IoT Platforms and Software - 7th Edition

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• List of Figures
• Executive Summary

1. The IoT Technology Stack

• 1.1. Introduction
  • 1.1.1. IoT architectures
  • 1.1.2. IoT standardisation initiatives
• 1.2. Devices
  • 1.2.1. Embedded systems and microcontrollers
  • 1.2.2. Embedded software and applications
• 1.3. IoT networking technologies
  • 1.3.1. The 3GPP family of cellular technologies
  • 1.3.2. LPWA and satellite technologies
  • 1.3.3. Wi-Fi
  • 1.3.4. IEEE 802.15.4
  • 1.3.5. Bluetooth
• 1.4. IoT platforms and middleware
  • 1.4.1. IoT connectivity management
  • 1.4.2. Device management
  • 1.4.3. Application enablement

2. Market Forecasts and Trends

• 2.1. IoT connectivity management platforms
  • 2.1.1. IoT connectivity management platform market forecast
  • 2.1.2. Incumbents dominate the IoT connectivity management platform market
  • 2.1.3. New entrants drive market change offering managed services
  • 2.1.4. IoT MVNOs account for 15 percent of IoT connections in mature markets
  • 2.1.5. LoRaWAN continues its momentum
  • 2.1.6. IoT MVNOs are driving consolidation in the IoT connectivity market
• 2.2. IoT device management and application enablement platforms
  • 2.2.1. IoT device management and application enablement platform market forecast
  • 2.2.2. Industrial IoT is the largest addressable market for IoT platform vendors
  • 2.2.3. Device-to-cloud solutions enable rapid prototyping and deployment
  • 2.2.4. Consumer electronics suppliers adopt commercial IoT platforms
  • 2.2.5. Automotive OEMs implement OTA update services
  • 2.2.6. MQTT is the dominant IoT-specific communication protocol
  • 2.2.7. The IoT platform market is in a consolidation phase

3. Connectivity Management Platforms

• 3.1. IoT connectivity management platforms
  • 3.1.1. Mobile network operators adopt multi-platform strategies
• 3.2. SIM management solutions
  • 3.2.1. eSIM adoption is gathering pace as the standard matures
  • 3.2.2. iSIMs will bring about significant cost reductions
• 3.3. IoT connectivity management platform vendors
  • 3.3.1. Actility
  • 3.3.2. Cisco
  • 3.3.3. Comarch
  • 3.3.4. Ericsson
  • 3.3.5. Enea
  • 3.3.6. Flickswitch
  • 3.3.7. floLIVE
  • 3.3.8. Huawei
  • 3.3.9. IoTM Solutions
  • 3.3.10. MAVOCO
  • 3.3.11. Nexign
  • 3.3.12. Nokia
  • 3.3.13. NTELS
  • 3.3.14. Whale Cloud
• 3.4. MNO connectivity management platforms
  • 3.4.1. China Mobile
  • 3.4.2. Deutsche Telekom
  • 3.4.3. Orange
  • 3.4.4. Telefónica
  • 3.4.5. Verizon
  • 3.4.6. Vodafone
• 3.5. IoT managed service providers
  • 3.5.1. 1NCE
  • 3.5.2. Aeris
  • 3.5.3. Airnity
  • 3.5.4. BICS
  • 3.5.5. Caburn Group
  • 3.5.6. Cubic Telecom
  • 3.5.7. EMnify
  • 3.5.8. Eseye
  • 3.5.9. Hologram
  • 3.5.10. iBASIS
  • 3.5.11. KORE Wireless
  • 3.5.12. Onomondo
  • 1.1.1. Pelion
  • 3.5.13. Pod Group (Giesecke+Devrient)
  • 3.5.14. Soracom
  • 3.5.15. Tata Communications
  • 3.5.16. Transatel
  • 3.5.17. Truphone
  • 3.5.18. u-blox
  • 3.5.19. Velos IoT
  • 3.5.20. Wireless Logic
• 3.6. SIM solution providers
  • 3.6.1. Giesecke+Devrient
  • 3.6.2. IDEMIA
  • 3.6.3. Kigen
  • 3.6.4. Thales

4. Device Management and Application Enablement Platforms

• 4.1. Device management and application enablement services
  • 4.1.1. Cloud service providers increasingly dominate the IoT platform market
  • 4.1.2. Industrial software vendors refine IoT strategies
• 4.2. Company profiles and strategies
  • 4.2.1. Alibaba Group
  • 4.2.2. Altair Engineering
  • 4.2.3. Amazon
  • 4.2.4. Amplía
  • 4.2.5. AVSystem
  • 4.2.6. Ayla Networks
  • 1.1.2. Blues Wireless
  • 4.2.7. C3.ai
  • 4.2.8. Davra
  • 4.2.9. Device Insight
  • 4.2.10. Embever
  • 4.2.11. Eurotech
  • 4.2.12. Exosite
  • 4.2.13. Friendly Technologies
  • 4.2.14. Google
  • 4.2.15. Hitachi
  • 4.2.16. IoTerop
  • 4.2.17. Izuma Networks
  • 4.2.18. Losant
  • 4.2.19. Microsoft
  • 4.2.20. Particle
  • 4.2.21. PTC
  • 4.2.22. Relayr
  • 4.2.23. Sierra Wireless
  • 4.2.24. Software AG
  • 4.2.25. Taoglas
  • 4.2.26. Telit
  • 4.2.27. Tuya
  • 4.2.28. Twilio
  • 4.2.29. Waylay

• List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

List of Figures

• Figure 1.1: The core elements of an IoT solution
• Figure 1.2: IoT protocols and standards
• Figure 1.3: Cost comparison between wireless module and wireless SoC designs
• Figure 1.4: Top programming languages
• Figure 1.5: Major embedded operating systems
• Figure 1.6: Comparison between wireless technologies
• Figure 1.7: Comparison of LTE IoT specifications
• Figure 1.8: Wi-Fi generations
• Figure 1.9: Comparison between traditional SIM and eUICC lifecycle models
• Figure 2.1: Distribution of IoT SIMs by IoT CMP category (World 2021)
• Figure 2.2: IoT connectivity management platform market forecast (World 2020-2026)
• Figure 2.3: Top IoT connectivity management platform vendors (Q2-2022)
• Figure 2.4: IoT connectivity management services market landscape
• Figure 2.5: Top 10 IoT managed service providers by IoT connections (Q4-2021)
• Figure 2.6: Merger & acquisition activity in the IoT connectivity market (2017-2022)
• Figure 2.7: IoT DMP and AEP revenues (World 2020-2026)
• Figure 2.8: Tuya's product concept
• Figure 2.9: Merger & acquisition activity in the IoT platform market (2015-2022)
• Figure 3.1: Cellular IoT subscribers by region (World 2018-2026)
• Figure 3.2: IoT connectivity management platform by mobile operator (Q4-2022)
• Figure 3.3: eSIM market landscape
• Figure 3.4: eSIM shipments (World 2018-2021)
• Figure 3.5: The evolution of SIM form factors
• Figure 3.6: Actility's ThingPark Wireless platform
• Figure 3.7: Cisco IoT Control Center partners by region (Q4-2022)
• Figure 3.8: IoT Accelerator enterprise services
• Figure 3.9: Ericsson IoT Accelerator operator partners by region (Q4-2022)
• Figure 3.10: Enea's IoT connectivity control service
• Figure 3.11: The floCONTROL dashboard
• Figure 3.12: The Nexign IoT platform
• Figure 3.13: Overview of Nokia IMPACT IoT
• Figure 3.14: Nokia WING operator partners by region (Q4-2022)
• Figure 3.15: NTELS' IoT Business Support System
• Figure 3.16: China Mobile IoT business KPIs (2017-2021)
• Figure 3.17: Orange cellular IoT subscribers by country (2016-2021)
• Figure 3.18: Telefónica IoT subscribers by country (2016-2021)
• Figure 3.19: Vodafone Group IoT business KPIs (FY2019-FY2022)
• Figure 3.20: Vodafone's IoT operator partners by region (Q4-2022)
• Figure 3.21: Eseye's Infinity IoT Connectivity Management Platform
• Figure 3.22: Eseye's AnyNet+ solution vs. standard eUICC
• Figure 3.23: u-blox Thingstream platform overview
• Figure 4.1: Public cloud service provider market shares (World 2021)
• Figure 4.2: Industrial automation architecture
• Figure 4.3: Alibaba Cloud IoT Platform
• Figure 4.4: AWS IoT services
• Figure 4.5: AWS IoT partnership approach
• Figure 4.6: C3.ai KPIs (FY2019-FY2022)
• Figure 4.7: Eurotech's modular IoT edge platform
• Figure 4.8: Losant's visual workflow engine
• Figure 4.9: Azure IoT technologies and solutions
• Figure 4.10: PTC's ThingWorx and Vuforia KPIs (FY-2019-2020)
• Figure 4.11: Sierra Wireless' device-to-cloud offering
• Figure 4.12: Software AG's product portfolio
• Figure 4.13: Taoglas EDGE platform overview
• Figure 4.14: Telit IoT Platform
• Figure 4.15: Tuya KPIs (2019-2021)
• Figure 4.16: Overview of Tuya's business model
• Figure 4.17: The Tuya IoT Cloud Platform
• Figure 4.18: Waylay's automation platform