Global Embedded Real-Time Operating Systems for the IoT Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

Global Embedded Real-Time Operating Systems for the IoT Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

A Real-time Operating system is an OS that manages hardware resources, hosts applications, and processes data on a real-time basis. RTOS defines the real-time task processing time, interrupt latency, and reliability of both hardware and applications, especially for low-powered and memory-constrained devices and networks. Real-time embedded systems combine the functionality of a real-time operating system with a microcontroller (hardware) and unique application (software) to solve a business problem.

The key difference between RTOS and a general-purpose OS lies within its high degree of reliability and consistency on the timing between application's task acceptance and completion. RTOS is a critical component to build comprehensive embedded systems for the Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for both consumer and industrial IoT (IIoT). Embedded RTOS is a key consideration to build mission-critical, reliable IIoT applications across various industry verticals including industrial equipment, automotive, healthcare, telecommunications, government solutions, and more.

Market Overview:

The latest research study on the global Embedded Real-Time Operating Systems for the IoT market finds that the global Embedded Real-Time Operating Systems for the IoT market reached a value of USD 1889.41 million in 2022. It’s expected that the market will achieve USD 3182.27 million by 2028, exhibiting a CAGR of 9.08% during the forecast period.

Short-term negative impact

COVID-19's short-term home isolation, lockdown, and shutdown policies will affect the capital market as well as the demand side of Embedded Real-Time Operating Systems for the IoT. Investor confidence in the capital market is shaken by risks, corporate cash flow will be greatly affected, and operations and product development will be hampered. The downstream end is generally the manufacturing industry, and the production efficiency of the manufacturing industry declines, which affects the demand for Embedded Real-Time Operating Systems for the IoT.

It Will have a positive impact in the long run

The impact of COVID-19 is short-lived, and the impact on system development is not long-term. In the long run, people will pay more attention to intellectual development. The black swan incident revealed the importance of digital transformation. Due to the impact of the lockdown, the daily operations of the factory were affected, which reduced production efficiency. Today, security, integration, visibility, control and compatibility, these factors bring the best business continuity and future success more than ever. Therefore, after the epidemic, companies and governments will focus on the development of smart manufacturing. Among them, the industrial Internet of Things will become the focus of development, which will affect the increase in demand for Embedded Real-Time Operating Systems for the IoT.

Increase in demand for IoT

With the advancement of technologies such as artificial intelligence and cloud computing, the application technology of the Internet of Things has also received more attention. In the context of big data, efficient management promotes an increase in the demand for the IoT. As sensors and actuators are added to everyday devices, more embedded programmers will be needed to write corresponding IoT applications. In the application of the Internet of Things, RTOS plays an important bridge role between the terminal and the cloud. Cloud service providers provide RTOS to allow users to develop faster and accelerate the implementation of IoT projects. The open-source RTOS provides flexible and free configuration and provides possible choices for various application requirements. The rich middleware or components also attract many developers. This will promote the development of the Embedded Real-Time Operating Systems industry.

Advantages drive increased demand

Many fields today rely on digital technology. In addition, devices require immediate and automatic responses to external conditions to successfully handle many operations, and in many cases, they may be critical. Real-time embedded solutions can help simplify a large number of processes and improve the quality of life. The independent functions in the embedded software help the hardware achieve a higher execution rate, increase efficiency and optimize productivity. This will promote the demand for Embedded Real-Time Operating Systems in other manufacturing and product development departments.

Development inconvenience

The embedded real-time operating system cannot be self-improved and upgraded, it needs to be completed with the aid of a general-purpose computer, and requires specialized development tools and environments. This poses challenges to the development of the industry and limits the development of the market.

Region Overview:

In 2022, the share of the Embedded Real-Time Operating Systems for the IoT market in North America stood at 35.23%.

Company Overview:

Wind River is one of the major players operating in the Embedded Real-Time Operating Systems for the IoT market, holding a share of 20.71% in 2023.

Wind River

A global leader in delivering software for intelligent connected systems, Wind River offers a comprehensive, edge-to-cloud software portfolio designed to address the challenges and opportunities critical infrastructure companies face when evolving and modernizing their systems as they work to realize the full potential of IoT.

Green Hills Software

Green Hills Software is the worldwide leader in embedded safety and security. Green Hills Software's technology and services have been chosen by prominent companies in over 50 countries to build their electronic products for everything from MP3 players to jumbo jets.

Segmentation Overview:

Among different product types, Hard Real Time Operating System segment is anticipated to contribute the largest market share in 2028.

Soft Real Time Operating System

Soft real time system is a system whose operation is degraded if results are not produced according to the specified timing requirement. In soft real time system, the meeting deadline is not compulsory for every time for every task but process should get processed and give the result. Even the soft real time systems cannot miss the deadline for every task or process according to the priority it should meet the deadline or can miss the deadline.

Hard Real Time Operating System

Hard real time is a system whose operation is incorrect and whose result is not produced according to time constraints. A hard real-time system (also known as an immediate real-time system) is hardware or software that must operate within the confines of a stringent deadline. The application may be considered to have failed if it does not complete its function within the allotted time span. Examples of hard real-time systems include components of pacemakers, anti-lock brakes and aircraft control systems.

Application Overview:

The market's largest segment by application is the segment Indirect Sales, with a market share of 71.39% in 2022.

Direct Sales

The direct channels are organized and managed by the manufacturers themselves. Direct marketing is directly to consumers and is difficult to manage on a large scale, but it usually allows manufacturers to establish better connections with their consumer groups. By controlling all aspects of the channel, manufacturers can better control how goods are delivered. They have more control over eliminating inefficiencies, adding new services, and setting prices.

Indirect Sales

Indirect sales are the sale of goods or services by third parties (such as partners or affiliates) rather than company personnel. Indirect sales can be used in conjunction with the company's direct sales work, and can also be used to replace the hiring of sales staff. Indirect sales are usually carried out through distributors, such as specialty stores and large retailers.

Key Companies in the global Embedded Real-Time Operating Systems for the IoT market covered in Chapter 3:

Green Hills Software
Microsoft Express Logic
ARM Keil
NXP
eSOL
Sysgo
Wind River
ENEA
Segger
Silicon Labs (Micrium)
Lynx Software Technologies
DDC-I
Nucleus
Blackberry

In Chapter 4 and Chapter 14.2, on the basis of types, the Embedded Real-Time Operating Systems for the IoT market from 2018 to 2029 is primarily split into:

Soft Real Time Operating System
Hard Real Time Operating System

In Chapter 5 and Chapter 14.3, on the basis of Downstream Industry, the Embedded Real-Time Operating Systems for the IoT market from 2018 to 2029 covers:

Direct Sales
Indirect Sales

Geographically, the detailed analysis of consumption, revenue, market share and growth rate, historic and forecast (2018-2029) of the following regions are covered in Chapter 8 to Chapter 14:

North America (United States, Canada)
Europe (Germany, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, Netherlands, Turkey, Switzerland, Sweden)
Asia Pacific (China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia)
Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina)
Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, South Africa)