Published: June 2016

Pages: 94 (90 figures, 44 tables)

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Synopsis:

As adoption for Internet of Things solutions accelerates worldwide, Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) technologies are enabling unique smart building applications as well as new enterprise IoT services opportunities.

LPWAN technologies are disrupting existing wireless sensing and M2M technologies with $10 LPWAN radios that are capable of ten-mile ranges with 10-year battery lifetimes. But the distinct advantage of LPWANs over incumbent wireless technologies is that end node complexity is off loaded to the cloud, simplifying installation, maintenance, application development and system integration.

Ten years ago when ON World published its first report on smart building wireless sensor networks, WSN was a disruptor of wired sensor networks and from this came mesh standards such as ZigBee, Thread and Bluetooth Smart Mesh. While these technologies are not likely to be replaced for the majority of traditional smart building applications, they are vulnerable to being displaced by LPWANs.

Wireless mesh challenges include long product development cycles, expensive gateways, complex network management and technologies that were created before the cloud was mature enough to support today’s IoT business models.

ON World’s April 2016 survey with 100 IoT professionals found that 59% are researching, pilot testing or developing LPWAN solutions. Two in five are developing new LPWAN solutions that cannot be done with other wireless technologies and one third are targeting existing applications that use other wireless technologies.

LPWAN solutions and network deployments are growing rapidly. Standards developments have hundreds of participating companies in initiatives and industry groups such as the LoRa Alliance, SigFox Partner Network, Weightless SIG, ETSI LTN, 3GPP NB-IoT and GSMA’s Mobile IoT. 

By 2025, there will be nearly 1 billion connected wireless sensors, asset trackers and other smart devices for building automation and enterprise IoT solutions. LPWAN will be the fastest growing wireless technology and will make up the majority of new applications and services over the next decade.

In this report, we analyze and forecast the LPWAN market opportunity for 7 enterprise IoT application areas across ten market segments, evaluate 60+ companies with LPWAN-related products and services, present the results of our Q1 2016 survey, and show the findings from several network tests to illustrate the capabilities of LPWAN technologies.

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3GPP
ABB Group
Actility
Adaptive Wireless
Adeunis RF
Advantech B+B SmartWorx
Ambient Systems
AMIHO
Apprion
ARM Holdings
ATIM
Auto Assembly
Automotive Components (ACI)
Axible
Azimut
Behrends
Carriots
CDS Wireless
Cisco Systems
Cobject
Codit
Connit
Cortexo
Craft ai
Cumulocity
Dynamic Recycling
Dow Chemical
Drust
Eaton
Electrochem
Eltav
Embeblue
Emerson
Enerwave Automation
EnOcean
E-Senza
EVVOS
FreeWave
Gemalto
General Electric
Grid Connect
GridSense
GSMA
HidnSeek
Hitachi
Honeywell
IBM
Idosens
IDT
IMST
Industrial Automation Networks
Ingenu
Inkoel
Intent Technologies
Intesens
Invisible Systems
IoTA
Itron
Johnson Controls
Kerlink
KB Intelligence
Keyence
Kinney Consulting
KLATU Networks
Laird Technologies
Libelium
Link Labs
LoRa Alliance
Lumenus
M2M Spectrum
MEMSIC
Mesh Systems
Metso

Microchip
Microsoft
MIT
MITRE
Multi-Tech Systems
Murata Wireless
Munisense
National Instruments
NEMEUS
Nexcom
NKE Watteco
Oceasoft
Omnimetrix
ON Semiconductor
Origin Energy
OrbiWise
Pacific Controls
Pacific Environment
Parr Instrument Company
Pepperl+Fuchs
Permasense Ltd
Perpetua Power
Pervasive Displays
Powerdale
Procter & Gamble
PTC/ThingWorx
Qowisio
Quantified Ag
Radiocrafts
relayr
Rockwell Automation
RTLS
RTX
Safeport
Sagemcom
Samsung
Sandia National Laboratories
Scanimetrics
Schneider Electric
Semtech
Sencorables
SENET
Sensolus
Senso Wave
SensorWare Systems
Siemens
SigFox
Silicon Labs
Silver Spring Networks
SiTune Corporation
Shift Thinking
SmartSensor Labs
Spartan Controls
SVS Consultants
SRETT
Stream Technologies
Tadiran
TD Next (Telecom Design)
TDK Corporation
Telematics Wireless
Telensa
Texas Instruments
The Button Corporation
Ticatag
Traqueur
U-Blox
Unigrid Solutions
WAVIoT
Wulian
Yokogawa Electric Co.
Zedi
Zencus

Executive Summary
Report Scope & Methodology

The Enterprise LPWAN Ecosystem
The Enterprise LPWAN Value System
The LPWAN Value Proposition
LPWAN Differentiators
The Enterprise IoT Market Opportunity
Market Segmentation
Market Trends & Drivers
Cloud Connected Smart Objects
System Integration
Telecos’ IoT Strategies
Enterprise IoT/LPWAN Solutions
Building Automation
Wireless Sensor Networking
Most Important Features
Satisfaction with Current WSN Systems
Enterprise Services
Smart Tags & Asset Tracking
Smart Buttons

Survey Results
Respondent Overview

Wireless Sensor Networks
Adoption Trends
Growing Deployments & Network Sizes
Adoption Considerations
Satisfaction Ratings
Equipment Costs
Impact from Lower Prices
Planned WSN Applications
Innovations
Strategic Investment Areas

Low Power WANs
LPWAN Awareness
LPWAN Applications
Product Development
LPWAN Channels
Biggest Challenges
Comments
Market Impact
LPWAN Disruption
Future Projections
Surveyed Organizations

Technology Dynamics
Summary

LPWAN Standards, Technologies & Industry Alliances
Cellular Based LPWAN Technologies
LTE-M
LTE-M1
NB-IoT

Non-Cellular LPWAN Technologies
SigFox
LoRa Alliance
Weightless SIG
ETSI LTN
RPMA (Ingenu)
Qowisio
Link Labs
NB-Fi (WAVIoT)

Competing Alternatives
Wi-SUN Alliance
JupiterMesh
IEEE 802.11ah (HaLow)

Network Simulations
Simulation Focus
Simulation Result Overview
Range
LoRa and SigFox Ranges
Network Test 1: LPWAN Radio
Network Test 2: SigFox (US) - Room Occupancy
Network Test 3: SigFox (EU) - Room Occupancy
Network Test 4: LoRa (No ACK) - Room Occupancy
Network Test 5: LoRa (ACK) - Room Occupancy

Global Total Market Size Forecasts
Methodology
Total Addressable Market
Total Connected Devices
Units by Market
Revenues by Market
Units by Solution
Revenues by Solution
New & Displaced Units
Units by Product Segment
Revenues by Product Segment
Revenues by Geography
Units by Technology

Target Markets

Office, Retail and Services
Summary
Market Size Forecasts
Units by Market
Revenues by Market
Units by Solution
Revenues by Solution
New & Displaced Units
Revenues by Product Segment

Food Sales, Lodging and Hospitality
Summary
Market Size Forecasts
Units by Market
Revenues by Market
Units by Solution
Revenues by Solution
New & Displaced Units
Revenues by Product Segment

Public, Education and Healthcare
Summary
Market Size Forecasts
Units by Market
Revenues by Market
Units by Solution
Revenues by Solution
New & Displaced Units
Revenues by Product Segment

Industrial, Warehouse and Other Enterprise IoT Services
Summary
Market Size Forecasts
Units by Market
Revenues by Market
Units by Solution
Revenues by Solution
New & Displaced Units
Revenues by Product Segment

Competitive Landscape
Company Profiles
Chips, Modules & Development Kits
Connectivity, Data Management & Integration
Devices & Vertical Systems
Platforms & Service Providers


List of Figures

Figure 1: Global Enterprise IoT Wireless Smart Devices (2016-2025)
Figure 2: Planned Wireless Enterprise IoT Applications
Figure 3: Researching/Developing LPWAN Solutions
Figure 4: The Enterprise IoT/LPWAN Value System
Figure 5: Test Results for LoRa Sensor Battery Life
Figure 6: Total Potential Enterprise IoT Connected Devices by Market
Figure 7: Important/Most Important Adoption Considerations
Figure 8: Satisfied/Most Satisfied by WSN Feature
Figure 9: Respondents by Geography
Figure 10: Respondents by Company’s IoT Role
Figure 11: Respondents’ Target Markets
Figure 12: Respondents’ Job Position
Figure 13: WSN Adoption Status
Figure 14: Wireless Sensor Network Technologies Used
Figure 15: Wireless Sensors Deployed in a Mesh Network
Figure 16: Installed Wireless Sensors Powered with Energy Harvesting
Figure 17: Total Wireless Sensors Deployed Across All Locations
Figure 18: Largest Wireless Sensor Network Deployment
Figure 19: WSN Adoption Considerations
Figure 20: Satisfaction with Current WSN Systems
Figure 21: Average Cost per Wireless Sensor
Figure 22: Impact from 10X Lower Equipment Costs
Figure 23: Planning WSN Applications
Figure 24: Most Likely WSN Applications
Figure 25: Most Important WSN Innovations
Figure 26: Important Strategic Investment Areas
Figure 27: LPWAN Adoption Status
Figure 28: Awareness of LPWAN Technologies
Figure 29: LPWAN Most Likely Types of Applications
Figure 30: Wireless Sensing/M2M Applications Requiring >1K Bytes/Day
Figure 31: LPWAN Product Timeline
Figure 32: Most Likely LPWAN Channels
Figure 33: LPWAN Biggest Development Challenges
Figure 34: LPWAN’s Impact by Market
Figure 35: LPWAN’s Disruption on Existing WSN Technologies
Figure 36: Most Likely LPWAN Technologies
Figure 37: LPWAN Percent of Smart Objects by 2025
Figure 38: Range in Meters
Figure 39: LoRa Spreading Factor Range in Kilometers
Figure 40: LoRa Node Battery Lifetime in Years
Figure 41: SigFox Node Battery Lifetime in Years
Figure 42: SigFox vs LoRa Battery vs Solar Harvester Lifetime Cost
Figure 43: SigFox vs LoRa System Throughput
Figure 44: SigFox Battery lifetime - No Acknowledgements
Figure 45: SigFox Performance
Figure 46: SigFox Battery lifetime - No Acknowledgements
Figure 47: SigFox Performance
Figure 48: LoRa Battery lifetime - No Acknowledgements
Figure 49: LoRa Spreading Factor On Air Time
Figure 50: LoRa Battery Lifetime – Acknowledgements
Figure 51: LoRa Percent Complete
Figure 52: Global Enterprise WSN/Smart Tag Connections by Market (2016-2025)
Figure 53 Global Enterprise WSN/Smart Tag Connections, LPWAN & Others (2016-2025)
Figure 54: Global Enterprise LPWAN Annual Units by Market Segment (2015-2020)
Figure 55: Global Enterprise LPWAN Revenues by Market Segment (2015-2020)
Figure 56: Global Enterprise LPWAN Annual Units by Application (2015-2020)
Figure 57: Global Enterprise LPWAN Revenues by Application (2015-2020)
Figure 58: Global Enterprise LPWAN Annual Units, New & Displaced (2015-2020)
Figure 59: Global Enterprise LPWAN Annual Units by Product Segment (2015-2020)
Figure 60: Global Enterprise LPWAN Revenues, Equipment & Services (2015-2020)
Figure 61: Global Enterprise LPWAN Revenues by Geography (2015-2020)
Figure 62: Global Enterprise LPWAN Chipsets by Technology (2015-2020)
Figure 63: Office/Retail LPWAN Total Addressable Wireless (2015-2020)
Figure 64: Office/Retail LPWAN Annual Units by Market Segment (2015-2020)
Figure 65: Office/Retail LPWAN Revenues by Market Segment (2015-2020)
Figure 66: Office/Retail LPWAN Annual Units by Application (2015-2020)
Figure 67: Office/Retail LPWAN Revenues by Application (2015-2020)
Figure 68: Office/Retail LPWAN Annual Units, New & Displaced (2015-2020)
Figure 69: Office/Retail LPWAN Revenues by Product Segment (2015-2020)
Figure 70: Food Sales/Lodging LPWAN Total Addressable Wireless (2015-2020)
Figure 71: Food Sales/Lodging LPWAN Annual Units by Market Segment (2015-2020)
Figure 72: Food Sales/Lodging LPWAN Revenues by Market Segment (2015-2020)
Figure 73: Food Sales/Lodging LPWAN Annual Units by Application (2015-2020)
Figure 74: Food Sales/Lodging LPWAN Revenues by Application (2015-2020)
Figure 75: Food Sales/Lodging LPWAN Annual Units, New & Displaced (2015-2020)
Figure 76: Food Sales/Lodging LPWAN Revenues by Product Segment (2015-2020)
Figure 77: Public/Gov’t Bldg LPWAN Total Addressable Wireless (2015-2020)
Figure 78: Public/Gov’t Bldg LPWAN Annual Units by Market Segment (2015-2020)
Figure 79: Public/Gov’t Bldg LPWAN Revenues by Market Segment (2015-2020)
Figure 80: Public/Gov’t Bldg LPWAN Annual Units by Application (2015-2020)
Figure 81: Public/Gov’t Bldg LPWAN Revenues by Application (2015-2020)
Figure 82: Public/Gov’t Bldg LPWAN Annual Units, New & Displaced (2015-2020)
Figure 83: Public/Gov’t Bldg LPWAN Revenues by Product Segment (2015-2020)
Figure 84: Industrial Bldg/Other LPWAN Total Addressable Wireless (2015-2020)
Figure 85: Industrial Bldg/Other LPWAN Annual Units by Market Segment (2015-2020)
Figure 86: Industrial Bldg/Other LPWAN Revenues by Market Segment (2015-2020)
Figure 87: Industrial Bldg/Other LPWAN Annual Units by Application (2015-2020)
Figure 88: Industrial Bldg/Other LPWAN Revenues by Application (2015-2020)
Figure 89: Industrial Bldg/Other LPWAN Annual Units, New & Displaced (2015-2020)
Figure 90: Industrial Bldg/Other LPWAN Revenues by Product Segment (2015-2020)

List of Tables

Table 1: The Enterprise IoT/LPWAN Value System
Table 2: Enterprise LPWAN Market Segments & Adoption Drivers
Table 3: LPWAN Technologies Summarized
Table 4: SigFox vs LoRa Node Coin Battery Lifetime in Hours
Table 5: Global Enterprise WSN/Smart Tag Connections by Market (2016-2025)
Table 6: Global Enterprise WSN/Smart Tag Connections, LPWAN & Others (2016-2025)
Table 7: Global Enterprise LPWAN Annual Units by Market Segment (2015-2020)
Table 8: Global Enterprise LPWAN Revenues by Market Segment (2015-2020)
Table 9: Global Enterprise LPWAN Annual Units by Application (2015-2020)
Table 10: Global Enterprise LPWAN Revenues by Application (2015-2020)
Table 11: Global Enterprise LPWAN Annual Units, New & Displaced (2015-2020)
Table 12: Global Enterprise LPWAN Annual Units by Product Segment (2015-2020)
Table 13: Global Enterprise LPWAN Revenues, Equipment & Services (2015-2020)
Table 14: Global Enterprise LPWAN Revenues by Geography (2015-2020)
Table 15: Global Enterprise LPWAN Chipsets by Technology (2015-2020)
Table 16: Office/Retail LPWAN Annual Units by Market Segment (2015-2020)
Table 17: Office/Retail LPWAN Revenues by Market Segment (2015-2020)
Table 18: Office/Retail LPWAN Annual Units by Application (2015-2020)
Table 19: Office/Retail LPWAN Revenues by Application (2015-2020)
Table 20: Office/Retail LPWAN Annual Units, New & Displaced (2015-2020)
Table 21: Office/Retail LPWAN Revenues by Product Segment (2015-2020)
Table 22: Food Sales/Lodging LPWAN Annual Units by Market Segment (2015-2020)
Table 23: Food Sales/Lodging LPWAN Revenues by Market Segment (2015-2020)
Table 24: Food Sales/Lodging LPWAN Annual Units by Application (2015-2020)
Table 25: Food Sales/Lodging LPWAN Revenues by Application (2015-2020)
Table 26: Food Sales/Lodging LPWAN Annual Units, New & Displaced (2015-2020)
Table 27: Food Sales/Lodging LPWAN Revenues by Product Segment (2015-2020)
Table 28: Public/Gov’t Bldg LPWAN Annual Units by Market Segment (2015-2020)
Table 29: Public/Gov’t Bldg LPWAN Revenues by Market Segment (2015-2020)
Table 30: Public/Gov’t Bldg LPWAN Annual Units by Application (2015-2020)
Table 31: Public/Gov’t Bldg LPWAN Revenues by Application (2015-2020)
Table 32: Public/Gov’t Bldg LPWAN Annual Units, New & Displaced (2015-2020)
Table 33: Public/Gov’t Bldg LPWAN Revenues by Product Segment (2015-2020)
Table 34: Industrial Bldg/Other LPWAN Annual Units by Market Segment (2015-2020)
Table 35: Industrial Bldg/Other LPWAN Revenues by Market Segment (2015-2020)
Table 36: Industrial Bldg/Other LPWAN Annual Units by Application (2015-2020)
Table 37: Industrial Bldg/Other LPWAN Revenues by Application (2015-2020)
Table 38: Industrial Bldg/Other LPWAN Annual Units, New & Displaced (2015-2020)
Table 39: Industrial Bldg/Other LPWAN Revenues by Product Segment (2015-2020)
Table 40: Enterprise LPWAN Companies by Product Segment
Table 41: LPWAN Components – Profiles
Table 42: LPWAN Connectivity, Data Mgmt & Integration – Profiles
Table 43: Enterprise IoT/LPWAN Systems – Profiles
Table 44: Smart Building/IT Platforms & LPWAN Services – Profiles