Mobile Telematics

This study forecasts the impact of the convergence of telecommunications, digital displays and control systems on selected segments of the agricultural, aircraft, automotive, construction, intelligent transport, maritime and railroad industries. The most comprehensive examination of the rapidly evolving telematics industry yet undertaken, it analyzes and provides U.S. and global forecasts for this $52 billion business at the component, systems and applications levels.

At the component level, mobile telematics describes and forecasts acquisition costs for more than 170 specialized components and subsystems required by manufacturers of mobile telematics systems. At the systems level, it forecasts U.S. and worldwide requirements for 16 generic types of mobile telematics systems, and at the applications level, the study addresses mobile telematics requirements for:

• ten types of intelligent transport systems and installations
• five types of on-road vehicles
• four types of off-road vehicles
• passenger and commuter rail systems
• passenger and business jets and cruise liners

The report provides more than 2,400 application-specific tables including forecasts for system requirements and the projected costs of these systems. Each forecast is presented as a table that separately addresses U.S. and worldwide markets. The global market is divided further into three categories that summarize data for high-income, middle-income and low-income nations.

To help readers better understand the future direction of the telematics market, mobile telematics also includes a comprehensive listing of relevant patents. For those with titles that specifically reference telematics, this report includes patent abstracts and contact information for the inventors and assignees.

Scope of Study

This report contains:

• Descriptions of the technologies and market forces driving mobile telematics
• Analysis of the use of telematics systems by the agricultural, aircraft, construction, intelligent transport, maritime and railroad industries
• An examination of the industry and forecasts of the demand for 170 components and subsystems used to manufacture 16 generic types of mobile telematics systems
• More than 2,400 application-specific tables including forecasts for system requirements and their projected costs; each forecast is presented as a table that separately addresses U.S. and worldwide markets.

Report Highlights

• By 2012, the worldwide mobile telematics industry will sell systems valued in excess of $52 billion.
• The global automotive telematics sector will expand at a modest 3.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to reach more than $48 billion in 2012. Specialized niches in agriculture, intelligent transport systems and construction will rise at rates above a 10% CAGR.
• Growth in automotive telematics will be driven more by government-mandated use of safety equipment than by the voluntary purchase of "infotainment" services.
• The increasing sale of public roadways to private owners will speed the introduction of intelligent transport systems, with a corresponding rise in the need for mobile telematics components.