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The statistic shows a forecast for the M2M (machine-to-machine) industry worldwide from 2013 to 2022. In 2013, the global M2M industry had a size of around ** billion U.S. dollars and is forecast to reach *** billion U.S. dollars, at a CAGR of ** percent.
Machine-to-machine (M2M) refers to technology that allows wireless and wired systems to communicate with other devices of the same type. Modern M2M communication has expanded far beyond a one-on-one connection and has developed into a system of networks that can transmit data to personal appliances. The value of connecting people from all over the world in one network has been recognized by many industries and M2M is now used in sectors such as agriculture, the military, government, and the health sector.
The service revenue generated by the global machine-to-machine market stood at ** billion U.S. dollars in 2013 and is expected to rise to almost *** billion within the next decade. Of the revenue forecast for 2018, some * billion will be generated in the healthcare segment and a further *** billion U.S. dollars in the manufacturing industry.
Machine-to-machine connections on mobile phones allow the transmission of mobile data between devices on a cellular network. There were almost *** million M2M connections worldwide in 2013, an increase from the ** million in 2010. ** percent of these connections in 2013 were located in Asia and a further ** percent were in Europe. North America generated ** percent of the connections, a decrease from the ** percent it produced in 2010. Sweden was the country with the highest percentage of M2M connections in 2013 as over ** percent of all of the country’s overall connections were machine-to-machine. In contrast, the figure in the United States stood at *** percent of all connections and in the United Kingdom it was *** percent.
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