSORS, BY APPLICATION SEGMENT, THROUGH 2021
  • Table 7: EUROPE MARKET FOR IOT SENSORS, BY APPLICATION SEGMENT, THROUGH 2021
  • Table 8: MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA MARKET FOR IOT SENSORS, BY APPLICATION SEGMENT, THROUGH 2021
  • Table 9: ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET FOR IOT SENSORS, BY APPLICATION SEGMENT, THROUGH 2021
  • Table 10: GLOBAL MARKET FOR IOT SENSORS, BY TYPE, THROUGH 2021
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