Telco/Cableco Home Automation Services

Expanding the Services Bundle with Managed Home Control Offerings

Research Report

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23
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Released
4Q 2011
Product Code
RR-HATC-11
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Telco and cable operators are increasingly beginning to offer subscribers managed home automation services based on third-party home automation software platforms that utilize standards-based, no-new-wires connectivity technologies.

This report provides a deeper understanding of these offerings and quantifies the market in terms of the number of subscribers and service revenues, segmented by major geographic region. These statistics are further broken down into telco versus cable company services. Key drivers/inhibitors of growth are discussed, alongside an overview of technological developments that have an impact on the market. The report also includes a section on the competitive environment, where key players and their product offerings are reviewed.

What Questions Does This Report Answer?

  • How many subscribers of telco and cable company provided home automation services are there currently? How is this projected to change over time?
  • In which regions have the services been most widely adopted? How will this change over the next five years and why?
  • What are the key drivers and inhibitors of growth in telco and cable company provided home automation services?
  • What are the main technological trends to be aware of?
  • Who are the companies currently active in the market and what solutions do they provide?
  • Which software as a service (SaaS) providers have telcos and cable companies partnered with?

Who Needs This Report?

  • Home automation system vendors
  • Software as a service (SaaS) providers
  • Security alarm system vendors
  • Telecommunications companies
  • Cable companies
  • Utility companies
  • Cellular M2M module vendors
  • IEEE 802.15.4 IC vendors
  • Powerline technology vendors
  • Vendors seeking to develop products and technology for Home Area Networks (HANs)
  • Stock analysis firms covering the home automation, security, semiconductor, and cellular communications markets
  • Venture capital firms analyzing opportunities in home automation, semiconductors, and cellular services for M2M
  • Consultants advising clients in the home automation, semiconductor, and cellular communications markets

Table of Contents

  • Executive Brief

  • Top Line Forecast
  • Drivers
  • Inhibitors
  • Summary and Strategic Recommendations

Section 1.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY


Section 2.
MARKET ISSUES

2.1. Motivation to Enter the Home Automation Market
2.2. Market Entry Points
2.3. Age of Existing Home Security Infrastructure
2.4. Professionally Managed Security
2.5. Plug and Play Concept
2.6. Energy Management
2.7. Mistrust of Telcos and Cable Companies to Provide Home Security
2.8. Existence of Free Home Monitoring Solutions
2.9. Basic Services to Advanced Services
2.10. Lack of a Single Communications Protocol
2.11. Pricing
2.12. Other Fees

Section 3.
TECHNOLOGY ISSUES

3.1. Bandwidth
3.2. Cellular-based versus Broadband-based Systems
3.3. Remote Management
3.4. Multimedia Applications

Section 4.
COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT

4.1. First Wave of Home Automation Services
4.2. Second Wave of Home Automation Services

Section 5.
MARKET FORECASTS

5.1. Forecast Methodology
5.2. Point of Measurement of Revenues and Report Segmentations
5.3. Market for Telco- and Cable Company-provided Home Automation Services

Section 6.
COMPANY DIRECTORY


Section 7.
ACRONYMS


Section 8.
LINKS TO RELATED RESEARCH

8.1. Scope of Study
8.2. Sources and Methodology
8.3. Notes




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