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Smart Cities LPWAN (Datasets, Forecasts)

Smart metering, Transportation, Streetlight monitoring, Environmental sensing, Others

 



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* Decades of industry experience
* Primary research investigation
* Technology expertise
* Actionable data
* Customized to your needs



Customization:

Our datasets are available and customizable to your specific needs.


Synopsis:

Within the next five years, Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) networking technologies such as Sigfox, LoRa®, LTE-M and NB-IoT will connect half a billion smart city sensing devices to low cost multi-kilometer cloud connected networks. LPWA networks continue to displace existing outdoor networking technologies for metering and streetlight monitoring, but they are also disrupting Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for parking, waste management, smart water networks, geotechnical monitoring, pollution monitoring and bike sharing.

Intense competition among network operators and new LPWA network offerings has created a more affordable smart city technology landscape. Unlicensed LPWAN IoT network technologies like LoRa and Sigfox have given IoT operators Comcast, Senet, Thinxtra and UnaBiz a significant cost advantage. However, adoption is highest for licensed LPWAN solutions such as NB-IoT worldwide with the fastest growth outside of China. Several network operators are choosing combination public/private networks and combination technologies such as NB-IoT and/or LTE-M as well as LoRaWAN™ as an alternative for either public or private network use.

Smart city LPWAN connected devices will surpass 850 million by 2028 from 250 million in 2022.

In this research service, we cover the growing LPWAN market opportunities for smart cities including smart metering (electric, gas and water), smart water networks, transportation, waste management, bike sharing, environmental monitoring, geotechnical monitoring and others.

Your customized data includes 6-year market size forecasts for connected devices, annual unit shipments and module/connectivity service revenues by market and technology.

Optional data report components include market size breakdowns by application, geography and revenues for equipment and value added services, a customized survey, technology evaluation, and/or in-depth competitive analysis.

 

Primary Research:

Surveys/interviews with thousands of individuals including:

End Users

Utilities, municipalities, logistics, oil and gas, mining, agriculture, manufacturers, retailers, property managers, professional installers, consumers ...

Vendors/Suppliers
LPWAN component suppliers, device manufacturers, software developers, network operators and industry experts.

 



Overview:

Target Markets:

• Market forces analysis of each of the major LPWAN markets including the following:

Utilities/Metering
Transportation
Waste Management
Environmental Monitoring
Bike Sharing
Others

• Application areas, or solutions, across each of the target markets above:

Asset Tracking
Equipment monitoring
Safety, security and environmental monitoring
Others

Technologies & Standards

• Evaluation of the major LPWAN competing alternatives such as LoRa, LTE-M, NB-IoT, Sigfox and Others
• Standards developments, emerging trends, and what it means for your critical stategic planning

Market Sizing

• Total addressable market sizing (TPM)
• Global LPWAN market size forecasts including any of the following:
• Device connections 
• Units
• Revenues
• Target Markets
• Application
• Technology

• Geographical region

• Average sale price (ASP) for modules and/or devices

The Value System

Product segmentation: In-depth investigation and analysis of over 50 companies that are having the biggest impact on the smart city LPWAN ecosystem today in the following segments:

Chipsets
RF Modules/Network stacks
Devices/Systems
Software/Cloud services
IT/Automation Platforms

Market Shares: Market shares for modules/devices

Disruption & Sustainability:

Each vendor is evaluated using the following criteria:

• Current offerings, products and services
• Financials, partners, go-to-market strategy
• Protocols supported, chipset design, frequencies, tools, integration, software, key features...
• Analysis on the potential for disruption (innovation, pricing, etc.) and sustainability based financials, strategic alliances and current market shares


Primary Research:

Every quarter, ON World conducts hundreds of interviews and surveys with executives and product managers with leading manufacturers, software developers, component suppliers, and platform providers involved with low power wireless sensing and control markets.

A few of the companies that ON World recently interviewed/analyzed include:

Components:

Altair
ARM Holdings plc
ATIM
Digi
Fibocom
GCT Semiconductor
IMST
InnoComm
Laird Technologies
Link Labs
MCS
Microchip
MultiTech
Murata
M2Comm
NEMEUS
Nordic
ON Semiconductor
Quectel Wireless
Radiocrafts
Semtech
Sequans
Sierra Wireless
Silicon Labs
STMicroelectronics
Texas Instruments
Telit Wireless Solutions

u-blox
Wisol
Wistron NeWeb


IoT Platforms:

Actility
ARM (Nvidia)
Axible
Carriots
Cisco
Gemalto
Ericsson
Huawei

IBM
Intent Technologies
Loriot
Mesh Systems
myDevices
OrbiWise
PTC/ThingWorx
relayr
Samsung
ZTE

Systems/Platforms:

Adeunis RF
Bigbelly
Birdz

Civic Smart
CommuniThings
Compology
Connit
Datek Light Control
Elster Honeywell
Enevo
EVVOS
Flashnet
Invisible Systems
Kapsch
Kerlink
Libelium
LORD MicroStrain
Meuller Systems
Nedap
Neptune
Nke Watteco
Nordic Automation Systems
Sagemcom
Schneider Electric
Sensys Networks
Siemens
Silver Spring Networks
Smart Parking
SmartSensor Labs
Telensa
Telematics Wireless
The Button Corporation
Trilliant
Urbiotica
Wellness Telecom
Worldsensing

Network Operators:

AT&T
Comcast machineQ
China Mobile
China Telecom
Chunghwa Telecom
Deutsche Telekom
KDDI
KPN
Iota Communications
Objenious (Bouygues)
Orange
NTT Docomo
Proximus
Qowisio
Senet
Sigfox
Singtel
SK Telecom
SoftBank
Sprint
Swisscom
Tata
Telecom Italia
Telefónica
Telia
Telkomsel
Telstra
Telus
Verizon
Vodafone



Forecast Workflow:

Forecast Summary
Forecast Scope
Methodology


The Ecosystem
The LPWA Value Proposition
Market Trends & Drivers
Unlicensed LPWA
Licensed LPWA
Network Operators Ramping Up Their IoT Strategies

The Smart City IoT Market Opportunity
Market Segmentation
Utilities/Energy
Smart Metering
Distributed Energy Resources
Smart Water Networks
Transportation Systems
Streetlight Monitoring
Traffic Management
Parking Management
Electronic Tolling
Geotechnical Sensing
Bike Sharing
Waste Management
Environmental Monitoring & Others
Air Quality & Noise Pollution Monitoring
Smart Tags & Asset Tracking
Smart Buttons

Survey Results
Respondent Overview

Wireless Sensor Networks
Most Important Features
Satisfaction with Current WSN Systems
Future WSN Applications
Adoption Inhibitors
Innovation Areas
Strategic Investments
IoT Platforms Used

Low Power WANs
LPWA Awareness
LPWA Applications
Product Development
LPWA Channels
Market Impact
LPWA Disruption
Future Projections
Surveyed Organizations

Technology Dynamics
Summary

Cellular Based LPWA Technologies
3GPP
LTE-M1
NB-IoT

Non-Cellular LPWA Technologies
Sigfox
LoRa Alliance
Weightless SIG
ETSI’s Low Throughput Networks (LTN)
IEEE 802.15.4k (Low Energy Critical Infrastructure Networks)

Other LPWAN Technologies

RPMA (Ingenu)
Qowisio
Link Labs
NB-Fi (WAVIoT)
Telematics Wireless
vMonitor (Rockwell)

Related Standards Initiatives
Wi-SUN Alliance
JupiterMesh
IEEE 802.11ah (HaLow)
TALQ Consortium

LPWA Network Tests
Network Range
Network Test 1: Near Real-time Parking Availability
Network Test 2: City Irrigation Monitoring
Network Test 3: City Asset Tracking

Global Total Market Size Forecasts
Methodology
Global Connected Devices
Global Connected Devices by Market
Global Total Revenues by Market
Global Total Units, Moderate & Aggressive
Global Total Units by Solution
Global Total Revenues by Solution
Global Total Revenues by Equipment & Services
Global Total Revenues by Geography
Global Total Units by Technology

Target Markets

Utilities

Summary
Total Connected Devices
Connected LPWA Devices by Market
Revenues by Market
Unit Shipments
Revenues for Equipment & Services
Revenues by Geography
Unit Shipments by Technology


Transportation
Summary
Total Connected Devices
Unit Shipments
Units by Solution
Revenues by Solution
Revenues by Equipment & Services
Revenues by Geography
Unit Shipments by Technology

Waste Management, Environmental Monitoring and Others
Summary
Total Connected Devices
Connected LPWA Devices by Market
Revenues by Market
Unit Shipments
Revenues for Equipment & Services
Revenues by Geography
Unit Shipments by Technology


Bike Sharing
Summary
Total Connected Devices
Unit Shipments
Revenues for Equipment & Services
Revenues by Geography
Unit Shipments by Technology

Competitive Landscape
Components
Segmentation
Company Profiles

IoT Connectivity, Device Management & Integration
Segmentation
Company Profiles
Devices, Systems & Platforms
Segmentation
Network Operators
Company Profiles


Figures

Figure 1: Global Smart City LPWA Connected Devices
Figure 2: Smart City Applications Targeted by LPWA Developers
Figure 3: The Smart City IoT Value System
Figure 4: Total Potential Smart City IoT Connections, LPWA & Others
Figure 5: Total Potential Smart City IoT Connected Devices by Market
Figure 6: Switzerland’s Eawag Dept. of Urban Water Management Research Scope
Figure 7: Global Smart Street Lights
Figure 8: Parking Management, Smart Parking & Others
Figure 9: Worldsensing’s Loadsensing Solution
Figure 10: Global Connected Bikes in Use
Figure 11: Bigbelly’s Smart Bins in New York Times Square
Figure 12: Respondents by Industry Role
Figure 13: Respondents by Job Position
Figure 14: Respondents by Geographical Region
Figure 15: Respondents by Targeted Industry
Figure 16: Most Important WSN Features Rated
Figure 17: Satisfaction with WSN Systems
Figure 18: Planning Future/Additional WSN
Figure 19: Planned WSN Applications
Figure 20: WSN Inhibitors Rated
Figure 21: Most Important IoT Innovations
Figure 22: Most Important Strategic Investments
Figure 23: IoT Platforms Used
Figure 24: LPWA Adoption Status
Figure 25: Awareness of LPWA Technologies
Figure 26: Wireless Sensing/M2M Applications Requiring >1K Bytes/Day
Figure 27: LPWA Most Likely Types of Applications
Figure 28: LPWA Product Timeline
Figure 29: Most Likely LPWA Channels
Figure 30: LPWA’s Impact by Market
Figure 31: LPWA’s Disruption on Existing WSN Technologies
Figure 32: LPWA IoT Penetration Rate
Figure 33: Most Likely LPWA Technologies
Figure 34: LPWA Technologies - Range in Meters
Figure 35: LPWA Technologies - 5000 Node Percent Complete vs Power Used
Figure 36: Sigfox vs LoRa Node Battery Lifetime in Years
Figure 37: Sigfox vs LoRa Node Completion Rate
Figure 38: Sigfox vs LoRa Node Battery Lifetime in Years
Figure 39: Sigfox vs LoRa Node System Throughput
Figure 42: Global Smart City Connected WSN Devices, LPWA & Others
Figure 43: Global Smart City Connected LPWA Devices by Market
Figure 44: Global Smart City LPWA Revenues by Market
Figure 45: Global Smart City LPWA Annual Units, Moderate & Aggressive
Figure 46: Global Smart City LPWA Units by Solution
Figure 47: Global Smart City LPWA Revenues by Solution
Figure 48: Global Smart City LPWA Revenues by Eqpmnt & Services
Figure 49: Global Smart City LPWA Revenues by Geography
Figure 50: Global Smart City LPWA Chipsets by Technology
Figure 51: Global Connected Utility/Metering Devices
Figure 52: Global Connected Utility/Metering Devices, LPWA & Others
Figure 53: Global Connected Utility/Metering LPWA Devices by Market
Figure 54: Global Utility/Metering LPWA Revenues Market
Figure 55: Global Utility/Metering LPWA Units, Moderate & Aggressive
Figure 56: Global Utility/Metering LPWA Revenues by Eqpmnt & Services
Figure 57: Global Utility/Metering LPWA Revenues by Geography
Figure 58: Global Utility/Metering LPWA Chipsets by Technology
Figure 59: Global Connected Transportation WSN Devices
Figure 60: Global Connected Transportation WSN Devices, LPWA & Others
Figure 61: Global Transportation LPWA Annual Units, Moderate & Aggressive
Figure 62: Global Transportation LPWA Annual Units by Solution
Figure 63: Global Transportation LPWA Revenues by Solution
Figure 64: Global Transportation LPWA Revenues by Eqpmnt & Services
Figure 65: Global Transportation LPWA Revenues by Geography
Figure 66: Global Transportation LPWA Chipsets by Technology
Figure 67: Global Connected Waste/Environ WSN Devices
Figure 68: Global Connected Waste/Environ WSN Devices, LPWA & Others
Figure 69: Global Connected Waste/Environ LPWA Devices by Market
Figure 70: Global Waste/Environ LPWA Revenues by Market
Figure 71: Global Waste/Environ LPWA Annual Units, Moderate & Aggressive
Figure 72: Global Waste/Environ LPWA Revenues by Eqpmnt & Services
Figure 73: Global Waste/Environ LPWA Revenues by Geography
Figure 74: Global Waste/Environ LPWA Chipsets by Technology
Figure 75: Global Connected Bike Sharing IoT Devices
Figure 76: Global Connected Bike Sharing IoT Devices, LPWA & Others
Figure 77: Global Bike Sharing LPWA Annual Units, Moderate & Aggressive
Figure 78: Global Bike Sharing LPWA Revenues by Eqpmnt & Services
Figure 79: Global Bike Sharing LPWA Revenues by Geography
Figure 80: Global Bike Sharing LPWA Chipsets by Technology


Tables

Table 1: The Smart City IoT/LPWAN Value System
Table 2: Smart City LPWA Market Segments & Adoption Drivers
Table 3: LPWA Technologies Compared
Table 4: Global Smart City Connected WSN Devices, LPWA & Others
Table 5: Global Smart City Connected LPWA Devices by Market
Table 6: Global Smart City LPWA Revenues by Market
Table 7: Global Smart City LPWA Annual Units, Moderate & Aggressive
Table 8: Global Smart City LPWA Units by Solution
Table 9: Global Smart City LPWA Revenues by Solution
Table 10: Global Smart City LPWA Revenues by Eqpmnt & Services
Table 11: Global Smart City LPWA Revenues by Geography
Table 12: Global Smart City LPWA Chipsets by Technology
Table 13: Global Connected Utility/Metering Devices, LPWA & Others
Table 14: Global Connected Utility/Metering LPWA Devices by Market
Table 15: Global Utility/Metering LPWA Revenues by Market
Table 16: Global Utility/Metering LPWA Units, Moderate & Aggressive
Table 17: Global Utility/Metering LPWA Revenues by Eqpmnt & Services
Table 18: Global Utility/Metering LPWA Revenues by Geography
Table 19: Global Utility/Metering LPWA Chipsets by Technology
Table 20: Global Connected Transportation WSN Devices, LPWA & Others
Table 21: Global Transportation LPWA Annual Units, Moderate & Aggressive
Table 22: Global Transportation LPWA Annual Units by Solution
Table 23: Global Transportation LPWA Revenues by Solution
Table 24: Global Transportation LPWA Revenues by Eqpmnt & Services
Table 25: Global Transportation LPWA Revenues by Geography
Table 26: Global Transportation LPWA Chipsets by Technology
Table 27: Global Connected Waste/Environ WSN Devices, LPWA & Others
Table 28: Global Connected Waste/Environ LPWA Devices by Market
Table 29: Global Waste/Environ LPWA Revenues by Market
Table 30: Global Waste/Environ LPWA Annual Units, Moderate & Aggressive
Table 31: Global Waste/Environ LPWA Revenues by Eqpmnt & Services
Table 32: Global Waste/Environ LPWA Revenues by Geography
Table 33: Global Waste/Environ LPWA Chipsets by Technology
Table 34: Global Connected Bike Sharing IoT Devices, LPWA & Others
Table 35: Global Bike Sharing LPWA Annual Units, Moderate & Aggressive
Table 36: Global Bike Sharing LPWA Revenues by Eqpmnt & Services
Table 37: Global Bike Sharing LPWA Revenues by Geography
Table 38: Global Bike Sharing LPWA Chipsets by Technology
Table 39: LPWA Component Suppliers by Product Segment
Table 40: LPWA Components – Profiles
Table 41: IoT Connectivity & Device Mgmt Platforms by Product Segment
Table 42: IoT/LPWA Connectivity & Device Mgmt Platforms – Profiles
Table 43: Systems & Platforms Providers by Target Market
Table 44: Smart City IoT Systems & Platforms – Profiles
Table 45: (Select) LPWA Network Operators – Profiles



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