C5i Case Studies An ecosystem study of device management vendors in the machine to machine (M2M) market

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An ecosystem study of device management vendors in the machine to machine (M2M) market

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Technology Category	Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Device Management Platforms
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Machine to Machine Payments Remote Asset Management
Services	Data Science Services
Challenge	The client, a leading devices and services company, wished to carry out a market scoping and ecosystem study to validate its perceptions on the opportunities in the machine to machine market before making investments. The client hypothesized that as the M2M industry extends its focus beyond niche verticals, efficient device management, onboarding and IoT functions will become essential. These functions will make more M2M services viable and will encourage more consumers, enterprises and governments to trust and embrace M2M. M2M device management standards will safeguard and secure M2M devices. These standards will also unlock new service opportunities by making it easier to harmonize, simplify and scale M2M operations to support billions of connected devices. This has created considerable business opportunities for various devices and IT solution providers, including the client. Read More
About Customer	The client is a leading devices and services company operating in the Information Technology and Machine to Machine (M2M) industry. The company is interested in exploring opportunities in the M2M market and is considering making investments in this area. The client believes that as the M2M industry expands beyond niche verticals, efficient device management, onboarding, and Internet of Things (IoT) functions will become crucial. These functions will make more M2M services viable and will encourage more consumers, enterprises, and governments to trust and embrace M2M. The client also believes that M2M device management standards will safeguard and secure M2M devices, unlocking new service opportunities by making it easier to harmonize, simplify, and scale M2M operations to support billions of connected devices. Read More
Solution	Blueocean Market Intelligence was asked to identify a list of top device management solution providers in the M2M/ IoT services space from a competitive landscape point of view and provide information such as company size, revenues, list of OS types supported, industry focus and other categories around device management. The research was spread over a period of three weeks and implemented the following steps, which were structured to be aligned with the project objectives: Studied various reports on M2M device management and identified top vendors in the segment. Included both traditional AEP providers with device management capabilities and also some other leading vendors who offer M2M platforms with device management features. Developed a spreadsheet with a list of these vendors and provided company-specific details such as revenue estimates, OS supported and key customers and partners. Created a report summarizing the research findings and providing details such as the overview of each top device management vendor and their solution. Also created a table presenting a comparison of their device management capabilities within different segments. Read More Log in to view content
Contents

Technology Category

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Device Management Platforms

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Machine to Machine Payments

Remote Asset Management

Services

Data Science Services

Challenge

The client, a leading devices and services company, wished to carry out a market scoping and ecosystem study to validate its perceptions on the opportunities in the machine to machine market before making investments. The client hypothesized that as the M2M industry extends its focus beyond niche verticals, efficient device management, onboarding and IoT functions will become essential. These functions will make more M2M services viable and will encourage more consumers, enterprises and governments to trust and embrace M2M. M2M device management standards will safeguard and secure M2M devices. These standards will also unlock new service opportunities by making it easier to harmonize, simplify and scale M2M operations to support billions of connected devices. This has created considerable business opportunities for various devices and IT solution providers, including the client.

About Customer

The client is a leading devices and services company operating in the Information Technology and Machine to Machine (M2M) industry. The company is interested in exploring opportunities in the M2M market and is considering making investments in this area. The client believes that as the M2M industry expands beyond niche verticals, efficient device management, onboarding, and Internet of Things (IoT) functions will become crucial. These functions will make more M2M services viable and will encourage more consumers, enterprises, and governments to trust and embrace M2M. The client also believes that M2M device management standards will safeguard and secure M2M devices, unlocking new service opportunities by making it easier to harmonize, simplify, and scale M2M operations to support billions of connected devices.

Solution

Blueocean Market Intelligence was asked to identify a list of top device management solution providers in the M2M/ IoT services space from a competitive landscape point of view and provide information such as company size, revenues, list of OS types supported, industry focus and other categories around device management. The research was spread over a period of three weeks and implemented the following steps, which were structured to be aligned with the project objectives: Studied various reports on M2M device management and identified top vendors in the segment. Included both traditional AEP providers with device management capabilities and also some other leading vendors who offer M2M platforms with device management features. Developed a spreadsheet with a list of these vendors and provided company-specific details such as revenue estimates, OS supported and key customers and partners. Created a report summarizing the research findings and providing details such as the overview of each top device management vendor and their solution. Also created a table presenting a comparison of their device management capabilities within different segments.

Impact #1	Comprehensive market insights were provided to the client.
Impact #2	A deep-dive into the technology was conducted.
Impact #3	Competitive intelligence was gathered.

Impact #1

Comprehensive market insights were provided to the client.

Impact #2

A deep-dive into the technology was conducted.

Impact #3

Competitive intelligence was gathered.

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An ecosystem study of device management vendors in the machine to machine (M2M) market

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