The VAST universe of M2M

Future M2M ecosystems will be complex and span many industries, including telecom and electronics. Unlike current M2M markets, which are highly segmented and often rely on proprietary solutions, future M2M markets will need to be based on industry standards to achieve explosive growth. A run down of the multiple industry targets and possible solutions are listed below M2M Industries
Automotive	Insurance
Automotive OEMs (Manufacturers of Cars, Light-Trucks, Motorbikes)	Insurance Carriers - Property & Casualty
Heavy Equipment
	Telecommunications
Energy and Utilities	Cellular, WiMAX, Cable and ISP
Combo Electric/Gas
Electric, Gas, Waste, Water	Travel & Transportation
	Car Rental
Government, Local/State/Federal	Freight Airlines
Defense and National Security	Freight Forwarders & Arrangers
Environmental, Transportation, Public Works	Freight Services
Postal	Gaming
Public Safety and Justice	Global Distribution Systems/CRS
Scientific	Hospitality
Social Services	Passenger Water Transportation
	Port Operations
Industrial and Manufacturing	Rail
Construction/Architecture/Engineering	Shipping
Fabrication & Assembly	Truck Rental & Leasing
Forest Products	Trucking
Mining
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M2M Solution Areas
Automotive	Travel and Transportation
Embedded Device Lifecycle Management	Security operations
Pervasive Computing/In-Vehicle	Track and Trace
Energy and Utilities	Cross industry
Asset Management	Business Continuity
Infrastructure and Systems Management	Business Process Management and Integration
Automatic Meter Reading	Business Operations
	Inventory/Warehouse and Shipping
Financial Services/Banking
Automated Solutions	Management
ATMs	Production/Operations and Logistics
Kiosks	Security and Disaster Recovery
Point of Sales
	Computer Services
Government	Security
Regulatory Compliance
Security & Surveillance	Customer Relationship Management
Tracking Management	Field Services Effectiveness
Transportation Management	Sales Productivity
Healthcare and Pharmaceutical	Digital Media
Patient Care and Services	Distribute Digital Media
Physician Office Automation
Computerized physician order entry	Mobile Commerce
	Cashless Mobile Payments
Insurance
Mobile Workforce	Product Lifecycle Management
	Engineering and Analysis
Retail
Logistics	Supply Chain Management
Self-Service solutions	Supply Chain Management Services
Kiosks, ATMs
Point of Sale	Surveillance and security
	Security event management
Telecommunications	Security systems and operations
Network Infrastructure
Network Management
Service Management