Low Cost Pervasive Computing: Market Opportunities in Embedded Computing and The Internet of Things


Published: Aug 2012
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Whereas business for traditional computing (PC, laptop, mainframe, etc.) is currently struggling, and new personal computing (tablet computing such as iPad) is growing at a reasonable pace, we believe that the next large growth opportunity for computing lies with low cost, pervasive computing. More specifically, our research indicates that embedded systems, The Internet of Things, and next generation devices will be the driver for the next leg of substantial growth in the computing industry.

Embedded systems represents a huge wave of innovation in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT), but it impacts much more than ICT as transformative solutions rely upon the evolution of broadband wireless, telemetry, the "Internet of Things", and more. Several forces are coming together including decreasing production costs and size of the transistors, decreased costs for data communications, identifying everything by IP address, machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, and other factors.

This research evaluates developments in low cost computers including an analysis of technology evolution, solutions, and positioning of key companies in the industry. The report includes an evolution of computing, analysis of leading companies and solutions, analysis and forecast of computing in key industry verticals, and evaluation of opportunities for embedded computing with forecasts. The report also includes information about key technologies and solutions driving the marketing for low cost computing including Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications, presence detection, location determination, IPv6, and more.

Target Audience: 
  • Network operators of all types
  • Wireless device manufacturers
  • Telephony infrastructure providers
  • Enterprise companies in every industry
  • Computer and semiconductor companies
  • Regulatory policy and planning organizations
  • Data capture, processing, and reporting companies
  • Anyone focused on Big Data, M2M, and the Internet of Things
Table of Contents: 

1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5
1.1 KEY BENEFITS 6
1.2 KEY FINDINGS 6
1.3 QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY REPORT 6
1.4 TARGET AUDIENCE 6
2.0 INTRODUCTION 7
2.1 BACKGROUND 7
2.2 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 9
2.3 FACTORS 11
2.3.1 CPU 11
2.3.2 DATA STORAGE 12
2.3.3 SOFTWARE 12
2.3.4 ESSENTIAL SOFTWARE 14
2.3.5 RAM 15
2.3.6 POWER REQUIREMENT 16
2.3.7 DISPLAY 16
3.0 DEFINITION OF LOW COST COMPUTERS 17
3.1 BASIC FUNCTIONALITY & DEFINITION OF LOW COST COMPUTERS 17
3.2 USAGES 17
3.3 TYPES 17
3.4 ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES 18
4.0 EMBEDDED COMPUTER SYSTEMS 19
4.1 THE LOW COST ALTERNATIVE 19
4.2 CHARACTERISTICS OF EMBEDDED SYSTEMS 20
4.3 COMMON USAGES OF EMBEDDED COMPUTERS 21
4.3.1 SOFTWARE BASED SYSTEMS VS. EMBEDDED COMPUTER SYSTEMS 22
5.0 COMPANY ANALYSIS 23
5.1 SMART PROJECTS 23
5.2 RASPBERRY PI FOUNDATION 24
5.3 INTEL 24
5.4 VIA 25
5.5 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS 25
5.6 MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY 26
6.0 A DETAILED ANALYSIS ON THE AVAILABLE SYSTEMS 27
6.1 ANALYSIS ON AVAILABLE SYSTEMS 27
6.2 ARDUINO 27
6.2.1 DIFFERENT FLAVORS 28
6.2.2 ARDUINO DUEMILANOVE 29
6.2.3 ARDUINO MEGA 30
6.2.4 ARDUINO NANO 30
6.2.5 ARDUINO BT 31
6.2.6 ARDUINO MINI 31
6.3 RASPBERRY PI 32
6.4 BEAGLE BOARD/BONE 33
6.5 PIC 35
6.6 VIA - APC 37
6.7 POPULAR SINGLE BOARD COMPUTERS 38
6.8 OVERVIEW MATRIX 39
7.0 GROWTH ANALYSIS AND FORECAST TILL 2016 40
7.1 SOFTWARE 42
7.2 HARDWARE 44
7.3 PREDICTIONS AND FORECAST 46
7.3.1 EDUCATION SECTOR 47
7.3.2 GAMING 47
7.3.3 BIOMETRICS 49
8.0 TREND ANALYSIS AND GROWTH OF EMBEDDED COMPUTERS 52
8.1 THE GROWTH OF EMBEDDED SYSTEMS & FORECASTS 53
8.2 IMPACT OF EMBEDDED SYSTEMS DATA AND FORECAST TO 2016 57
8.3 IMPACT OF EMBEDDED COMPUTERS ON WIRELESS DATA 59
8.4 IMPACT OF EMBEDDED COMPUTERS ON STORAGE AND FORECAST 60
8.5 CONCLUSION ON KNOWN ISSUES 61
9.0 FUTURE TRENDS & BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 65
9.1 INTEL 65
9.2 VIA 67
9.3 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 69
10.0 INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS 70
10.1 COST EFFECTIVE OPTION FOR EDUCATION 70
10.2 STORAGE SERVERS 71
10.3 REPLACEMENT DUMB TERMINALS/THIN CLIENTS 72
10.4 HIGHLY INTERACTIVE VENDING MACHINES 73
10.5 AMR SOLUTIONS 73
11.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 75
12.0 APPENDICES 77
12.1 THE INTERNET OF THINGS 77
12.2 ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF IPV6 78
12.3 MACHINE-TO-MACHINE (M2M) COMMUNICATIONS 78
12.4 PRESENCE DETECTION AND PRESENCE-BASED APPLICATIONS 81
12.5 LOCATION DETERMINATION AND LOCATION-BASED APPLICATIONS 83
12.6 REAL-TIME LOCATION SERVICES (RTLS) 90

Categories: 
Applications (general)
Computing
Devices (fixed, nomadic and mobile)
Infrastructure (general)
Machine-to-Machine (M2M)
Strategy (Technology and Market)
Cloud (applications, content and commerce)

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