Is India Ready to Seize a USD 4.5 Trillion M2M Opportunity?
Machine-to-Machine: Vision 2020 Is India ready to seize a USD 4.5 trillion M2M opportunity? TeleTech 2013 www.deloitte.com/in Contents Foreword 3 Message from Industry Mentor 4 Overview 5 M2M from the Telecom Operators Perspective 9 M2M in Automobile 14 M2M in Agriculture 24 M2M in Home Appliances 29 M2M in Industrial Products Manufacturing 35 M2M in Energy & Utilities 40 M2M in Healthcare Sector 48 M2M in Retail Sector 53 About Deloitte 57 About CII 58 About MIT School of Telecom Management 59 2 Foreword Machine-to-machine (M2M) would make those things However, for M2M to gain acceptance among the possible and affordable, which are currently not feasible general populace, service providers and others players in to be delivered, in a vast country like India. Technologies the value chain are required to deliver applications that that enable M2M communication such as GPS unit, bring tangible value to peoples’ lives. RFID, GPRS modules, etc. have much to offer to the developing world towards improving quality of life. In Several barriers, however, have the potential to fact, these next-generation communication technologies slowdown the development and adoption of M2M may well originate in the larger growth markets of the applications. Deployment of IPv6, sensor energy, developing world, particularly – China and India. standards in terms of security, privacy and architecture, current low-cost business models, network upgrades M2M can help in achieving many Millennium and regulatory compliances will pose challenges for all Development Goals of the United Nations through players in the M2M ecosystem. Since M2M technologies useful applications for medical diagnosis and treatment, would cater to several industries such as healthcare, cleaner water, improved sanitation, energy conservation, education, automotive, agriculture, telecom networks the export of commodities and food security.
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