Global IoT LPWAN Growth Opportunities
Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) is defined as a wireless wide area network that is optimized for non-mission-critical applications in machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) communications. LPWAN deployments benefit M2M and IoT applications in terms of extended coverage, low transmission rate, low power energy consumption, cost savings in operations, and lower pricing for network services. There are two types of LPWAN technology—Cellular LPWAN deployed in licensed spectrum bands and Proprietary LPWAN developed by providers over their own network in the unlicensed spectrum.
Frost & Sullivan has identified the top three verticals that generate the highest demand for LPWAN technologies based on the number of connected devices with LPWAN. In 2021, Utilities and Energy was the largest vertical, accounting for 45% of the total LPWAN connections, followed by Logistics and Supply Chain and Smart Cities and Building, respectively.
This report highlights the far-reaching projects leveraging LPWAN standards and technologies (i.e., LoRaWAN, Ingenu (RPMA®), Wi-SUN®, Sigfox, LTE-M, and Nb-IoT) for different applications within each vertical. The following applications are considered:
• Utilities and Energy: Smart Metering of Water, Gas, and Energy; Critical Infrastructure Monitoring; Water Management; and Smart Energy Grid
• Logistics and Supply Chain: Smart Button Readers; Asset Tracking; Warehouse Monitoring; Fleet Management and Cargo Tracking
• Smart Cities and Building: Smart Waste Management; Smart Parking; Street Lighting; Security and Public Safety; Bicycles Tracking System
- Strategic Imperatives
- Why is it Increasingly Difficult to Grow?
- The Strategic Imperative 8TM
- The Impact of the Top Three Strategic Imperatives on the LPWAN Industry
- Growth Opportunities Fuel the Growth Pipeline Engine TM
- Growth Opportunity Analysis
- Scope of Analysis
- Most Relevant LPWAN Applications Across Verticals
- Connections by Industry Vertical
- Key Findings
- LPWAN Overview
- LPWAN and IoT
- IoT Ecosystem-Multiple Components
- IoT Connectivity Options
- LPWAaN Technologies
- LPWAN Comparative Chart
- Case Studies-Utilities and Energy
- Smart Gas Meters Powered by Sigfox Enable Real-time Data Collection in Japan
- Surveillance and Wellhead Monitoring of Oil and Gas Infrastructure with RPMA(R)
- Water Management Improvement using LPWAN Technology for a Smart Metering Project in Brazil
- Electrical Grid Modernization with RPMA(R) in the Dominican Republic
- Case Studies-Logistics and Supply Chain
- Manufacturaing and Production Improvements with NB-IoT Smart Button Readers
- Solar-powered Asset Tracking Solution with LTE-M in Australia
- Cold Chain Monitoring for Warehouses from Food Service Organizations
- Sigfox 0G Network and Data Analytics Facilitate Rack Fleet Monitoring
- Case Studies-Smart Cities
- Sanitary Sewer Management System using LoRaWAN(R) in Brazil
- Smart Parking Management Addresses Illegal Parking in India with LoRaWAN(R) Protocol
- Smart Lighting Solution with Wi-SUN(R) Technology for the City of London
- IoT Smart Buttons Powered by LoRaWAN(R) Ensure Public Safety in Schools
- Monitoring Electric Bikes with NB-IoT in Zhengzhou, China
- Growth Opportunity Universe
- Growth Opportunity 1-Alliances Encourage the Utility Ecosystem to Promote LPWAN Technologies and Interoperability
- Growth Opportunity 2-Asset Tracking for Logistics and Supply Chain
- Growth Opportunity 3-Smart and Safe City Applications
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