ABI Research developed this Competitive Assessment (CA) to offer an unbiased assessment and ranking of the following largest, strategic commercial telematics providers: Arvento Mobile Systems, G7, Geotab, Gurtam, Masternaut, MiX Telematics, Omnitracs, Teletrac Navman, TomTom Telematics, Trimble, Verizon Connect and Zonar.
Companies were evaluated on innovation criteria: preventative maintenance/prognostics and analytics, vehicle/driver/cargo monitoring, open platforms, features, tech development, and User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX).
Implementation criteria included: market share (active global commercial telematics subscriptions), geographic coverage, vertical segments, partnerships/customers, financial strength, and solution options.
After individual scores are established for innovation and implementation, an overall company score is established using the Root Mean Square (RMS) method.