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標準に基づいた通信技術によって、ホームオートメーションベンダは、サードパーティのデバイスやアプリケーションのエコシステムをホームオートメーションベンダのコアのソフトウェアに統合するプラットフォームの作成に一層注力している。このようなプラットフォームによって、ユーザは家庭のいろいろなインターフェースを通じて機器を操作したり、遠隔でパソコンや携帯電話、IPテレビを操作したりできるようになるだろう。この調査レポートは、ホームオートメーションソフトウェアプラットフォームの市場を調査し、加入者数や収益の5年間予測を主要な地域毎とプラットフォーム毎に提供している。市場の有力企業とその製品について概説し、成長の促進要因と阻害要因、技術の発展についても記載している。

Given the benefit of standards-based communication technologies, home automation vendors are increasingly focusing on creating platforms that enable an ecosystem of third-party devices and applications to be integrated with the home automation vendors’ core software. These platforms enable users to control some or all of their devices through a common interface at home, as well as remotely by PC, cell phone or IPTV. This report provides a deeper understanding of the market for home automation software platforms including five-year forecasts of subscribers and revenues, segmented by major geographic region and type of platform. The leading players in the market and their product offerings are also reviewed, alongside a discussion on the key inhibitors and drivers of growth as well as the technological developments within this space.

What Questions Does This Report Answer?

• How quickly is the market for home automation software platforms growing?
• What are the key drivers and inhibitors of growth?
• Which regions are growing the quickest and why?
• How are SaaS vendors positioning their platforms to get a foothold in the market? (primarily home security versus home energy management)
• Who are SaaS vendors partnering with to deploy their solutions?
• Who are the main players in the market and what solutions do they offer?
• What are the key technological trends to be aware of?

Who Needs This Report?

• Home automation system vendors
• Software as a service (SaaS) providers
• Security alarm system vendors
• Telecommunications companies
• Cable companies
• Utility companies
• Cellular M2M module vendors
• IEEE 802.15.4 IC vendors
• Powerline technology vendors
• Vendors seeking to develop products and technology for Home Area Networks (HANs)
• Stock analysis firms covering the home automation, security, semiconductor, and cellular communications markets
• Venture capital firms analyzing opportunities in home automation, semiconductors, and cellular services for M2M
• Consultants advising clients in the home automation, semiconductor, and cellular communications markets

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Software as a Service (SaaS) Providers Dominate Home Automation Market with 1.3 Million Shipments in 2011

LONDON - October 11, 2011
Following a spate of well-documented forays into the home automation market by several renowned service providers, open source technology from SaaS partners is expected to be present in the vast majority of home automation systems (HAS) brought to market in 2011. In fact, of the 1.8 million HAS shipped during the year, approximately 1.3 million will utilize this technology.

Leading the way is Alarm.com, which has signed partnerships with over 2,500 security dealers eager to deploy its platform in homes throughout North America. Its partnership with Vivint (formerly known as APX Alarm) in particular is reaping bountiful rewards. At current install rates, Vivint will have installed close to 150,000 home security systems during 2011 – all of which utilize Alarm.com technology.

Alarm.com is not the only SaaS provider to have positioned its home automation technology primarily as a home security solution. California-based iControl Networks has adopted a similar go-to-market strategy and boasts ADT, Comcast, Rogers Communications, Time Warner Cable, and Comporium Communications among an impressive list of deployment partners.

While many North American SaaS providers see home security as the preferred entry point into the home automation market, this is not the case in Europe. “European platform vendors such as There Corporation, AlertMe, and GreenWave Reality have tended to position their solutions more as home energy management systems first and foremost,” says senior analyst Craig Foster. “As such, the majority of initial roll-outs are occurring in conjunction with utilities, rather than telcos or cable operators, as is predominantly the case in North America.”

A second, related report reveals that in 2011, of an estimated 572,000 subscribers to telco and cable company-provided home automation services, 57% were based in the US and Canada. Foster says, “Due to a trend toward cellular-based home security systems, telcos are expected to account for the majority of subscribers through 2016 as they already have widespread wireless networks available.”

ABI Research’s reports, “Home Automation Software Platforms and SaaS Providers” and “Telco/Cableco Home Automation Services” address both the emergence of extensible software platforms and the entrance into the market of service providers.

Both are part of the firm’s Home Automation Systems Research Service.