Mobile Asset Tracking Not a Homogenous Market, Finds ABI Research.OYSTER BAY Oyster Bay, uninc. area (1990 pop. 6,687) of the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau co., SE N.Y., on N Long Island, on Long Island Sound; settled 1653. It is chiefly residential. , N.Y. -- Over the past few years, growing attention has been devoted to mobile asset tracking, specifically two of the largest addressable Reachable. When something is addressable, it can be identified and manipulated independently of its surroundings. For example, screen pixels and RAM memory are addressable. Each of the screen's picture elements can be individually turned on and off, and each of the memory's bytes can be markets: trailer and container tracking. Similar market requirements and consumer demands exist for containers and trailers: theft prevention, asset utilization, and specific sensor functionalities such as temperature and shock monitoring. "Despite their similarities, the market for trailer tracking now represents a growing and significant portion of commercial telematics, whereas container tracking is still in its nascent stages," explains ABI Abi (ā`bī) [short for Abijah], in the Bible, King Hezekiah's mother. (Application Binary Interface) A specification for a specific hardware platform combined with the operating system. Research analyst, David Schrier. Hybrid trailer tracking solutions using RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. and GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. are becoming more popular, particularly in the United Kingdom, where security firm OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and Group has recently won a large order with retailer Sainsbury's Supermarkets. North America's "Big Three," QUALCOMM, SkyBitz and Terion continue to gain trailer tracking customers by rolling out new feature-rich products that turn an increasingly evident ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). . So while trailer tracking gains momentum, why is container tracking adoption still sluggish? "There are two key differences between container tracking and trailer tracking: containers are typically used in international trade, while trailers are usually domestically transported. Containers are therefore subject to greater governmental regulation, and, quite frankly, the US government and other nations have been dragging their feet in this area," adds Schrier. "Second, the custody chain in containers is much more fragmented than with trailers, and no party wants to bear the burden of the increased cost." The ABI Research study "Container Security and Tracking" examines evolving solutions and technologies for global electronic container tracking. The ABI Research study "Trailer Tracking Markets," tracks the varied efforts of vendors around the world to provide trailer tracking and monitoring solutions to a diverse customer base. Both studies identify the application of myriad technologies -- RFID, terrestrial and satellite communications infrastructures, as well as new GPS competitors -- for their significance and impact. ABI Research offers a robust suite of telematics intelligence, including its "Commercial Telematics Research Service." Founded in 1990 and headquartered in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , ABI Research maintains global operations supporting annual research programs, intelligence services and market reports in automotive, wireless, semiconductors, broadband, and energy. For information visit www.abiresearch.com, or call +1.516.624.2500. |
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